Phil Klay Quotes
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In America, as opposed to the old country, success was based on merit.
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I am very lucky because when I come back home, I have a completely normal life. I can relax, playing golf, fishing - doing what I want. I know when I finish a tournament, I am going to relax at home.
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About three months before a contest, I drink a lot of water. I start to drink a lot of water.
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit too purple, and I know that.
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It is so difficult in the world for people to find love, true love.
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I'm in a constant state of gratitude.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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I always like to sing barefoot.
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Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.
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I can never let the guy across from me be in better shape. I have to be the best-conditioned guy.
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Marriage is a social construct, but I still believe in it.
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I'm a big fan of Justin Timberlake and Bruno Mars – that's my next level. You've got to dream. People have always tried to shoot me down for wanting to be a big worldwide star. But why not? You have to broaden your horizons and put yourself out there.
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I've got a place in Portugal, which I like very much, but I've just been working in Malaysia for five weeks. My family had a chance to come over and we really loved it, particularly the island of Pangkor.
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TV is starting to become such a collective experience again. People are watching it on their own time, rather than being on a schedule. Netflix offers the easy opportunity to watch as much as you can.
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I am very, very strict with my workout regimen; not so much with my food, because I'm always working out, so I can allow myself to be a bit more naughty!
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You can start right where you stand and apply the habit of going the extra mile by rendering more service and better service than you are now being paid for.
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With our evolved busy hands and our evolved busy brains, in an extraordinarily short period of time we've managed to alter the earth with such geologic-forcing effects that we ourselves are forces of nature. Climate change, ocean acidification, the sixth mass extinction of species.
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People hear the soul, black influence in my voice. I grew up listening to CKLW and all the black stations like WLBS.
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Love is alike to death, annihilates the senses, My heart it breaks as well, the spirit's drawn from hence
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Don't wallow in brainstorming. Time spent fiddling with a business plan or filling up whiteboards with ideas is time that you could spend actually launching your business and seeing if the idea floats. Launching gives you real, solid feedback, instead of the imaginary 'what if' scenarios dreamed up in a conference room.
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Patriotism was a living fire of unquestioned belief and purpose.
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Your fear seems to hide deep inside your mind.
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There's this Frank Wildhorn tune 'Sarah' - it's not a widely known tune, but it's my favorite song to sing.
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Treating war as farce is one way soldiers deal with it.
