Frank McCourt Quotes
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You know, if you look all my stuff... If you go back to 'Saturday Night Live,' my stuff always has music, even a bunch of my comedy stuff - like in 'Shrek,' the donkey is always singing. Music is always there.
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I was just mind-blown to find that New Orleans is just so much more fun and interesting than I had ever thought.
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I've found that musical theater is my passion.
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I embraced everything that I thought would hold me back from pursuing my dreams and used my insecurities to give me the courage to inspire and advocate for others who possessed many of the same insecurities I had.
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So many songs are just a wink to the audience, but people take them seriously. 'My Humps?' C'mon!
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Whether it is a super PAC or not, I have been blessed with wealth, and I think I have responsibility to use it properly.
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I mean, like, I can go in a room and say, look, 'Watchmen' should be at least 15 minutes longer than 'Batman.' I mean, that's, like, any geek will tell you that.
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I was a rapper and a DJ, and if you wanted to be involved in hip-hop, you had to be involved in the sonic, the kinetic and the visual aspects. The visual was graffiti.
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If I had to rank my skills, I have a long way to go before I can write a good graphic novel.
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Acting is such a crazy industry, but kite boarding keeps me grounded.
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I think all this Facebook stuff should just stop!
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I had a Guru. He was a great saint and most merciful. I served him long - very, very long; still, he would not blow any mantra in my ears. I had a keen desire never to leave him but to stay with him and serve him and at all cost receive some instruction from him.
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We may never be strong enough to be entirely nonviolent in thought, word and deed. But we must keep nonviolence as our goal and make strong progress towards it.
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Textures apply to everything I do. Even within my music, I like smooth things, and then hard and fluffy things, all giving them their place to shine.
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I'm hoping they slow down a little bit with technology, because I'm just trying to keep up.
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To the mind that is still, the whole universe surrenders.
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I like Oklahoma. It's a quiet place. You can work, and nobody disturbs you.
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I didn't really like being on television at all.
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Our light-speed, globally connected economy has led to the rise of a new super-elite that consists, to a notable degree, of first- and second-generation wealth.
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There are three kinds of pianists: Jewish pianists, homosexual pianists, and bad pianists.
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My name can raise money on a small-budget film.
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When people wear shoes that don't fit them, it says something about their soul. Generally, I think it means they are good people.
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Why would you want to remake a movie that has endured for more than 25 years?
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One day a week should be set aside for field trips.
