Tierney Quotes & Sayings

Nevermind what you normally would do. Just cough up your goddam buck like everyone else. — Lawrence Tierney

I swear to God, if you do not put Mom on the line I'm going to choke you in your sleep." "With your bare hands or your pretentious infinity scarf?" Rell joked. — Raine O'Tierney

A romantic, I think, picks the rose and is careless with the thorn. — Gene Tierney

But do you want this? It's not much of a life.
Don't you see? It's the first life I've had in four hundred years. With you
in the only way that matters
I'm alive again. — Claudia Gray

In a man, I like funny guys. A guy who doesn't have a lot of therapy, who's mature. A man, not a boy. — Maura Tierney

I knew I could not cope with the future unless I was able to rediscover the past. — Gene Tierney

James Joyce once called Guinness stout "the wine of Ireland." Indeed it's one of the most successful beers worldwide. Ten million glasses of this ambrosial liquid are consumed with great gusto each day. — Rashers Tierney

Cork-born Mother Jones was renowned as a dramatic orator who relished props, curses, and all kinds of attention-getting tactics--sound at all Irish to you? She exaggerated her age, referring to strikers not too much younger than herself as "my boys" and donning frumpish costumes to emphasize her "motherly appearance. — Rashers Tierney

I was not cut out to be a rebel. — Gene Tierney

Day after day, I spent long afternoons in the talent pool, being told how to walk, how to talk, how to sit. — Gene Tierney

I simply did not want my face to be my talent. — Gene Tierney

I remember just how afraid I was. I was just as much afraid of the treatment as the diagnosis. So I thought I could talk about it in an authentic way. — Maura Tierney

I'm not sure I can explain the nature of Jack Kennedy's charm, but he took life just as it came. — Gene Tierney

I am not the kind of woman who excuses her mistakes while reminding us of what used to be. — Gene Tierney

I needed to be accepted, not humored. I intended to act. — Gene Tierney

I have so many insecurities they fight for prominence. — Maura Tierney

Like so many things in life, a well-poured pint of Guinness is worth waiting for. — Rashers Tierney

Put good energy out. Get good energy back. — Lawrence Tierney

Be it in the rough-and-tumble world of inner-city politics or the bare-knuckle boxing ring, the Irish rightly earned their fightin' moniker. — Rashers Tierney

Nothing strengthens a woman's determination to be in love quite so much as being told that she cannot. — Gene Tierney

As an actress, I was trained to show emotion I did not feel, or no emotion at all. — Gene Tierney

John Finnis observed that, since there is no doctrine of subjective rights in Aquinas and there is such a doctrine in Suarez, a "watershed" must be situated somewhere between the thirteenth century and the seventeenth. But this view rests on the fallacy, widespread among modern jurists and philosophers who are not medieval specialists, that if an idea is not to be found in Aquinas it is not really a medieval idea at all. — Brian Tierney

Hey, any time you're throwing bodies over board it is to save yourself. — Lawrence Tierney

The original Guinness Brewery in Dublin has a 9,000-year lease on its property at a perpetual rate of 45 pounds per year--one of the best bargains in Irish commercial history! — Rashers Tierney

The Hollywood structure was monopolistic, run by four or five big studios. — Gene Tierney

Houses are one of my passions. I probably should have been an interior decorator. — Gene Tierney

I used up every cent I earned as an actress. — Gene Tierney

One would have a strong case for arguing that it was the men in her life - the lovers, the father, the directors, producers, critics - who destroyed it. And yet when you looked at the broad sweep they appeared more as agents, collectively, of a darker, wider force of ruin that pursued her. It was as if her epic beauty somehow angered the gods and drew down a suitably Promethean punishment; and the girl behind the beauty - the nice girl from Connecticut who at the end would wonder whether, if her life had been a movie, she would have been cast to play her part - found she had wandered off the lot into a Greek tragedy. [On Gene Tierney] — Paul Murray

In 1903, Sir James Power, Lord Mayor of Dublin, was surprised to note on a transatlantic trip that the typical Irish immigrant in America was now "not merely a hewer of wood and a drawer of water." In fact, he remarked that they are "found occupying...respectable positions in society. — Rashers Tierney

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge. — Terence Stamp

The Irish way of telling a story is a complex and elaborate one, complete with wild exaggerations, a certain delight in improbable fantasy, and a heightened sense of drama. — Rashers Tierney

The illicit Irish homemade spirit, poitin was frowned upon by the Catholic Church, which made its manufacture grave enough of a sin to require a bishop's absolution rather than that of the regular parish priest. Ah, the lengths the Irish will go to for "the demon drink! — Rashers Tierney

The Best of Pointless Conversations — Scott Tierney

There were days that I worked all the time, without a layoff, or a rest, finishing one picture and reporting for another sometimes on the same day. — Gene Tierney

