Brian Cox Quotes

Celtic was a part of our family. It still is.

All these black people want to be related to Thomas Jefferson. I want to be related to Bill Gates.

No prisoner in history – in fact, no individual in history - has received so many honors and so much recognition all over the world as Nelson Mandela.

I'm one hundred percent Irish, and I'm very proud that I'm Irish American, though I don't know exactly where my ancestors came from. I just know County Cork.

The Chinese people have only family and clan groups; there is no national spirit. Consequently, in spite of four hundred million people gathered together in one China, we are, in fact, but a sheet of loose sand.

Politics has been a roller coaster, but I'll never look back and say, 'Why did I do it?' In fact, if my son decided to join politics tomorrow, he has my full and unconditional support.

My grandparents were from Kentucky - I'm related to Daniel Boone. He was my great-great-great uncle.

The Queen was really thrilled that we'd had a little girl, and when we came back here to Kensington, she was one of her first visitors.

People who think I have insulted Ireland or Limerick or my family have not read the book!

St. Patrick, bringing the religion to Ireland, this is what we should celebrate.

I feel like I was born a Celtic.

My grandfather John came from Cork. I have six degrees of separation in Ireland.

My family on my mother's side is Irish.

When I was doing 'Family Ties,' I was not quite that mellow as a real father. In fact, my wife used to call me Captain Von Trapp from 'The Sound of Music.' I tended to be a little more authoritarian. I had been a very disciplined child myself, so I made the mistake of thinking one size fits all.

I am immensely proud of my Irish roots.

I never call myself a Kennedy cousin. In fact, when I signed my contract with Bravo, I made it very clear that they were not allowed in promos to refer to me as a Kennedy cousin. I'm not that person. I don't feel it.

My nan and granddad are from Cork.

I have enormous respect for people who come from a strong family background in Fine Gael.

I think there is a very strong sense of Irish identity, and I think partly that's to do with the fact that we have evolved differently from Britain and other countries in Europe.

My father, to me, is an important piece in American history.

The links between the British and the Dutch royal families are strong - Queen Beatrix's grandmother, Queen Wilhelmina, was evacuated to Britain during the Second World War. But that doesn't mean they share the same attitudes.

Gandhi: My Father' is a project very close to our hearts.

My Irish identity is important as it's a part of who I am.

With the Celtic Warrior thing, I wanted to convey a positive sense of Ireland.

On my mum Marie's side, my nana was from the Republic of Ireland, and my granddad was from the north. Lots of families in Manchester have strong Irish connections, but it never occurred to me to play for anyone other than England.