Frank McCourt
Frank McCourt
Francis "Frank" McCourtwas an Irish-American teacher and writer. He won a Pulitzer Prize for his book, Angela's Ashes, a tragicomic memoir of the misery and squalor of his childhood...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth14 August 1953
CountryIreland
baseball team believe
I've stated before that my number one priority as the steward of the Dodgers is winning, and I believe that hiring Ned is a step in that direction. With his genuine passion for baseball, his intimate knowledge of all aspects of the game, and solid leadership skills, I am confident that Ned's experience will help the Dodgers put a winning team on the field, year-in and year-out.
snakes leaving skins
I'm not one of those James Joyce intellectuals who can stand back and look at the whole edifice... It was a slow process for me to just crawl out of it, like a snake leaving his skin behind.
house mind world
Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it's the one part of you the world can't interfere with.
sex opposites dancing
And, of course, they've always condemned dancing. You know, you might touch a member of the opposite sex. And you might get excited and you might do something natural.
glowing clothes america
I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I came from, because everybody was doing it. So I wasn't prepared for America, where everybody is glowing with good teeth and good clothes and food.
ideas afterlife church
I had to get rid of any idea of hell or any idea of the afterlife. That's what held me, kept me down. So now I just have nothing but contempt for the institution of the church.
writing performing
I'm more interested in writing than in performing.
tough knows
When I act tough they listen politely till the spasm passes. They know.
childhood ashes happy-childhood
The happy childhood is hardly worth your while.
poverty absurd absurdity
There's so much absurdity. Poverty is so absurd.
teacher
The main thing I am interested in is my experience as a teacher.
notebook writing years
I've been writing in notebooks for 40 years or so.
book writing matter
I just have to proceed as usual. No matter what happens, nothing helps with the writing of the next book.
significance my-own insignificant
I learned the significance of my own insignificant life.