| When St. Patrick's Day comes around people usually | | | | and heritage, everything else is secondary." ~ John |
| think about corned beef, clovers and beer, but these | | | | Dunleavy |
| St. Patrick's Day quotes go to show you that the | | | | 7. "Roughly 1 in 6 Americans have Irish blood. I'd say it's |
| holiday is about much more than that. If you want to | | | | probably safe to assume that the average |
| get in on the St. Patrick's Day celebration, here are | | | | Irish-American who only comes out on St. Patrick's |
| some fun and festive quotes to get you started... | | | | Day has no idea of the sort of economic powerhouse |
| 1. "St. Patrick's Day is an enchanted time - a day to | | | | Ireland has become." ~ Scott McClellan |
| begin transforming winter's dreams into summer's | | | | 8. "We tend to think of St. Patrick's Day as one big Irish |
| magic." ~ Adrienne Cook | | | | party. However, St. Patrick's Day means something |
| 2. "Anyone acquainted with Ireland knows that the | | | | special to Irish people around the world. There is much |
| morning of St. Patrick's Day consists of the night of | | | | that pulls the world apart today, but St. Patrick's Day is |
| the 17th of March flavored strongly with the morning of | | | | a time to start all over again and celebrate the positive |
| the 18th." ~ Author Unknown | | | | things we all share in life!" ~ Dr. Sam Speron |
| 3. "St. Patrick... one of the few saints whose feast day | | | | 9. "Nobody gets upset with the Irish on St. Patrick's |
| presents the opportunity to get determinedly whacked | | | | Day." ~ Gabriela Lemus |
| and make a fool of oneself all under the guise of | | | | 10. "The list of Irish saints is past counting; but in it all no |
| acting Irish." ~ Charles M. Madigan | | | | other figure is so human, friendly, and lovable as St. |
| 4. "St. Patrick's Day is a religious holiday in Ireland. The | | | | Patrick - who was an Irishman only by adoption." ~ |
| first thing you do is go to church." ~ Dermott Reid | | | | Stephen Gwynn |
| 5. "Everybody is Irish on St. Patrick's Day. We want | | | | And while not technically a quote, there's no St. |
| people to enjoy themselves and learn something about | | | | Patrick's Day celebration without an Irish toast: |
| the great culture and traditions of Ireland." ~ John | | | | Here's to a long life and a merry one. A quick death |
| Keane | | | | and an easy one. A pretty girl and an honest one. A |
| 6. "Today is St. Patrick's Day. We celebrate our faith | | | | cold drink - and another one! |