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Frank McCourt Quotes

O'Casey was writing about people in the streets and his mother and dying babies and poverty. So that astounded me because I thought you could only write about English matters.

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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Mother People Me Writing Thought

I rode all around Hollywood listening to Donna Summer, looking out the window - all by myself - just going, 'I'm number one!' It's a pretty extraordinary feeling.

Jimmy Webb

Myself Window Listening Looking Out

Continuity is a great thing; staying the course and being patient, those are important virtues. But also there is virtue in being realistic enough to know you have to make serious changes sometimes.

Jim Irsay

Great Enough You Know Sometimes

I shop for clothes when I have time - early in the morning or late at night.

Jessica Seinfeld

Morning Time Night Clothes Early

I don't know why people are so surprised by my live performances.

John Davidson

Live People Know Why Surprised

My legacy is almost like a personal challenge to go as far as I can go.

Andre Ward

Challenge Legacy I Can Go Personal

I was the only BBC graduate trainee in 1961 interested in arts broadcasting. I knew I wanted to write, and I had to make a living.

Melvyn Bragg

Living Write Arts Broadcasting Only

Breast-feeding is the natural, optimal way to feed a child.

Mayim Bialik

Child Way Natural Feed Optimal

Happiness is a thing to be practiced, like the violin.

John Lubbock

Happiness Violin Like Thing

From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it.

Jean M. Auel

Beginning Research Story Driven Been

I feel a lot healthier when I'm having sex. Physically. I feel all these jitters when I wake up in the morning. Just energy jitters. I take vitamins, I work out every day. When I'm having sex, I don't have that.

Alyssa Milano

Work Morning Day Wake Up Energy Sex

Humility is not something that comes naturally. But it is a cardinal virtue that should be pursued more than any other.

Joyce Meyer

Humility Virtue More Something Than

Indonesia is the world's third-largest democracy. And we also have the world's largest Muslim population. This demonstrates that democracy and Islam are not incompatible. Terrorism is not associated with any religion.

Joko Widodo

Religion Democracy World Islam Any