Frank McCourt Quotes

For some reason, I had a responsibility to my family and the people who lived around me. I felt that I had to convey their dignity - the way they dealt with adversity and poverty - and their good humor.

Frank McCourt

Quotes to Explore

I love to sit and watch people. I love to sit and listen to people.

Daniel Day-Lewis
- People
- Listen
- Watch
I've been a fan since I was a kid of that sort of bump-in-the-night stuff. I don't tend to go in too much for the slash-and-burn-'em or the walker kills on 'The Walking Dead.' That stuff's not necessarily the stuff that frightens me or gets me going. It's more the terror of waiting, the thriller aspects, that I find compelling.

Dallas Roberts
- Night
- Waiting
- Kid
In Israel, waves of anger and fear circulate all the time, but so do jokes and gossip and silky evening breezes. So, too, in America.

P. J. O'Rourke
- Time
- America
- Fear
More than 70 percent of seniors are asking for more time. It is long overdue for Congress to listen and make sure that seniors have a prescription drug plan that works for them.

Dan Lipinski
- Time
- Long
- Drug
If I start thinking, 'Is this movie going to open? Is this movie going to do well?' I'm not focusing on the job. The job is to make a good movie.

Taylor Lautner
- Good
- Thinking
- Job
Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.

Madeleine M. Kunin