Frank McCourt Quotes
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When I was 8 or 9, I started using bulletin board systems, which was the precursor to the Internet, where you'd dial into... a shared system and shared computers. I've had an email address since the late '80s, when I was 8 or 9 years old, and then I got on the Internet in '93 when it was first starting out.
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As far as religion goes, I feel like everyone should have their own one-on-one with God.
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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This is what people need: an easy-to-deploy, easy-to-use tool.
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If you look back on the breakups that you've had, whether it's a long relationship or a one-night stand, it's always awkward.
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Actors don't have real value.
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As anyone who has covered the company for any length of time knows, Yahoo's record on major decision-making has been akin to a hippie commune - a lot of wrangling internally in a culture where everyone seems to have a voice and a reticence to push the button to launch.
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I love yoga and hiking - I think that's the perfect combo.
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People like to see honest persons. So I certainly will advise many young people who want to participate in politics, honesty is the best policy.
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I was willing to accept what I couldn't change.
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I never dreamt of being a musician for my livelihood. I certainly never would have wanted to be in the business that I'm in, meaning the fame and the glory, the glitter, the rock star, the famous part.
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There are certain songs that just stick around and do something that transcends whatever time they were written in. Through different eras, people are able to impart different meaning to the song, and they become part of some sort of consciousness.
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We tried to make a movie that had sex and violence because we like sex and violence.
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We run to win, not just to be in the race.
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Saving enough to retire has become impossible for most Americans.
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In the future, I want a movie career, kids and a happy marriage.
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As Trotsky didn't exactly say, you may not be interested in electronic snoops, but snoops are interested in you, whether or not you keep Coke's secret recipe on your iPhone.
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Before prognostication, a disclaimer: I have never been able to pick a winner. Not that it has ever stopped me from trying to. Well, it has stopped me from buying stock, but let's not talk about that.
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Si animus est aequus tibi, satis habes, qui bene vitam colas.
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The movie is actually from a book by Stephen King called The Body. When they were gonna put it to a motion picture, they found the story was a bit too strong for the title The Body, based on a young kid's movie. It would be too heavy.
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When I was reading books for 'Seesaw Girl,' I came across several references to the fact that in the 11th and 12th centuries, Korean pottery was considered the finest in the world. I liked that - the idea of a little tiny country being the best at something.
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People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
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Growing up in New Orleans, I was always the only black kid, or one of two, on the school soccer team. While I was always conscious of this status, what took precedent was my unfettered love of the game.
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People come up to me and talk about the alcoholism in their family.
