Here am I, a human being and that has a body that is getting old. And I only have one, I can't trade it in. Malachy McCourt More Quotes by Malachy McCourt More Quotes From Malachy McCourt The alcoholism got me and I ruined my first marriage with drinking and the lying and the deceit and infidelity, and all of that. The whole bloody thing. Malachy McCourt infidelity drinking lying It's one day at a time, that's all there is to it, and so I don't have to worry about it. All I do is, okay, I do not have to drink. And if I feel like it, I postpone it for ten minutes, and that way I find something else to do in the meantime. Malachy McCourt one-day-at-a-time worry way There seems to be less obvious corruption in city government and New York politicians, they aren't Republican or Democrat, they're New Yorkers. Malachy McCourt government cities new-york I'm an alcoholic, recovering. And I used to smoke cigarettes, and I was a philanderer and I, wouldn't call myself good. Malachy McCourt philanderer cigarette used 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. Malachy McCourt example stones men That's one part of oppression is to make sure you are a shameful, shamed human being. That takes care of the past. Malachy McCourt oppression care past The future has to do with fear. Don't attempt to come up here. Don't attempt to go forward, you were nobody, you are nobody, and you'll always be nothing, so don't even think about coming here because if you do, something awful will happen to you. Malachy McCourt come-up awful thinking I am full of theories that are based on a very liquid foundation, because I used to be a drinker. Malachy McCourt liquid foundation used 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. Malachy McCourt talking people school The Supreme Court gives corporations the same rights as a human being. It's absurd. You can't do that. Malachy McCourt corporations rights giving To be Irish today is the abandonment of shame and the younger people are moving it out and they're moving the fear away. They're not afraid, they're adventurous. Malachy McCourt today people moving We are spectators to violence, and therefore are, how well we don't know and make sure we don't know the difference of real violence to that of simulation. Malachy McCourt differences violence real The purpose of the media is to make us all spectators, to watch. So that's why we have millions of fat children watching the games, eating and consuming and not playing themselves. Malachy McCourt media games children Corporations can deduct their planes, all their office expenses, their machinery, their computers and Teleprompters and whatever else they have. They can deduct their yachts, they can deduct their limousines, their planes, everything. Malachy McCourt corporations computer office Democracy to me is letting the other person speak and being dissenting without being disagreeable. Malachy McCourt democracy speak persons I've avoided work all my life, you see. So, I'm like a bee. I go from flower to flower. Malachy McCourt avoided flower bees When I'm writing, I thoroughly enjoy it. It just goes on. Malachy McCourt enjoy goes-on writing Whenever I'm broadcasting, I like it. When I'm broadcasting I can't wait to hear what I say. Malachy McCourt broadcasting i-can waiting 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." Malachy McCourt follow-me competition towns I absolutely love the public transportation system in New York. No matter what, no matter how people complain, it is the best in the world. Malachy McCourt new-york complaining people
