Philip James Bailey Quotes

There is an honesty which is but decided selfishness in disguise. The person who will not refrain from expressing his or her sentiments and manifesting his or her feelings, however unfit the time, however inappropriate the place, however painful this expression may be, lays claim, forsooth, to our approbation as an honest person, and sneers at those of finer sensibilities as hypocrites.

Philip James Bailey

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When you grow up in a place, you always think it's mundane. Then you travel around and live in different places, and you realise that you've got it the wrong way 'round.

Irvine Welsh
- Up
- Different
- Live
My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.

Sam Smith
- Important
- Dream
- Day
The charge of being ambiguous and indefinite may be brought against every human composition, and necessarily arises from the imperfection of language. Perhaps no two men will express the same sentiment in the same manner and by the same words; neither do they connect precisely the same ideas with the same words.

Oliver Ellsworth
- Men
- May
- Words
I was afraid the other musicians might want to present themselves too much, though I see in the coverage I've received of the album that the musicians got wonderful reviews for their contributions and abilities. I think the four musicians played freely within my limits.

Eberhard Weber
- Present
- Musicians
- Limits
Some movies are the kind you take home with you at the end of the day, and some, you can let go.

Naomi Watts
- Home
- Day
- End
You can't fight the fact that Detroit is a de-industrializing market and it isn't facing dramatic, positive transformation.

Dan Gilbert
- Positive
- Transformation