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I asked my dad what afflicted meant and he said 'Sickness son, and things that don't fit.


Frank McCourt

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JAMES PUNISHILL Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God asked.
"Why are people so scared of dying?" Jesus asked...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS With puppets, you follow the head and the arms will follow, but Frank didn't really do that with the...
BRIAN HENSON When I called him I asked if he had heard about my brothers and my daddy. He said: 'Your cousins lie...
ALONZO HORTON That was special, ... I know what my dad meant to the game.
BRETT HULL I haven't really decided to be an actor yet! I started doing plays when I was about 15 or 16. I ...
ROBERT PATTINSON I knew Sinatra for 38 years. He was like my father. Frank Sinatra was my 'dad.' He treated m...
TRINI LOPEZ I meant what I said and I said what I meant.
DR. SEUSS With puppets, you follow the head and the arms will follow, but Frank didn't really do that with the...
BRIAN HENSON He got smart with me and my son, when we were up there. He asked my son why he was there?
HERBERT PERRY I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES Percy and Frank stumbled backwards. ‘Um … is that thing tame?’ Frank said. The horse whinnie...
RICK RIORDAN My dad lived by example. I lived by watching him. I watched all the great things he did and said. I ...
LAILA ALI Lord, he’d said. Let me be enough. That prayer had lodged in my heart like an arrow when I’d hea...
DIANA GABALDON My dad introduced me to baseball. Then one of my friends asked if I could play on a team; my dad sai...
BERT BLYLEVEN I asked him what the prognosis was. And he said that without medication, my life expectancy was abou...
ANDREA ADAMS I asked Frank what he remembered most about working with Jackie. He said, 'Apart from the fact that ...
AUDREY MEADOWS My son turned 10 just the other day. He said, 'Thanks for the ball, dad, come on let's play - Can yo...
HARRY CHAPIN My dad once told me life would get complicated when I grew up. I’m guessing this isn’t what he m...
SUSAN EE And the king was much moved, and went up to the chamber over the gate, and wept: and as he went, thu...
BIBLE God bless Dad, he came to every one of my shows. I was bad, and I had horrible stage fright. My dad ...
KIRK DOUGLAS Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes son?" God replied.
"Why does man have so many religions?" Jesus as...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God asked.
"Why do people get sick?" Jesus asked.
"Whe...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent!
DR. SEUSS I don't think he meant to kiss me," I said finally.
"What? Did he slip and fall on your mouth? ...
JENNIFER L. ARMENTROUT Dad?" Jesus said.
"Yes son. What is it?" God replied.
"Why have you left the stars turned ...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS A university professor set an examination question in which he asked what is the difference between ...
RICHARD PRATT Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God replied.
"Why do birds sing?" Jesus asked.
"Birds ...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God replied.
"Do we still have any wrapping paper?" Jesus a...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS Or maybe…” Frank hesitated. “What?” Percy asked. “Probably nothing,” Frank said. “Roma...
RICK RIORDAN I meant what I said, and I said what I meant.
An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent.
DR. SEUSS I meant what I said and I said what I meant - An elephant's faithful, one hundred percent! Dr
DR. SEUSS My son Chris said he was 12 years old before he knew what I did for a living.
BOB ELLIOTT When he saw her, he meant to have her. That was what he always said. He just loved my mother.
AUDREY JOHNSON My dad was a big Frank Zappa fan, so I remember listening to a lot of Frank Zappa. Girls do not like...
BILL HADER As a pastor and as a dad, I want my son to know I tell the truth. He can read the book. He knows if ...
TODD BURPO I told director of my camp what he said, so he called him and gave him a couple of words. I asked my...
ALEXANDER BUNEGIN I wanted to get into films, and my parents were against it. I convinced my mom, and finally she conv...
VIJAY Dad!" Jesus yelled.
"Yes, son," God said.
"That star's light just went out," Jesus told hi...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS I remember asking my dad, 'Who are the people who design airplanes?' And he said, 'mechanical engine...
ARIF SHAKEEL He said what he meant, he meant what he said, but he did it in a nice way. He was the glue who held ...
CHARLIE EPPS 'Twas good advice, and meant, "My son, be good."
GEORGE CRABBE My son, Sanjay, and I discuss a lot of things. Like, he gives me feedback on my films and what his f...
VIJAY And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them? / And one of the multitude answered and said, ...
BIBLE I asked him, 'Dad, why didn't you just retreat and get out of there?'. He said, 'Well, we were Ameri...
GREG ROGERS Dad?" Jesus asked.
