Philip Treacy Quotes
People, when they buy a hat, they can't explain why they want to buy it or why they want it, but they do. It's like chocolate.
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Irrespective of any political party, I am a supporter of good people who want to do something for the society.
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I don't like to rate myself; others can do that.
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My vision for the future always centers around our children - it always centers around our children. So anytime anybody asks me what are the three most important issues facing the Congress, I always say the same thing: 'Our children, our children, our children.'
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Pursuit and seduction are the essence of sexuality. It's part of the sizzle.
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When companies get big, they slow down. They're not as exciting. If you want to get something done, it takes a lot of time and a lot of meetings.
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Our parents all experimented with raising us in a fairly loose, unorthodox way. A huge emphasis was placed on creativity, and our artistic efforts were never dismissed as childish. There was a sense that we - kids and grown-ups - all had the potential to make something of value. Our drawings were not simply destined for the refrigerator.
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Any conception of human well-being you could plausibly have, the Taliban patently fails to maximize it.
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When I was in the private sector, I found it immensely useful to go out and talk to customers and co-workers.
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The 'Room 93' EP was just kind of picking apart the sense of voyeurism and the sense of isolation and turning it into, essentially, a little black book and reflecting on - at that time - 19 years of me forming relationships with people.
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It took me just three months to pick up Hindi. I guess I'm a fast learner when it comes to languages.
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To get promoted, company executives need to be able to see you as one of them.
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Most virtue is a demand for greater seduction.
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I skate now for fun and to keep myself in shape.
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She looked at me penetratingly. So I suppose you can figure out what happened next.
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Life in a Chinese village is much more organised because the Chinese Communist Party has a presence even in the remotest Chinese village - a presence of the kind that no governmental or non-governmental organisation has in Indian villages.
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As an actor, I have casting issues. I'm a minority. I don't have trouble making a living, but as far as being on the food chain of the pecking order of actors, I'm not at the top of it. With the jobs that I do, there are always control issues with directors and producers.
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There's always a version of me who is the narrator. And I make myself look better than other people.
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When a noble life has prepared for old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality.
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I go out, but not too much. When I'm on tour, I just write a lot of music and sleep.
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When marginalized people gain voice and center their own experiences, things begin changing. And we see this in all kinds of grassroots movements.
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When a moment in front of me appears to be particularly special, whether it be by beauty or experience, I capture it. I usually find a reason to justify taking that photo - symmetry, or color, or contrast - and it's my hope that my photography sheds light onto what I see and do on a daily basis.
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[T]he central problem of government is a religious one; and anyone who assumes that he can form his political beliefs without consulting his ethics, which have their basis in religious conviction, is deceiving himself either about the true nature of government or his moral responsibility for his actions
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I'm one of those people who says 'Yes' to everything, and in New York, that's a real liability. In the city, I could be playing seven nights a week and not finding the time to finish my own compositions.
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People, when they buy a hat, they can't explain why they want to buy it or why they want it, but they do. It's like chocolate.
