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Quote by Malachy McCourt

“The word is a sound of some sort and that's where the energy comes from.”

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Malachy McCourt is an Irish-American actor renowned for his exceptional performances in theater, film, and television. Born on September 20, 1931, he is celebrated for his unique acting style and profound understanding of characters. more

“When an English man speaks well, for example now, and this is another way of putting us down, they say he's "eloquent" you see. "Oh, eloquent chap they are!" An Irish person speak well, they say, "Ah, you have the gift of the gab." "Ah, you kissed the blarney stone." You see, all of this putting us down.”

Men Way Wells Persons Speak Example Stones Another Way Eloquent Chaps Blarney

Author:Malachy McCourt

“If you look up the word "gab" in the dictionary, it's insignificant of importance, of no substance. That's what gab is.”

Ifs Looks Importance Substance Look Up Insignificant Dictionary

Author:Malachy McCourt

“I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.”

People Stories Able School Left Talking Hell Wonderful Listening Add Comprehension Blackboard

Author:Malachy McCourt

“Somebody once said that the Irish derived the greatest benefit from the English language. They court it like a beautiful woman. They make it bray with donkey laughter, they fling it at the sky like paint pots full of rainbow colors.”

Said Beautiful Language Sky Color Benefits Laughter Court Paint Pot Rainbow English Language Beautiful Women Fling Donkey

Author:Malachy McCourt

“To me a saint is a severely edited sinner. That's what I think.”

Thinking Saint Sinner Edited

Author:Malachy McCourt

“Limericks don't come from Limerick. But it comes from that between the verses when they used to have those competitions that they would put in the refrain, "follow me up, follow me up, follow me up to Limerick Town."”

Used Towns Competition Verses Refrain Follow Me Limerick

Author:Malachy McCourt

“My purpose in life always has been to avoid work. And I hear these people saying, "I work hard and I pay my taxes." Well, you're an asshole.”

People Wells Has Beens Hard Purpose Pay Hard Work Taxes Purpose Of Life

Author:Malachy McCourt

“I've avoided work all my life, you see. So, I'm like a bee. I go from flower to flower.”

Flower Bees Avoided

Author:Malachy McCourt

“The action carries a sense of incompleteness and frustration, but not of guilt. Victorious living does not mean perfect living in the sense of living without flaw, but it does mean adequate living, and that can be consistent with many mistakes.”

Mean Doe Action Perfect Mistake Guilt Consistent Frustration Carrie Flaws Adequate Incompleteness

Author:E. Stanley Jones

“Whenever I'm broadcasting, I like it. When I'm broadcasting I can't wait to hear what I say.”

I Can Waiting Broadcasting

Author:Malachy McCourt

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