John McGahern Quotes

Well, I'm Czech, but Polish, Czech, no matter, it's my name.

I feel more Scottish than Norman.

I'm Colombian and nothing will change that.

We are Englishmen; that is one good fact.

I say I have Spanish in me, but I'm not just Spanish. I'm proud of my ethnicities, and I will always be proud of being a Filipino.

You carry your country with you, it's part of your baggage.

I feel more Jewish than I do Iranian.

I'm slowly feeling more Chinese and feel I should be more proud of being Chinese and appreciate where I've come from.

I'll be a Quebecker-Canadian. I'm from Quebec, and every time I go to a country, I say that. It's my roots, my origins, and it's the most important thing to me.

My heritage is English, so I'm proud to be back here.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

I do consider myself as being French, I suppose.

Sure, I've listed myself as Cuban-American. That's my heritage and my background.

I am a man by nature and a Frenchman only by accident.

My identity and my background still remain with me when I go to a foreign country. I have kept my nationality.

My father was always saying we were Serbs, but I didn't pay much attention.

I don't really know what feeling Japanese or Haitian or American is supposed to feel like. I just feel like me.

I'm half-Russian, half-Polish and all Jewish.

You may baptize as long as you want, but the Jew remains a Jew, the Chinese a Chinese and the Negro a Negro.

Every day I think about where I come from and I am still proud to be who I am: first, a Kabyle from La Castellane, then an Algerian from Marseille, and then a Frenchman.

I'm proud of who I am, and I'm proud I grew up in Puerto Rico.

I don't call myself Latin, I call myself Puerto Rican.

I'm certainly proud to be Cuban American, and it's a fantastic opportunity for anybody - regardless of their ethnicity or nationality. It does carry a measure or pride to know where you're from and to know what your roots are.

Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.

I'm Irish, yeah, but I don't need to get up on a soapbox about it.