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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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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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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Dick Durbin's a worthy opponent on any debate. He's very intelligent, quick. Knows his facts and puts them forward well.
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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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Incredibly, I've been mistaken for Kylie Minogue many times. People look at me, and you can see them thinking, 'She's somebody - but I don't know who.'
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Hate is just as injurious to the hater as it is to the hated. Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Many of our inner conflicts are rooted in hate. This is why the psychiatrists say, "Love or perish." Hate is too great a burden to bear.
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Commitment and credibility go hand in hand.
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You could say that the paparazzi and the tabloids are sort of the 'assault weapons' of the First Amendment. They're ugly, a lot of people don't like them, but they're protected by the First Amendment - just as 'assault weapons' are protected by the Second Amendment.
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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.
