Phil Silvers Quotes
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Our children will outwit us if they want; for when it comes to technology, they hold the higher ground. Unlike other tools passed carefully and ceremonially from one generation to the next - the sharp scissors, the car keys - this is one they understand better than we do.
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Right now, I'm not really thinking about marriage.
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I'm a total people pleaser.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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Africa is poor because its investors and its creditors are unspeakably rich.
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Recording at home enables one to eliminate the demo stage, and the presentation stage in the studio, too.
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I'm a guy, but I'm not afraid to cry. Not all of the time. But when I'm watching a movie, I'll sometimes shed a tear, especially 'Moulin Rouge'.
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I'm not sure if I want to continue to work when I have kids.
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As a film actor, you don't often get that opportunity to meet with your audience and take your applause on stage.
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I'm just a purist. What is important in my life is that I can do something that can influence many people and influence China's development. When I am myself, I am relaxed and happy and have a good result.
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Most people don't know how to tell stories.
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I draw every day - unless I'm being interviewed.
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On the stage he was natural, simple, affecting, 'Twas only when he was off, he was acting.
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There was a time, actually, when I hadn't been singing, and I'd lost a lot of my ability. My range had shrunk.
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I think William Trevor is as good as it gets. Whenever I want a book to do exactly what it says it will, I read him.
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When any calamity has been suffered the first thing to be remembered is, how much has been escaped.
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In every country I visit, I am proud to present Jasmine and what we are doing here. I am in no doubt that we will soon be called upon to teach others the model we have been developing for the past decade, for the promotion of women-owned businesses.
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What I'll take credit for is finding visionary people in the company, or bringing them in, and then empowering them to help me.
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My track record speaks for itself.
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A pregnant woman and her spouse dream of three babies--the perfect four-month-old who rewards them with smiles and musical cooing,the impaired baby, who changes each day, and the mysterious real baby whose presence is beginning to be evident in the motions of the fetus.
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What was really wonderful about the 'Doubtfire' shoot is that we had this really long rehearsal period in the beginning. That was a great time to get to know each other. We got to know each other and to create the family vibe. So we really didn't have to force it.
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In L.A., we listen to everything. If it's banging, it's banging - we don't care where it's from.
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I had an unusual beginning in show business - I started at the top.
