Phil Harris Quotes
Lou and I met while we were in high school in our senior year. We were in many of the same classes together and quite a few times we went over to his house to hang out.
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America tends to worship the modest talent because it doesn't put us in an uncomfortable position vis-a-vis the artist.
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I love 'Husbands and Wives,' Woody Allen's movie. It's like one of my all-time favorites. I could watch it over and over again.
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Eros will have naked bodies; Friendship naked personalities.
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The eye of God ends up inside, so that, in the end, you take care of judgment and punishment yourself.
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When I was a child - in wartime, pre-television - books were my life.
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People know I have a good time on stage. I love my life. I love my job.
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World War II was a decisive time in our history and June 6, 1944, marked the decisive moment of the war.
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I really love Miami, but I don't think the architecture matches the city. It's a bit too commercial.
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Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they're likable.
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Television shows and movies that are all white, I can't watch them. They totally alienate me.
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No one's ever happy with their position in Hollywood. You hear that from people you'd never dream would complain.
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Every glass thermometer has subtle variations in the size and shape of the bulb at the bottom and the capillary tube inside, as well as variations in the width of gradations on the side. The compounded effect of these uncertainties is that each thermometer reads temperature slightly differently.
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You have to stay on top and learn from mistakes.
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Government is waging war against the people.
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I live in New York and I was only there for 2 weeks all last year.
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I'm bringing what I've always wanted: film quality work on television. That's the way it should be.
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It is my passion to direct movies.
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I don't read my reviews, but I have a bunch of them and I will when I'm 80.
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Race prejudice can't be talked down, it must be lived down.
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The people I've known I must say are extraordinary. When I think about some of them, I can't believe that I knew them all. And I think the reason I knew most of them at the beginning was because they were of Bogie's generation, 25 years my senior, not mine. But they were the most talented people of all.
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When I was in grad school, I wrote one early story that was Vegas, and then I stayed away from it. I was trying to expand and do different things. I knew I would write about it, but I stayed away for as long as I could.
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All my life I have dealt with objective matters; hence I lack both the natural aptitude and the experience to deal properly with people and to carry out official functions.
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To change a habit, make a conscious decision, then act out the new behavior.
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Lou and I met while we were in high school in our senior year. We were in many of the same classes together and quite a few times we went over to his house to hang out.
