Richard of York/ireland 1445-1450

Famous quotes containing the words richard, york and/or ireland:

    “Richard Burton is now my epitaph, my cross, my title, my image. I have achieved a kind of diabolical fame. It has nothing to do with my talents as an actor. That counts for little now. I am the diabolically famous Richard Burton.”
    —Richard Burton (1925–1984)

    “More than illness or death, the American journalist fears standing alone against the whim of his owners or the prejudices of his audience. Deprive William Safire of the insignia of the New York Times, and he would have a hard time selling his truths to a weekly broadsheet in suburban Duluth.”
    —Lewis H. Lapham (b. 1935)

    “There is no topic ... more soporific and generally boring than the topic of Ireland as Ireland, as a nation.”
    —Ezra Pound (1885–1972)