Philip James Bailey Quotes
There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
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How can you tell your kid, 'You can be anything you want to be,' if you're not trying to do the same?
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As patients and consumers, we are better informed today about our health care than any previous generation.
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Everyone has an idea that they think would be a great movie. Everyone has a cousin who they think you should work with.
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Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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If I wasn't in fashion, I would have been a psychiatrist.
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I am a classic Star Trek fanatic. When I was a kid, my mom and I used to go to conventions.
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Japan's biggest problems are conservatism and cowardice.
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I believe we're the party of small business.
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If people think I look good, it's the make-up.
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I played piano and was always in the choir. I tried to play flute because all the pretty girls played flute.
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Not to sound too pessimistic, but I just don't see me having the film career that I maybe hoped for after 'The Birdcage.' I think people just didn't know what to do with me.
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Together, we can create a world in which peace is real; in which every human being can thrive; in which all share the promise of our century. I believe we can succeed.
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You want your lady to be a contortionist. What man wouldn't want a lady who's a contortionist?
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R. Kelly is an image, a brand. That's my job. There's a whole other side of me that's Robert, who is a father, a friend. But then I put on the game face and go into the studio and do the music. That's just another day at the office.
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I've decided to tell my kids things like: 'I love the way each of you tilted back your heads when you laughed.' I will give them specific stuff they can grasp.
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While big business gain subsidies and political access, small businesses drown in red tape, and individuals now risk being classified as terrorists for complaining about it. Economic globalisation is about homogenising differences in the worlds' markets, cultures, tastes and traditions. It's about giving big business access to a global market.
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Money is not the only answer, but it makes a difference.
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Like many popular best-sellers, he was a very sad and solemn man who took himself too seriously and his art not seriously enough.
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It's not good to stretch when you're cold. Get your heart rate up, and once you finish, take time to stretch and let your body calm down.
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Reading after a certain age diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking, just as the man who spends too much time in the theater is tempted to be content with living vicariously instead of living his own life.
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May be we are not such fools as we look. But though we be, we are well content, so long as we may be two fools together.
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There is no surer mark of the absence of the highest moral and intellectual qualities than a cold reception of excellence.
