Malachy McCourt Quotes
I absolutely love the public transportation system in New York. No matter what, no matter how people complain, it is the best in the world.

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My answer to those who oppose my appointment as CEO is that this is really a decision of the YWCA. They want to strengthen their grassroots to advocate on behalf of women's and children's empowerment and ending racism.
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Children have a great urge to learn about dinosaurs.
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The first thing one must remember about film is that it is a young medium. And it is essential for every responsible artist to cultivate the ground that has been left fallow.
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I tell them the rules are made by the government. Every firm should comply. It doesn't mean they can't compete.
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I still love recording and still love the stage, but like my dad, I have the most fun when I am in front of that glorious orchestra or that kick-butt big band.
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I'm half-black, half-white, so I basically put it like this: I can fit in anywhere. That's why I write so many stories from so many different perspectives, because I've seen so many.
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I think people turn to poetry more often than they think they do, or encounter it in more ways than they think that they do. I think we forget the places that we encounter it, say, in songs or in other little bits and pieces of things that we may have remembered from childhood.
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In Germany I am not so famous.
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When people asked me what I was going to do when I grow up, I always said, 'I'm going to be a writer. I'm going to write screenplays. I'm going to write books. I'm going to write plays. That's what I'm going to do.'
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My ex-husband didn't like my singing. He didn't like my hair. He hated my eyes. Everything. Everything he complimented me on when we first met, he just hated.
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It's great to design a beautiful, modern, sleek home like you'd see in a magazine. But if it doesn't suit your lifestyle, it's really wasted.
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I used to be a professional kiteboarder. People were like, 'Oh, my God, are you scared of sharks? Are you scared of injuries?' You can't be scared. If you're scared, then you can't do it. You can't train to be the best.
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What power can poverty have over a home where loving hearts are beating with a consciousness of untold riches of the head and heart?
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I don't fear anyone. We don't come to play in this sport.
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In dating, the question is how many Tinder knockoffs are we going to have, and are any of them going to take off?
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People are realizing that color has no bearing on what's known as brotherhood.
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All wisdom does not reside in Delhi.
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Do something because you really want to do it. If you're doing it just for the goal and don't enjoy the path, then I think you're cheating yourself.
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It couldn't have happened anywhere but in little old New York.
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I grew up in New York City - I grew up surrounded by every sound that you imagine can come from a New Yorker. All of the different boroughs and all of the different sounds.
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I went to New York University to study experimental theatre in 2006 and was there pretty consistently until 2011.
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I absolutely love the public transportation system in New York. No matter what, no matter how people complain, it is the best in the world.