"Yes, son?" God replied.
"What came before colors?" Jesus asked.
"...
ANTHONY T. HINCKS Sometimes it hurts to look at you,” I said. I loved that I could say that and he knew exactly what...
JENNY HAN [So I went to his testimonial lunch on Wednesday and watched the Mad Butcher attempt to interview Jo...
BILLY JONES My first year as president I went around and asked what Marist had to work on. He said, 'He who whis...
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DERMOT MULRONEY And Isaac said unto his son, How is it that thou hast found it so quickly, my son? And he said, Beca...
BIBLE I never mind talking about my dad. I'm proud of who he is, and being his son is one of the thing...
RAFE SPALL When I showed my parents the proposed pictures, my mum laughed and said I had looked sexier in other...
AMBER CHIA When I was in nursery school, the teachers asked me, y'know, 'What does your dad do for a li...
NATALIE PORTMAN My son made himself a legend, my son worked hard and made himself what he was and the legacy that he...
CHRISTOPHER WALLACE And Jesus stood, and commanded him to be brought unto him: and when he was come near, he asked him, ...
BIBLE The officer said my son didn't make it and he had passed away. I was in shock and wanted to know whe...
JACQUIE SWAN Just remember that the things you put into your head are there forever, he said. You might want to t...
CORMAC MCCARTHY Loving my son, building my son, touching my son, playing with my son, being with my son… these are...
DAN PEARCE You’re doing it again,” he said.
“Doing what?” I asked, wondering if I had done somethi...
MARY TING I got a phone call -- he said, 'Mom, call 911. My son had to see that.
DARLENE MCINTOSH You know," he said with unusual somberness, "I asked my father once why kenders were little, why we ...
MARGARET WEIS I hate you.'
My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me. She ...
STEPHEN CHBOSKY You (reporters) should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
EARL BUSH [You reporters] should have printed what he meant, not what he said.
G. K. CHESTERTON I remember at one point being in fellowship, and everyone used to wear the fish symbol; it said you ...
HUGH JACKMAN What this Australian guy meant when he said I was a Googlewhack,
DAVE GORMAN I never saw any of my dad's stories. My mother said he had piles and piles of manuscripts.
STEPHEN KING I shaved my head when I was 14 - is that bad? I asked my dad's permission first. He said, 'Y...
BREA GRANT My little son, Atticus, desperately needs his dad and I haven't been there for him... and that&#...
DANIEL BALDWIN Is it him?” Dad asked. “Did he get you into trouble?”
“Not me,” Shane said. “I’ve...
RACHEL CAINE Y luego el patecal ése, que no te pudo salvar con sus medicinas, aunque tú ni las necesitabas, pue...
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JAMES CAAN There's another problem," Percy said. "I'm not good with air travel. It's dangerous for a son of Nep...
RICK RIORDAN He said, 'Joe, you're ready to manage. Go,' ... That meant a lot to me, because it was like a father...
JOE GIRARDI My dad had limitations. That's what my good-hearted mom always told us. He had limitations, but he m...
GILLIAN FLYNN I asked David once, 'What does it look like downfield?' ... And he said, 'Dude, they're covered.'
STEVE MCKINNEY My notes contain a phrase inside parentheses: 'Wife works at Winpac.' Mr. Fitzgerald asked what that...
JUDITH MILLER To say how close John and dad were, I'd call him after meets - all the way up till the end. We discu...
BRIAN GRAY My dad, Frank Addison Albini, was a terrific shot with a rifle and had generally excellent hunting s...
STEVE ALBINI I was the third son, and the family tradition was my dad always favored the oldest child.
FRED KOREMATSU If I ever have a son, I would call him Frankie, and it's a family name - it's my dad and my ...
FRANK LAMPARD He don't have our voice to hold onto. And that's what he needs, and that's what I need. I need my so...
KATIE ADAMS What are these guys?" He whispered
"Canadians," Percy said.
Frank leaned away from him. "...
RICK RIORDAN That was my grandfather. People would use it as a directional landmark. He was kind of a junkman, th...
JASON MRAZ There were things i never said to my dad, i always regret never saying.I never told my father that i...
GARY F EVANS... It was a long time ago: 'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt. It was a great story that was...
ISABEL GILLIES You know what I would have said? 'What noble cause did my son die for?'
CINDY SHEEHAN Done to death by slanderous tongue
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE And Isaac said unto Jacob, Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my ...
BIBLE My son Luke thinks it's cool that his dad quit his job,
LANCE ARMSTRONG When I was 17 years old, Frank DiLeo saw my very first music video and flew to my hometown of Las Ve...
