Phillip Phillips Quotes
'American Idol' was just really a platform. What you do after that is what separates you from the show. And I've been working really hard, touring constantly, and building those fans. You've got to work hard.
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Everyone thinks I land in a chopper on top of my building and I have the most cushy existence. Could you understand that I might have the most messed up life myself?
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Everyone should be commended for allowing people to make disasters, to make failures - you've just got to be sure that it's a magnificent failure and that, by creating a magnificent failure, you plant the seed.
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I think wine is such a big universe that it's kind of like food - it's intimidating to a lot of people, myself included.
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My personal view is that I am opposed to the death penalty.
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The people will save their government, if the government itself will allow them.
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I despise making the most of one's time. Half of the pleasures of life consist of the opportunities one has neglected.
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I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
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Gun owners and non-gun owners alike agree on expanding background checks, making gun trafficking a serious crime with stiff penalties, making it illegal for all stalkers and all domestic abusers to buy guns, and expanding mental health resources so the mentally ill find it easier to receive treatment than to buy firearms.
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I am filled with uncertainty and fear when thinking about how my two daughters will grow into this world as Hoosiers, as Americans, as women and free thinkers.
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You don't drown by falling into water. You only drown if you stay there.
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I've been doing African dance all my life.
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While marriage is historically associated with dire obligation and clipped wings, I've found that it actually liberates you to take on adventure and achieve your dreams. I like to call my husband 'my person.' Find your 'person,' and you can do anything!
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Bad ballplayers make good managers.
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I usually have about four books on the go - a bedside book, a lavatory book, a downstairs book, and the book in my study that I read sneakily while I should be writing. Short stories for the lavatory, obviously.
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I wish that television would stop selling our hatred of ourselves, and start seducing us with our love of ourselves.
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There are a lot of dynamics and a lot of politics that go into records and getting played on the radio.
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I love listening to pop radio.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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Art is not meant to change the world.
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Sometimes a job comes to you, and you didn't ask for it. Your work in the past hires you, and that's nice.
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The importance of teachers in American education has never been a question, but recent research has established beyond doubt that the most important element of student achievement is the quality of the teacher. At the Corporation, we believe one of the most critical issues facing the country is the preparation of America's teachers, which is just not good enough. Creating a vision for change and sharing how to improve teacher preparation is something the Corporation is committed to. We are pleased to join forces with the Annenberg Foundation in pursuit of this goal.
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I always pray before any of the operations.
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It is in the nature of the New Yorker to be as topical as possible, on a level that is often small in scale and playful in intention.
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'American Idol' was just really a platform. What you do after that is what separates you from the show. And I've been working really hard, touring constantly, and building those fans. You've got to work hard.
