Frank McCourt Quotes
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Being a celebrity, I don't even have to talk.
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Born with blue spectacles, you would think the world was blue and never be conscious of the existence of the distorting glass.
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I like watching films that can play in any language because they're essentially silent.
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I am obsessed with proportion, and how proportion is perceived.
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I do not consider myself beautiful.
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It would be nice to be on the charts again, nice to be recognised.
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I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows on TV. My folks told me that when I was just a toddler, I used to pretend I was playing a guitar on a toothpick.
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I think I would have a better time writing films rather than directing.
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Growing up in a particular neighborhood, growing up in a working-class family, not having much money, all of those things fire you and can give you an edge, can give you an anger.
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I developed a resistance to authority. Not to discipline - I learned that. But to authority. I like to think for myself. And I like to cause trouble.
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I was very fortunate in my gene mix. The gambling instincts I inherited from my father were matched by my mother's gift for analysis.
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Love yourself instead of abusing yourself.
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Endurance in ministry is rooted in the eternal perspective. The absence of an eternal perspective makes you vulnerable to losing heart.
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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My grandparents lived in Hollywood, and I was surrounded by the romanticism of movies ever since I was a child.
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A lasting two-state solution requires two credible partners, and not just one side - Israel - taking superficial steps simply to placate world opinion.
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Most of the big banks were shot through with short-termism, deceptive practices and self-dealing. We must institute basic changes in corporate governance and in management practice to restore responsibility and honesty for the sake of the economy and for the self-respect of the country.
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My aim in painting is to create pulsating, luminous, and open surfaces that emanate a mystic light, in accordance with my deepest insight into the experience of life and nature.
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Men are able to assist fortune but not to thwart her. They can weave her designs, but they cannot destroy them.
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One of the powers of a sit-in is its visibility and potential to mobilize public opinion; the way the protest is reported in the media can have a powerful influence over its eventual success or failure.
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Pro football is like nuclear warfare. There are no winners, only survivors.
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I'm like everyone else: I want to play every game, but it's not possible.
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I have no bone loss, no brain loss, I have a lot of energy and a lot of strength. My heart is perfect so I think I'm more ready than I would have been in my 20s, honest to God.
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Sing your song. Dance your dance. Tell your tale.
