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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In my own life, I find myself doing some task - driving or playing golf - and having a conversation with my mother or father, who are both deceased. I don't know if that means I'm mentally ill, but I suspect lots of people do it. And when I hold that conversation, different images of my parents appear to me.
James Remar -
My father brought me my first stack of comics, when I was seven years old and in the hospital. I was not a well child. And that's where my love for comics began.
Len Wein -
As a child, I was taught that it was bad manners to bring attention to yourself, and to never, ever make a spectacle of yourself … All of which I've earned a living doing.
Audrey Hepburn -
I think the key to writing hit songs is simplicity.
Bonnie McKee -
Hip-hop is the last true folk art.
Yasiin Bey Black Star -
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