Frank McCourt Quotes
I had moments with my father that were exquisite - the stories he told me about Cuchulain, the mythological Irish warrior, are still magical to me.Frank McCourt
Quotes to Explore
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The economy in Ireland has been rampaging ahead for the last 15 years. Barring an international, political or natural catastrophe, things can only get better for the Irish.
Eddie Murphy -
There are so many moments and works that influence us in what we do. Movies, music, TV and, most importantly, the profound everydayness of our lives.
Barbara Kruger -
The characters in 'Ray Donovan' are not very articulate - we're the worst Irish family you could ever live next to in L.A.
Eddie Marsan -
My father led by example. He wasn't much of a talker - he walked life.
Natalie Cole -
When I was in college at Amherst, my father asked me a favor: to take one course in economics. I loved it - for the challenge of its mysteries.
Edmund Phelps -
My mom cooked for us, and on the weekend, we always had Sunday dinner. My father liked to bake.
Cara Buono
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My parents were divorced and I would spend weekends with my father.
Laura Linney -
I go out there and train as hard as anybody else.
Natalie du Toit -
Sometimes when it comes to the iconic kind of moments, when I read the script for the first time, you get little goose bumps or something because it really is kind of exciting.
Aaron Ashmore -
My father was champion of North Africa and he beat the European champ. He was very good, a professional for 12 years. We're from a big family of boxers. My father has seven brothers.
Olivier Martinez -
'Forrest Gump' is filled full of moments where your heart just cheers.
Sally Field -
My father has been a voice of encouragement in times of desperation for so many people. But he died when I was so young that, for me, his music has been a way for me to get to know him better.
Damian Marley
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I think Paul McGuinness and U2 created the Irish music industry. It certainly wasn't there before that.
Van Morrison -
I have never been a material girl. My father always told me never to love anything that cannot love you back.
Imelda Marcos -
I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity.
Vincent Cassel -
I always had a lot of fun in America, with much more freedom than if I had tried to cook in France. I wouldn't have the same motivation or inspiration, and I wouldn't have cooked for the same kind of people in France, so it wouldn't have given me this edge I had in America.
Daniel Boulud -
The gun is not out of Irish politics.
Ian Paisley -
We don't really see a lot of comedic moments in '24.' In fact, I haven't seen all of it, but from what I have seen, I don't know if I've ever laughed at anything that anyone has done on '24.'
Yvonne Strahovski
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My father helped me leave. He said, 'It's all out there, it's not here.'
Alan King -
We would not have been a successful family without my father and stepfather, who were working-class men with better dreams for their children. We just wore them out.
James McBride -
But when it comes to democratic political parties, I prefer that monks and nuns not join them - in order to ensure proper democratic practice.
Dalai Lama -
Nobody knew the Iron Man had fallen. Night passed.
Ted Hughes -
What do most people say on their deathbed? They don't say, 'I wish I'd made more money.' What they say is, 'I wish I'd spent more time with my family and done more for society or my community.'
David Rubenstein -
I had moments with my father that were exquisite - the stories he told me about Cuchulain, the mythological Irish warrior, are still magical to me.
Frank McCourt