Frank McCourt Quotes

A lot of people say writers start losing their powers after 60 or 65. But I look at the best-seller list and see a book by that 14-year-old gymnast, Dominique Moceanu, and I think, 'Now, what's she going to tell the world? And these 25-year-old rock stars, what are they going to tell the world?'

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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StarsLosingPeopleWorldStartSay

I grew up racing off-road trucks. They were on road courses with jumps. I made a name for myself in that style of racing.

Jimmie Johnson

StyleMyselfRoadNameRacingUp

An ordinary life used to look something like this: born into a growing family, you help rear your siblings, have the first of your own half-dozen or even dozen children soon after you're grown, and die before your youngest has left home.

Jill Lepore

LifeFamilyHomeChildrenDieHelp

I prefer to write about ordinary people who find themselves in a singularly bizarre situation - that is to say, the one moment in their lives when they are forced to confront danger or mystery.

Jesse Kellerman

MomentPeopleMysteryFindSituation

Now that I'm coming out with my own record people can see I'm a solo artist.

John Legend

PeopleArtistNowMy OwnSeeOut

The whole Indian thing, I always say it's really the American holocaust. It's something we need to look at.

Skeet Ulrich

AmericanLookHolocaustSayNeed

The only thing worse than being in the Hall of Fame is not being in the Hall of Fame.

Tom Waits

FameBeingOnlyWorseThanThing

Art is difficult. It's not entertainment.

Anselm Kiefer

ArtEntertainmentDifficult

I want to feel I can help the club to believe they are good, and I want to feel the fans knowing the team is good. Sometimes you don't believe that because in the past, you have not won as many titles like the other ones.

Pep Guardiola

GoodPastTeamBelieveHelpYou

The gratifying part of my journey is no one calls me a star child or a superstar's wife anymore. I think I have grown beyond that and have my own identity.

Twinkle Khanna

JourneyWifeIdentityChildMeOwn

All countries, big or small, strong or weak, are equal members of the United Nations.

Nong Duc Manh

SmallStrongWeakEqualBigUnited

It's very hard to turn your back once you're aware of what's going on, and you're aware of the injustices, and you're aware of the civilian casualties. It's much easier if you have no idea and you've never seen it.

Lynsey Addario

YouBackNeverHardTurnGoing

The more I do in my life, the more I can write music about new experiences.

Ken Hill

LifeMusicMy LifeI CanNewWrite

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