Philip James Bailey Quotes
Life's but a means unto an end, that end, Beginning, mean, and end to all things--God.
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When I was 15 years old, I read an article about Ivan Boesky, the well-known takeover trader - turned out years later it was all on inside information! But before that came to light, he was very successful, very flamboyant. And I thought, 'This is what I want to do.' So I'm 15 years old, I decide I'm going to Wall Street.
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I'll always be back to the stage. I have no doubt that the stage will always call me back. There will always be a character that no one else can play, and I'll be back to play it.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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Of course, we are all egoists. Egoism is so much a part of our humanity.
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As athletes, we all have egos, we all think we can help, and when you're not given that chance, it's hard to watch.
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There are charms made only for distant admiration.
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If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
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The English king's power was curbed by Parliament, though that wasn't always a good thing, as politicians often behave no better than monarchs - there are just more of them.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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If anyone can crack the publicity nut and figure out how to not come across hammy and contrived, I'd love to talk to them.
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Music has done a lot to enhance the emotions of sports. It's played in arenas. Whenever there is footage cut together they're always using music. And it goes together, you know.
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Act so that the effects of your actions are compatible with the permanence of genuine human life.
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To return to the question of strategy...The Falkland Islands are unlikely to cause a major explosion.
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Vous savez, c'est la vie qui a raison, l'architecte qui a tort.
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Patience serves us against insults precisely as clothes do against the cold. For if you multiply your garments as the cold increases, that cold cannot hurt you; in the same way increase your patience under great offences, and they cannot hurt your feelings.
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'Nothing he said indicated that he was that angry. I mean, there’s a difference between angry and murderous. Isn’t there?''Less than you’d think.'
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The truth is that I have lived on an even keel. I don't go down, and I don't go up. I believe in living above the line. Above the line is happiness and love, you know. Below the line is all sadness and destruction and unhappiness. And I don't go down below the line for anything.
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I think the beauty of growing up is not really knowing and figuring it out for yourself.
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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.
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Reading should be a repeat performance.
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Life's but a means unto an end, that end, Beginning, mean, and end to all things--God.
