Frank McCourt Quotes
I wanted to avoid all that literary stuff. I didn't want the self pity of 'The Portrait,' all the moaning and the whingeing. I'm not knocking Joyce: we all owe him a debt. He's the one who made so much possible.
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We could spend time together during the day and just kind of talk and enjoy each other and enjoy the moment. But it was interesting we both knew that once you walk through the gates of that stadium, then it was on, the game was on.
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Never speak to an invalid from behind, nor from the door, nor from any distance from him, nor when he is doing anything. The official politeness of servants in these things is so grateful to invalids, that many prefer, without knowing why, having none but servants about them.
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In a lot of ways, I wasn't a normal teenager.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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Law is the essential foundation of stability and order both within societies and in international relations.
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I'm just trying to win games and give my team a chance, win as many as we can week in and week out.
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It's abhorrent to me that somebody is just evil, and you can't explain it.
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I'm not going to be a ten or twelve grand-slam winner. It's not going to happen.
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I don't ever feel like the cool kid at the party, ever. It's like, 'Smile and be nice to everybody, because you were not invited to be here.'
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I've been married to the same woman for forty years, and whenever people ask us how we managed to stay married for so long, we usually say as one voice, 'What's the secret? Don't get divorced!'
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In the Gulf region and nationwide, small businesses are an integral and crucial part of local economies and communities. They should not be overlooked.
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When a man has once loved a woman he will do anything for her except continue to love her.
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Mainly what I learned from Buddy... was an attitude. He loved music, and he taught me that it shouldn't have any barriers to it.
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Now my favourite pastime is to take a bath with my son.
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Stepping away from Fun. was both exciting and terrifying.
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The idea to do the album only on keyboards kind of happened by accident. I was quite happy with the sound and felt it really didn't need more instruments, so I didn't use them.
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One year's poor form remains a blip but if it happens next year, you can say it's a trend.
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Our attitude towards others determines their attitude towards us.
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We are producing urban places which are disjointed and disconnected and not worthy of our civilisation
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It is important to remember that I am not in the G-8; I am just an invited guest.
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Courage cannot be left like bones in a bag. It must be brought out and shown the light again and again, growing stronger each time. If you think it will keep for the times you need it, you are wrong. It is like any other part of your strength. If you ignore it, the bag will be empty when you need it most.
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I couldn't stand back and watch the strong economy that my father envisioned go to ruins.
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We think of the 1950s as an oppressive time in the culture, and indeed it was, but it was also in many ways a more secular moment, and one in which great scientific achievements flourished. I don't want to get too gauzy about this, but there was much more respect for science as a necessary part of society.
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I wanted to avoid all that literary stuff. I didn't want the self pity of 'The Portrait,' all the moaning and the whingeing. I'm not knocking Joyce: we all owe him a debt. He's the one who made so much possible.
