Philip James Bailey Quotes
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I have selective hearing.
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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The student will try to defy the master. Always.
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The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.
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Effective preaching starts with loving the people we're preaching to.
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The alleged menace of universal suffrage having been avoided by the absolute suppression of the negro vote, the spirit of mob murder should have been satisfied and the butchery of negroes should have ceased.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.
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I don't have the luxury of having a dog myself because I travel too much, but I love walking and cuddling somebody else's dog.
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I always got nervous the nights we played in the World Series. First pitch, I was nervous. Then after that, forget it; I'd start playing.
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I love Mount Fuji and I think it is my love of the mountains in Japan that led me to seek other mountains around the world.
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My budget is similar to the Penny Plan, which cuts 1 percent a year for five or six years and balances the budget.
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My favorite was always whichever sport was in season. I think these days it's almost saddening to see kids who are 10 or 11 and are forced to choose one sport and specialize in that sport and play that sport year-round. By playing different sports... you become a better all-around athlete.
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What's sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose.
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I started to write The Name of the Rose in March of 1978, moved by a seminal idea. I wanted to poison a monk.
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I've tried several varieties of sex, all of which I hate. The conventional position makes me claustrophobic; the others give me a stiff neck and/or lockjaw.
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Friends are sometimes boring, but enemies never.
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What kind of woman irons her husband's sheets? Even the clothes I wear, I just throw 'em in the dryer with some golf balls.
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In accordance with the divine wisdom, genesis can only take place through destruction, and without destruction of the individual members of the species the species themselves would not exist permanently. Thus the true kindness, and beneficence, and goodness of God is clear.
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Information is not knowledge, and knowledge is not wisdom. Reading - even browsing - an old book can yield sustenance denied by a database search. Patience is a virtue, gluttony a sin.
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Develop wisdom in sales by reflecting on your experience, and learning everything you can from every call.
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Challenge conventional wisdom. There is almost always a better way.
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Wisdom is seldom gained without suffering.
