Frank McCourt Quotes

There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.

Frank McCourt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: irish
  • Birth: August 19, 1930 - July 19, 2009

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As a Middle Eastern male, I know there's certain things I'm not supposed to say on an airplane in the U.S., right? I'm not supposed to be walking down the aisle, and be like, 'Hi, Jack.' That's not cool. Even if I'm there with my friend named Jack, I say, 'Greetings, Jack. Salutations, Jack.' Never 'Hi, Jack.'

Maz Jobrani

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Intuition becomes increasingly valuable in the new information society precisely because there is so much data.

John Naisbitt

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I only see clearly what I remember.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I feel like a tiger right now. There's nothing impossible if you get up and work for it.

Michael Flatley

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It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

John Ruskin

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There's very widespread grassroots support for Donald Trump, one that Republicans have not seen before.

Steve Mnuchin

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One of the big issues in Ohio and elsewhere is people do not have the skills to take advantage of the openings that are out there.

Rob Portman

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I don't want to be perfect, but I do want to be a role model. My mom always tells me that imperfections equal beauty. All of us are imperfect.

Miley Cyrus

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The thing that makes you exceptional, if you are at all, is inevitably that which must also make you lonely.

Lorraine Hansberry

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People taking photographs of their meals are not critics; they are from the United States.

Louis de Bernieres

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For me, living a balanced life means nurturing the academic, physical, and spiritual aspects of my life so I can maintain a sense of well-being and self-esteem.

Denise Morrison

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To expect the world to receive a new truth, or even an old truth, without challenging it, is to look for one of those miracles which do not occur.

Alfred Russel Wallace

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