Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Charlotte Whitton Politician

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: Canada
  • Born: Mar 8, 1896
  • Died: Jan 25, 1975

Charlotte Elizabeth Whitton, OC, CBE was a Canadian feminist and mayor of Ottawa. She was the first female mayor of a major city in Canada, serving from 1951 to 1956 and again from 1960 to 1964.

It's how you deal with failure that determines how you achieve success. failure

Whatever women do, they must do twice as well as men to be half as good. Luckily, this is not difficult. men & women

Man cannot live by incompetence alone. being alone

St. Patrick's Day March 17, 2025

There is no language like the Irish for soothing and quieting. 3 views from John Millington Synge

3 views from John Millington Synge

Being Irish, he had an abiding sense of tragedy, which sustained him through temporary periods of joy. 28 views from William Butler Yeats

28 views from William Butler Yeats

Geographically, Ireland is a medium-sized rural island that is slowly but steadily being consumed by sheep. 27 quotes from Dave Barry

27 quotes from Dave Barry

We have always found the Irish a bit odd. They refuse to be English. 74 thoughts from Winston Churchill

74 thoughts from Winston Churchill