Frank McCourt Quotes

I worked in a number of high schools in New York, and I wound up at Stuyvesant High School, which is known nationally for producing brilliant scientists and mathematicians, but I had writing classes. I thought I was teaching. They thought I was teaching, but I was learning.

Frank McCourt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LearningSchoolNew YorkWritingNew

You spend all day getting the song goo,d and you're listening to it late at night, and you're happy with it. But you should sleep on it and come back in the morning and make sure.

Jim James

MorningDaySleepHappyNightSong

My big fear is that I'll put down so many people, I'll have to leave show biz.

Andy Kindler

FearPeopleDownLeaveBigShow

I want to be challenged, I want to work, and I want to feel that I am not being held back, that there is something in front of me, something more inspiring than... just eating breakfast, you know?

Sofia Vassilieva

WorkI AmBreakfastMeEatingYou

I never worked with a dialogue coach before, but I'd hate it if an American did a British accent and didn't do it well. It would be insulting.

Tracey Ullman

HateAmericanNeverCoachDialogue

In 1993, I joined Reuters as a correspondent in its Cairo bureau.

Mona Eltahawy

CorrespondentBureauJoined

The last thing our children need is less protection.

Lisa Madigan

ChildrenNeedProtectionLastOur

Can't make your payments? No problem. The interest charges keep on coming. In fact, banks prefer it that way. More money for them. The government guarantees it.

Jonathan Raymond

MoneyGovernmentProblemWayMore

I did do an American pilot, but it wasn't shot in America, it was shot in South Africa. It was called 'The Philanthropist,' and it was for NBC.

Dominique McElligott

AmericanAmericaPilotAfricaShot

Genuine forgiveness does not deny anger but faces it head-on.

Alice Miller

ForgivenessAngerGenuineFacesDeny

Economic activity can help repair war-torn societies, but if it's not conducted responsibly, it can also create or prolong violence. Companies and international organisations must help strengthen communities and overcome the trauma of violence.

Peter Maurer

HelpViolenceCreateRepairTrauma

I enjoyed doing Lipstick, but it scared me. I was very nervous. I couldn't wait for it to be over. It was very real, and I was just a kid.

Mariel Hemingway

MeWaitDoingLipstickNervousKid

When there has been a problem in your marriage, you cannot forever go on thinking, 'I am the most terrible person in the world and he is the most wonderful person.' You cannot live in a marriage that is unequal, because after a while, you are just worn out.

Kimberly Quinn

MarriageLiveI AmWorldThinking

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