In the 1870s it was estimated that a third of all the money in the Irish economy came from money sent by kindhearted Irish servant girls to their families. The Emigrant Industrial Savings Bank in New York alone would send more than $30 million to Ireland between 1850 and 1880. Many families in Ireland owed their survival to what they gratefully called the "American Letter," a lifeline that helped them cope with brutal poverty and lack of opportunity. — Rashers Tierney

One thing I knew for sure, it was gonna suck (hahahahaha, I know, wicked funny). — Kathleen Tierney

Sometimes I feel she hasn't left ... especially when I wear the photo charm necklace with her picture in it.
I can't tell you how many young men have stared into that picture and the reaction is always the same: a slow beam rises across their faces and they want to know all about her.
They become entranced the way Dana Andrews did when he first saw Gene Tierney's portrait in "Laura." I know Maria finds all of this quite amusing; why shouldn't she? 'Laura' is her middle name. — Pamela Palmer Mutino

Eccentric behavior is not routinely noticed around a movie set. — Gene Tierney

To be certain you're consuming the real deal, look carefully at the label. W-h-i-s-k-e-y indicates the heavenly liquid from the Emerald Isle. Without the "e," it's from Scotland or some other godforsaken place. — Rashers Tierney

With our gift for language and willingness to stand up and be counted, as well as heaps of charm and charisma, we Irish have long been an integral part of American political life. — Rashers Tierney

I always tried to play my hunches. — Gene Tierney

I'll fight for you, even if it means fighting you for you. — Sibylla Matilde

It's often said that "the Irish built America. The truth is, not only did they build it, they also manufactured, repaired, and cleaned it, especially in the decades before and after the potato famine. — Rashers Tierney

I tend to focus on what I'm doing at the moment, and that takes up the entire span of my focus. — Maura Tierney

I love Martin Amis. — Maura Tierney

In my early days in Hollywood I tried to be economical. I designed my own clothes, much to my mother's distress. — Gene Tierney

Scarlett O'Hara's father, Thomas, is an Irish immigrant who names his plantation Tara, after the home of the High Kings in Ireland. In an appealing nod to the "luck of the Irish," we read that Thomas O'Hara won his lands in a card game! — Rashers Tierney

We Irish don't really need thousands of people surging behind a big brass band to have a parade. One guitar player and a few people whistling will do the job. — Gene Tierney

Fonda and Gary Cooper had the best sense of timing of all the actors I knew. — Gene Tierney

For years it never occurred to me to question the judgment of those in charge at the studio. — Gene Tierney

I've been misquoted a lot, and there's this tendency for people to put on to you how they think you should be or what they think you should feel. — Maura Tierney

Where there is hope, there is no despair. — Gene Tierney

I wish I had a little more joy of cooking - because mostly I have anxiety of cooking. I'm so proud when things come out well. — Maura Tierney

Lord Tierney was furious. But when he saw how his sister had suffered, his anger shifted instead toward Rome. "If it weren't for this new menace on the horizon," he thundered, "I'd declare war on those haughty deceivers this instant!"

Marcus stepped forward. "Kyrie, I don't think - "

"Then don't! — Jennifer McKeithen

I have a role now that I think becomes me. I am a grandmother. — Gene Tierney

Everyone that ever met me has been in love with me. — Lawrence Tierney

I existed in a world that never is - the prison of the mind. — Gene Tierney

I had been introduced to psychotherapy, in which the doctors let you talk, talk, talk, until you find the source of your problem or find another doctor. — Gene Tierney

We cannot continue to ask the brave men and women of our Armed Forces to put their lives on the line to protect our country while we jeopardize their safety by failing to ensure that Defense Department funds are not siphoned off to warlords in Afghanistan. — John F. Tierney

I ask myself: Would I have been any worse off if I had stayed home or lived on a farm instead of shock treatments and medication? — Gene Tierney

Everyone should see Hollywood once, I think, through the eyes of a teenage girl who has just passed a screen test. — Gene Tierney

On education, in order to ensure that America remains a world leader, we must create an educated, skilled workforce in the vital areas of science, math, engineering and information technology. At the same time, we must give every student access to a college degree. — John F. Tierney

About my career I was serious and earnest, sometimes impatient. — Gene Tierney

Joe Schenck, a top 20th Century-Fox executive, once said to me that he really believed I had a future, and that was because I was the only girl who could survive so many bad pictures. — Gene Tierney

Whether serving in the military, building industry, organizing politically, or making their way in any other part of American culture, the Irish were determined to create a free and prosperous life for themselves. This Irish-American struggle led to social and political progress for all Americans. — Rashers Tierney

A product which is unceremoniously wasted to landfill at end of life surely can't be considered good design! — Neil Tierney

