Frank McCourt Quotes
They know it's a forty-minute showdown, you versus them. … They have you by the balls and you created the situation, man. You didn't have to talk to them like that. They don’t care about your mood, your headache, your troubles. They have their own problems, and you are one of them.Frank McCourt
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There's only one drummer. We all travel to his beat. Well, I couldn't sing his song. Because for me, it wasn't a truthful statement. Well, Linda sang it, and it was a monster for her.
Barry McGuire -
I walk around - people know who I am. I've got friends. I can make ends meet. I grew up around people who have been hustling from the start, so I think I've got a bright little future ahead of me - especially if I don't fight. Why would I want to go out there and fight with somebody, get my face punched and kicked. It's not my idea of a good time.
Nate Diaz -
If you work in a public space, you have to be aware that no one is buying a ticket.
Florentijn Hofman -
Life isn't about quantity, it's about quality.
Malorie Blackman -
Singing for me has always been a joyous but private pleasure that connects me in a lyric thread to my beloved grandmother Alice.
Hamish Bowles -
I'm mostly drawn to narratives that are difficult for me to visualize.
Dana Schutz
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I guess you could say I'm a model slash hotelier slash actor slash screenwriter.
Vikram Chatwal -
Over the years, I have realized that there's more to a film's fate than just good acting and a solid script. It needs to be marketed well. It's the package that sells - the songs, action, actors, etc.
Randeep Hooda -
It's a very rare and fortunate position to be able to make movies with two of your best friends who happen to be really amazing actors and writers.
Edgar Wright -
When you're actually making the film, you're constantly battling to maintain its integrity.
Ted Kotcheff -
Every year we celebrate the holy season of Advent, O God. Every year we pray those beautiful prayers of longing and waiting, and sing those lovely songs of hope and promise.
Karl Rahner -
Listening is more important than anything else because that's what music is. Somebody is playing something and you're receiving it. It is sending and receiving.
Carla Bley
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Do your best, one shot at a time and then move on. Remember that golf is just a game.
Nancy Lopez -
There is nothing better than walking out and hitting a home run.
Barry Bonds -
Sometimes living in a room that's badly designed isn't the worst thing in the world. Trust me - this is a fact! Living in a room that has no design whatsoever is even worse. I've learned this from my many clients over the years that have moved into new houses and just can't figure out where to begin.
Candice Olson -
That's me, man - I'm a lover not a fighter.
Wayne Wonder -
I'm reading scripts just like everybody else. Tin cup in hand, knocking on doors, trying to get a job. It's tough. They don't make as many films these days, and there's a lot of guys that are fighting for jobs.
D. J. Cotrona -
I absolutely loved working with Tim Burton because he is just a creative, outside of the box thinker. How he does things is fantastic. It is different - weird different - and he does things that are groundbreaking. They are courageous to do and once you do them you are like, 'Wow! That really does work!'
Atticus Shaffer
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All film directors, even the ones using 3-D today, want you to look at what they chose.
David Hockney -
I ran for the presidency, despite hopeless odds, to demonstrate the sheer will and refusal to accept the status quo.
Shirley Chisholm -
We need leaders who will stand unapologetically in defense of marriage.
Ted Cruz -
Every time you have a new tax, or every time you have to pay really an inordinate amount for a regulation, it's really stifling this country and really stifling American business.
John Raese -
They know it's a forty-minute showdown, you versus them. … They have you by the balls and you created the situation, man. You didn't have to talk to them like that. They don’t care about your mood, your headache, your troubles. They have their own problems, and you are one of them.
Frank McCourt