Phil Klay Quotes
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I was initially a leading man, but only on television.
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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I think people appreciate honesty.
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First, I have to thank God for giving me the gift that he did as well as a second chance for a better life.
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I hate thinking about clothes. I hate shopping.
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One of the first serious attempts I made to write a novel was when I was in Grade 6 and I had read 'Matilda.' I wrote my own version and my teacher had it bound and permitted me to read it to the class - cementing my love of reading, writing and Roald Dahl!
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I've fondly dreamed of becoming the face of an important brand since I was a child, in the same way that others dream of becoming an astronaut. I dreamed of this as I first and foremost dreamed of becoming an actor and would look up at these huge posters of celebrities while driving along motorways or crossing under bridges.
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I have this data bank garbage can in the back of my head that is an emotional collection of events that have occurred in my life.
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My favorite soundtrack is 'Avatar.' It's the best thing in the world. I love it.
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Radical Islamists spread from Western Africa through the Middle East, all the way to South Asia to sub-Indian continent.
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I've been grateful that 'Time's' reach and mandate is so broad; anything you're interested in, you can usually write about.
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Tax cuts are like sex: When they are good, they are very, very good. And when they are bad, they are still pretty good.
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I don't go out. I don't go to clubs. It's not my thing. I sit at home with my glass of wine and watch hours of reality TV. I have a million shows on my TiVo.
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As much as movies are about the words that you're saying, they're also about what's not said, the silent moments.
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I was raised on NBC television.
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It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult words but rather short, easy words, like 'What about lunch?'
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I arrived in the U.S.A. in 1935, to San Francisco. I got the boat from China, and I didn't even speak English. I could read a little, perhaps write a little, but that was all. It was a 17-day journey, and I learnt to speak English from the stewards.
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This is a polarizing statement, as I have come to discover, but I am a Pats, Red Sox, Celtics and Bruins fan from birth until death.
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Acting is something I did when I was a kid. I do act sometimes in friends' projects, but when I do, it's just for fun. It is actually a hobby for me now. I do still love stage acting, but the day-to-day process of being an actor is so exhausting and so taxing.
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I actually just bought a ranch, and I'm going grow as much of my own foods - I've got thirty chickens, and I'm going to try to live as sustainably as possible.
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What the commission that myself and Leon Panetta is trying to do is analyze this in two respects. First of all, what's the right military response and security response?
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I was a great dreamer of day dreams.
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With the truth, all given facts harmonize; but with what is false, the truth soon hits a wrong note.
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One thing I've always liked about the military is there's a certain amount of pragmatism.
