Frank McCourt Quotes
Something happened when the memoirs of so-called ordinary people, like myself, suddenly hit the bestseller list.
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We continue to be bullish on China.
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What's really important to me is that we have fiscally responsible balanced budgets.
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I've always been a very confident person, and I know how important it is to take advantage when life gives you opportunity.
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My songs have a lot going on in them -they're packed with sounds. When I have only three or four minutes to capture something, I guess I can't stand the idea of any bar going unloved.
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The problem of the world today is the people talk on and on about democracy, freedom, justice. But I don't give a damn about democracy if I am worried about survival.
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I'm very proud to be a woman - you're part of a tribe. Automatically, you feel connected to another woman when you meet them. That's really special.
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It's a trifle hard to surprise yourself with a story you've written.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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Writing for children hadn't occurred to me when I was younger, but nine years of teaching in the upper elementary grades had given me a deep appreciation of the gifts and graces that are specific to individuals with 10 or 11 years of experience as human beings.
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I learned very early on in life that not everyone wants to hear every fact in the world, even if you want to tell them everything you've ever read.
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I do think one should have clean feet.
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America's fine, nice, nice hiking near L.A. But I am European. I love London and Paris. Friends and intellect, big thought, why not?
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To the world you may be one person but to one person you may be the world.
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With modeling, you are the client and you give them what they want... with music, it is all about you, people are buying into you as a person.
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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The success of Torn was a bit too much for me. I took a year off and was still scared to start the second album.
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Happiness is nothing but temporary moments here and there - and I love those. But I would be bored out of my mind if I were happy all the time.
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If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence, that is everything.
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When I found somebody who I fell in love with, it made me feel different than I felt the rest of the day. It was electrifying. That's what inspired the 'Off to the Races' melodies. That's one of the times when you're feeling electrified by someone else and they make you happy to be alive.
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I still don't know if I'm good enough or if it's a calling or a vocation or something, but the talent part is out. My desire to do it is undoubted. I just love doing this.
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Vision with action can change the world.
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Aphorisms are food for thought - like sushi, they come in small portions that are both delicious and exquisitely formed. And, like sushi, I can never get enough.
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You see, every day, that the people who are seemingly so confident and seemingly so in love with themselves are the ones who are the most insecure and hurting the most inside.
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Something happened when the memoirs of so-called ordinary people, like myself, suddenly hit the bestseller list.