If I was US Lacrosse, I wouldn't let any kids play field until they were 10 or 12, — Bill Tierney

There are many ways to fail. Some reject success. And others do not recognize it when success comes. — Gene Tierney

I followed the same diet for 20 years, eliminating starches, living on salads, lean meat, and small portions. — Gene Tierney

Witch, he's not coming back," the demon Rydstrom told Mari. "Don't waste your time waiting for him."
Cade asked Mari, "What did you do to the Lykae anyway?"
She absently murmured, "I've killed him."
Mari glanced away from the entrance when met with silence. "He won't regenerate from injuries," she explained. "Unless he returns to me to have it reversed, the hex will eventually destroy him."
Tierney, who looked to be Tera's younger brother, said, "You made him mortal?"
They all seemed shocked at her viciousness, except for Cade, who as far as she could tell from his demonic countenance, appeared admiring. "Remind me not to piss you off, witch," he said. — Kresley Cole

If Cloverleaf McCarty loses his shamrock singlet one more time, he's fired," Lucille said, slicing one finger against her long, serpentine neck for effect. A janitor walking past her office window saw the move, flinched, and looked down before there was a chance that he and "The Boss Lady" could make eye contact. — Holly Tierney-Bedord

Children don't understand about people loving each other and then suddenly not. — Gene Tierney

Being bald is no fun. — Maura Tierney

The zodiac's twelve signs are said to represent powerful archetypes that are universal in theme. — Bil Tierney

Everyone in my family has seen me cry before. — Maura Tierney

Trying to make order out of my life was like trying to pick up a jellyfish. — Gene Tierney

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction. — Gene Tierney

On St. Patrick's Day, the traditional Irish family would rise early and find a solitary sprig of shamrock to put on their somber Sunday best. Then they'd spend the morning in church listening to sermons about how thankful they should be that St. Patrick saved such a bunch of ungrateful sinners. Nobody wore green clothing as it was considered an unlucky color not suitable for church. — Rashers Tierney

She's another Deanna Durbin,' [Harry] Cohn said, 'except that she can't sing. — Gene Tierney

I was going to live on my salary or go down swinging. — Gene Tierney

Wealth, beauty, and fame are transient. When those are gone, little is left except the need to be useful. — Gene Tierney

It is difficult to write about any form of mental disease, especially your own, without sounding as if you were examining a bug under glass. — Gene Tierney

The word actress has always seemed less a job description to me than a title. — Gene Tierney

I was fortunate enough to work under directors who were, most of them, brilliant, emotional men. — Gene Tierney

I existed in a world that never is , a prison of the mind. — Gene Tierney

The Irish have played a part in every military conflict on American soil since the founding of the republic. Donegal-born Richard Montgomery was the first American general to lose his life in the Revolutionary War. In fact, one British major general at the time told the House of Commons that "half the rebel Continental Army was from Ireland. — Rashers Tierney

Your manager wants to believe that you enjoy your job, or at least you won't spit in her coffee when she looks away. At the office, attitude counts for a lot. — Terri Tierney Clark

For some reason, the movies in the '40s have the best personalities: Jimmy Stewart, Gary Cooper, Betty Grable, Gene Tierney, and all those people. For some reason, I seem to gravitate more toward the '40s, and I don't necessarily know why. I just love the people. — Robert Osborne

Throughout my career, I was to be cast as a frontier girl, an aristocrat, an Arabian, a Eurasian, a Polynesian, and a Chinese. — Gene Tierney

I was fine when it came to cheering up others, not so fine with myself. — Gene Tierney

When you have spent an important part of your life playing Let's Pretend, it's often easy to see symbolism where none exists. — Gene Tierney

I do not recall spending long hours in front of a mirror loving my reflection. — Gene Tierney

The Howard Hughes I knew began to change after his plane crash in 1941. — Gene Tierney

A flame burns brightest just before it goes out. — Gene Tierney

Men are wonderful. I adore them. They always give you the benefit of the doubt. — Gene Tierney

The main cause of my difficulties stemmed from the tragedy of my daughter's unsound birth and my inability to face my feelings. — Gene Tierney

Jealousy is, I think, the worst of all faults because it makes a victim of both parties. — Gene Tierney

Nellie Cashman, from Midleton, County Cork, made a mint providing "bed, board, and booze" to the gold and silver miners all over the western US and Canada. She was a prodigious entrepreneur, running and owning numerous stores, restaurants, and hotels in various mining settlements. While working the bar of her hotel, canny Nellie was able to buy a number of very lucrative mines by discretely listening to the gossip of drunken prospectors. — Rashers Tierney

You are the only thing I've ever needed. The only treasure that matters.
- Seamus Tierney — Libby Bishop

It's a life-changing thing to be in a position of needing help and being so lucky as to get it. — Maura Tierney