Frank McCourt Quotes

Even when I went to the Lion's Head in the Village, where all you journalists would hang out, I was always peripheral. I was never really part of anything except the classroom. That's where I belonged.

Frank McCourt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

LionYouVillageNeverClassroom

I've learned that music is such a healer.

Jimmy Scott

MusicLearnedHealer

I think there's always going to be a problem dealing with firearms, with knives. It's the animal we are that cause the problems.

Joe Namath

AnimalProblemsThinkProblemAlways

War today is such a more visible thing. We see it on television, on CNN. In 1914, war was a concept.

John Boyne

TodayWarTelevisionMoreSeeThing

Sitcom hours are silly easy compared to drama. Whenever an actor on a sitcom complains, I feel like smacking them!

Tricia Helfer

FeelSillyEasyDramaActorHours

Today, the world is so awash in sugar - it is such a staple of the modern diet, associated with all that is cheap and unhealthy - that it's hard to believe things were once exactly the opposite. The West Indies were colonized in a world where sugar was seen as a scarce, luxurious, and profoundly health-giving substance.

Tom Reiss

TodayWorldBelieveDietSugarHard

There's a restaurant in Manhattan called Balthazar, and next to it is Balthazar Bakery. It's tiny, and it's very charming to have that little retail outlet to sell the house desserts and breads.

Tom Douglas

RestaurantHouseCharmingRetail

I share my personal experiences of what is right according to me in a particular situation.

Rithvik Dhanjani

MeSituationPersonalRightShare

Body love is more than acceptance of self or the acceptance of the body. Body love is about self-worth in general. It's more than our physical appearance.

Mary Lambert

LoveAcceptanceLove IsSelfBody

What's at the heart of my faith is a belief that there's a creator. That we're all children of the same God. And that, fundamentally, the relationship you have with your spouse is important and eternal.

Mitt Romney

FaithRelationshipHeartChildren

When your economy is subject to the whims of Libya and Nigeria and Venezuela, you have a problem.

Jason Chaffetz

ProblemYouEconomyYourNigeria

We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

FatherFaithTodayYesterdaySeeUs

I've always been someone who's believed in truth. I believe truth exists. I don't believe in relativism, a 'your truth, my truth' kind of a thing. However, I also believe that the truth must always be spoken in love - and that grace and truth are found in Jesus Christ.

Jonathan Jackson

LoveTruthGraceBelieveSomeone

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