Kara Walker

It feels like a game, this work I do. It is totally heartfelt, and I love the sticky terrain, the straight-up cartoons, how the irrepressible and icky rise to the surface. But I am not just trying to call forth bugaboos and demons for the sake of it, for fun.

American Artist

Walter Mosley

I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.

American Novelist

Mo Yan

I heard so many stories from Gaomi's peasants that I had an irrepressible urge to write them down. Today, Gaomi's peasants know that they have become famous around the world through my writings, but I think they are a little puzzled by this.

Chinese Novelist

The Edge

Bono is chairman and founding member of Over-Achievers Anonymous. He has an irrepressible drive to be great. He wants to achieve it all, which actually makes him very vulnerable.

Welsh Musician

A. Bartlett Giamatti

Teachers believe they have a gift for giving; it drives them with the same irrepressible drive that drives others to create a work of art or a market or a building.

American Educator

Annie Dillard

Our family was on the lunatic fringe. My mother was always completely irrepressible. My father made crowd noises into a microphone.

American Author

Elliott Abrams

For 22 years, Bandar bin Sultan was Saudi Arabia's influential, irrepressible ambassador in Washington.

American Lawyer

Francine Prose

A lot of girls who turn into something remarkable start off as irrepressible, confident and a handful.

American Writer

Gregory Porter

I'm always lobbying for the irrepressible strength of love.

American Musician

Josh Fox

Journalism is irrepressible. It can't be taken away.

American Director

Used to describe emotions so strong, they must be expressed despite efforts to control them.

Emotional Intensity

Implies an inherent force or quality can't be suppressed, hidden, or restrained.

Beyond Suppression

Though powerful, 'irrepressible' has a neutral or positive connotation, not a destructive one.

Not Negative

Highlights an unfailing positivity or high spirits, even in tough situations.

Positive Outlook

Often used to describe a trait or behavior that is charming or admired.

Endearing Quality

Conveys a sense of boundless energy or enthusiasm that energizes others around.

Energetic Undertone

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 cranes simply enjoy doing thanks to their own tenacity and human help these enormous irrepressible birds have survived to dance another day

Irrepressible