Irving

Irving

Irving is originally a Scottish surname, a variant of the name Irvine, which is derived from the eponymous River Irvine in Dumfriesshire. It may also refer to:

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Famous quotes containing the word irving:

    Luxury spreads its ample board before their eyes; but they are excluded from the banquet. Plenty revels over the fields; but they are starving in the midst of its abundance: the whole wilderness has blossomed into a garden; but they feel as reptiles that infest it.
    —Washington Irving (1783–1859)

    Oh, Jerry, don’t let’s ask for the moon—we have the stars.
    Casey Robinson, screenwriter. Irving Rapper. Charlotte Vale (Bette Davis)

    A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.
    —Washington Irving (1783–1859)