Famous quotes containing the words irish and/or women:
“O Paddy dear, an did ye hear the news thats goin round?
The shamrock is by law forbid to grow on Irish ground!
No more Saint Patricks Day well keep, his colour cant be seen,
For theres a cruel law agin the wearin o the Green!”
—Unknown. The Wearing of the Green (l. 3740)
“How deep is our desire to do better than our mothersto bring daughters into adulthood strong and fierce yet loving and gentle, adventurous and competitive but still nurturing and friendly, sweet yet sharp. We know as working women that we cant quite have it all, but that hasnt stopped us from wanting it all for them.”
—Anne Roiphe (20th century)
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