Frank McCourt Quotes

I became a teacher all right. I wanted to become a teacher because I had a misconception about it. I didn't know that I'd be going into - when I first became a high school teacher in New York, that I'd be going into a battle zone, and no one prepared me for that.

Frank McCourt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

TeacherSchoolNew YorkMeBattle

I think if somebody commits to somebody by asking a woman to marry you, you should keep that commitment.

Joanna Krupa

CommitmentWomanThinkYouAsking

Russia is a big polluter.

Jesse Watters

RussiaBig

Language should find itself in the physical world, and not end up locked in an idea in somebody's head.

Robert Smithson

WorldEndLanguageFindHeadUp

When I listen to songs, I can smell a rat. I like songs that speak to me with some deeper truth.

Mike Dirnt

TruthMeSpeakI CanListenSmell

It's always morning for me until 4 in the afternoon.

Luis Fonsi

MorningMeAlwaysAfternoonUntil

If people want to simulate a godly lifestyle - great. If they don't - good luck with that.

Jase Robertson

GoodGreatPeopleLuckGood Luck

Chicago has a strange metaphysical elegance of death about it.

Claes Oldenburg

DeathEleganceChicagoStrangeAbout

The average small-business owner uses 18 apps to run their business every day, and if those applications don't allow data to flow seamlessly and they don't integrate, it's going to become a point of friction. It's going to prevent the small business from being successful.

Brad D. Smith

BusinessDaySmallDataEvery Day

The golden rule for playing the bass is that's it all about feel, not just plonking away. You need to feel the sound, not using a pick or a plectrum - which has meant plenty of calluses on my fingers.

Suzi Quatro

FeelYouGoldenSoundNeedPlaying

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.

Sean Connery

ThinkWillUsedSomethingFantastic

If you and your skills are a complement to the computer, your wage and labor market prospects are likely to be cheery. If your skills do not complement the computer, you may want to address that mismatch. Ever more people are starting to fall on one side of the divide or the other. That's why 'average is over.'

Tyler Cowen

PeopleYouFallLaborSkillsWant

To whom much is given, much is expected. I do believe this. It's embedded in me.

Tim Cook

MeBelieveWhomMuchExpectedGiven

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