MANIKA What about Clinton?" I asked. "He's pretty interesting."

"Ugh." Dad looked disgusted. "That gu...
TOM PERROTTA Once, I asked my mom why stars shine. She said they were
night-lights, so the angels could find...
JODI PICOULT The first question I asked my dad after the relapse was if I could still do the foundation. He said ...
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No matter where you roam.
Keep her while you have her,
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Through feeble, old and grey.
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FRANK Whoever is happy will make others happy too.
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ZE FRANK We have this incredible ability to communicate with each other. I want to play around with it, see w...
ZE FRANK For some reason, we stopped getting gold stars at some age. It's time to bring them back.
ZE FRANK If you want to get into the creative world, you have to just keep flogging away even when nobody'...
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ZE FRANK I'm fascinated by simple joy.
ZE FRANK We can't all be like Ryan Seacrest... the perfect platform manifestation of a human. I don't...
ZE FRANK What better way to connect with people than by staring and talking straight at them? Don't blink...
ZE FRANK I'm obsessed with media and the way audiences can become creative participants.
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ZE FRANK In an ever-changing technological landscape, where today's platforms are not tomorrow's plat...
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ZE FRANK Anything that makes you feel the most alone also has the greatest power to connect you.
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ZE FRANK The naked mole is, like, the ugliest freakin' creature in the world. It is so radically, unbelie...
ZE FRANK When I was young, I had this feeling that there was this handbook that I had never gotten that expla...
ZE FRANK On street corners everywhere, people are looking at their cell phones, and it's easy to dismiss ...
ZE FRANK I studied neuroscience at the cellular level, so I was looking at learning and memory in the visual ...
ZE FRANK The story of technology seems to go up and then retract into simplicity again.
ZE FRANK I think this is one of the greatest gifts of this era: Because of the Internet, we can start to type...
ZE FRANK Let me think about the people who I care about the most, and how when they fail or disappoint me... ...
ZE FRANK A good procrastination should feel like you're inserting lots and lots of commas into the senten...
ZE FRANK Communism doesn't work because people like to own stuff.
FRANK ZAPPA What is a friend? I will tell you... it is someone with whom you dare to be yourself.
FRANK CRANE My grandfather was smart and had a whole lot of pride. He didn't speak a terrible amount, but yo...
FRANK OCEAN When I was a kid, my father didn't really have much hope for me. He thought I was a dreamer; he ...
FRANK GEHRY There's enough pressure in life without seeking competition. That makes it double pressure.
FRANK BRUNO Who would ever think that so much went on in the soul of a young girl?
ANNE FRANK I live in a crazy time.
ANNE FRANK For some reason, Superman seems to be held to higher standards on the subject of secret/super identi...
GARY FRANK Experience has taught me how important it is to just keep going, focusing on running fast and relaxe...
FRANK SHORTER Don't follow trends, start trends.
FRANK CAPRA Time is money, especially when you are talking to a lawyer or buying a commercial.
FRANK DANE I searched for years I found no love. I'm sure that love will never be a product of plasticity.
FRANK ZAPPA I was a thug.
FRANK OCEAN A good motto is: use friendliness but do not use your friends.
FRANK CRANE I booked my first studio at like 12 or 13. Somewhere in that season of my life, singing along with t...
FRANK OCEAN I always say that I don't want to be sentimental, that the photographs shouldn't be sentimen...
ROBERT FRANK I have been frequently accused of deliberately twisting subject matter to my point of view. Above al...
ROBERT FRANK You do your work as a photographer and everything becomes past. Words are more like thoughts; the ph...
ROBERT FRANK It is always the instantaneous reaction to oneself that produces a photograph.
ROBERT FRANK There is one thing the photograph must contain, the humanity of the moment. This kind of photography...
ROBERT FRANK If you want to see the sunshine, you have to weather the storm.
FRANK LANE You gotta love livin', baby, 'cause dyin' is a pain in the ass.
FRANK SINATRA I just can't think how I would go on without children having lost Edith already... It's too ...
OTTO FRANK We all had lots of stories of our sad experiences - they mourned the death of my wife with me - but ...
OTTO FRANK I think there are a number of bishops - and I put Cardinal Mahony in that category - who listen too ...
FRANK KEATING Bishops are like umpires. You have to have them to call the close decisions.
FRANK BUTLER We've all read, I'm sure, a Superman book where we didn't really feel like we knew the c...
GARY FRANK Christopher Reeve so completely inhabited the character Superman when he was in that costume, and th...
GARY FRANK