Philip Winchester Quotes
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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Even if gas prices fall, consumers will continue to be gouged at the pump the only thing that we can be sure rises faster that the price of gasoline is the skyrocketing profits of oil companies.
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I quite like the drama of an encore. I think an encore is for those artists who are inclined to do dramatic gestures, and I certainly would say I am inclined towards them.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.
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Television offered me the opportunity to do new things; I had written a lot of scripts other than scary movies. I had actually written some romantic comedies and stuff that I really wanted to try my hand at, and nobody would let me do that. Television allowed me to do anything I wanted.
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Every character I've ever played, I always try to take him right to the edge and not allow him to fall over, but directors have a tendency to pull me back a little bit.
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A dinner invitation, once accepted, is a sacred obligation. If you die before the dinner takes place, your executor must attend.
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The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting through to the outside world.
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I thoroughly enjoy working with kids, whether it's The First Tee or the lesson tee with my grandkids.
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I did two or three plays every summer.
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Music is such a part of my soul.
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To be under occupation, to be under siege, is not a good inspiration for poetry.
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Colorado cannot afford to become the next California, with skyrocketing taxes that hurt our state's economy and our quality of life.
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I think who you are in school really sticks with you.
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The emotive power of hummus all over the Middle East cannot be overstated, being the focus of some serious tribal rivalries.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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Even the weakest disputant is made so conceited by what he calls religion, as to think himself wiser than the wisest who think differently from him.
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All works of art are commissioned in the sense that no artist can create one by a simple act of will but must wait until what he believes to be a good idea for a work comes to him.
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Censors are energetic and righteous people but they just couldn't work a room like Abbe Lane.
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After my film 'The Tale of Two Sisters,' I received a lot of offers from Hollywood to direct, but because 'A Tale of Two Sisters' was a horror film, I received a lot of horror films. But I wasn't interested in working in the same genre, and the scripts I received for films in different genres were for projects that were near completion.
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If longevity is the best index to measure a company, a basic requirement is the ability of the corporation to generate new and new leaders.
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The fool is like those people who think themselves rich with little.
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I'm a watch guy - to me, they symbolize hard work and determination.