Frank McCourt Quotes
We had nothing, no television, no radio, nothing to get in the way. We read by the streetlight at the top of the lane, and we acted out the stories.Frank McCourt
Quotes to Explore
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Even when something sad or tragic happens, I find a way to look at it in a positive light. People who don't have a sense of humor must be so sad all the time.
Zach Anner -
Candice is the original spelling of my name. I changed it to Kandyse when I was really young and first starting out in the business as kind of a joke. I didn't realize it would stick! I did consider changing it, but then it seemed too confusing, so then I asked them to change it back. Not too soon, however!
Kandyse McClure -
I'm manic-depressive, technically bi-polar II with many borderline features.
Kate Braverman -
I like elegance. I like art nouveau; a stretched line or curve. These things are very much in the foreground of my work.
H. R. Giger -
I'm a huge fan of e-books, but the more I buy and download, the more I worry that someone could just take them all away from me.
Warren Spector -
I'm a career prosecutor. I have been trained, and my experience over decades, is to make decisions after a review of the evidence and the facts. And not to jump up with grand gestures before I've done that. Some might interpret that as being cautious. I would tell you that's just responsible.
Kamala Harris
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That which comes and goes, rises and sets, is born and dies is the ego. That which always abides, never changes, and is devoid of qualities is the Self.
Ramana Maharshi -
Oddly enough you'd think, now that I wasn't training professionally, I'd be able to enjoy a lie-in at the weekend, but I actually slept more when I was competing because I was so tired.
Victoria Pendleton -
I have no mystic faith in the people. I have in the individual.
E. M. Forster -
There will come a time when the public will tire of me and let me know it. That's when I retire. But so far, I've continued to grow. I keep pushing myself to improve.
Barbara Mandrell -
All the guys on 'Breaking Bad' are really gentle and gorgeous creatures.
Laura Fraser -
I don't consider myself an artist. I consider myself a very opinionated man who uses words as fighting tools.
Larry Kramer
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The only tough thing is admitting to my wife how much a certain article of clothing costs.
Taye Diggs -
I've heard directing talked about as being a benign dictatorship, and I think that's probably the best way a director should be. They're open to collaboration and feedback from people, but ultimately, it's got to be that one person's vision. That's what I think makes a film really stand out.
Felicity Jones -
Lower taxes, less government spending on domestic programs and fewer regulations mean a better economy for everybody.
Larry Elder -
I'm a New York kid, so when I saw that plane that hit the first building, I suspected it was terrorism - blue sky day.
Jack Keane -
The relationship between concussions and the asserted clinical symptoms of C.T.E. remains unknown.
Gary Bettman -
He’s tough, ma’am,-tough is J. B.; tough and devilish sly.
Charles Dickens
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All the people who follow me on Twitter know my sense of humor. I sometimes forget the blogosphere will give it more weight than I intended.
Kurt Sutter -
The reality is that I'm an actor from the Midwest and I was 40 movies into it before I started 'Entourage'.
Jeremy Piven -
And lastly there is the oldest and deepest desire, the Great Escape: the Escape from Death. Fairy-stories provide many examples and modes of this … Fairy-stories are made by men not by fairies. The Human-stories of the elves are doubtless full of the Escape from Deathlessness.
J. R. R. Tolkien -
Being at a club that supported me meant a lot.
David Beckham -
For organisations, flexibility is a must to cope with fluctuations in demand and remain competitive, and people must be able to develop adaptable attitudes to quickly embrace evolving business conditions, new business opportunities, and shifting strategies.
Alain Dehaze -
We had nothing, no television, no radio, nothing to get in the way. We read by the streetlight at the top of the lane, and we acted out the stories.
Frank McCourt