Phil Collen Quotes
I never used to be into flowers and stuff like that but I do it for my wife all the time now, I'm really soppy with her.
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When I was in jail, I was a lot of people's favorite person. I practically ran the jail. I had more freedom than the police.
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When you've heard one bagpipe tune, you've heard them both.
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I've been lucky because Hollywood can be harsh and try to pigeonhole you. I've done TV, films, and comedy, done it all... I think I'm spread out evenly among the film community. I've been lucky and keep working with great actors.
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You can cite me for contempt, Your Honor. I don't care.
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There is plenty of building material and more than enough manpower to make a decent home for every Cuban. But if we continue to wait for the golden calf, a thousand years will have gone by, and the problem will remain the same.
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As a child, I had the opportunity to meet the captain onboard a British Airways flight. It was so exciting to see the cockpit and controls. I was in awe of the captain, and he stamped my log book, which I still have to this day.
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We cannot do everything at once, but we can do something at once.
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As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time; there has obviously been a shared energy between those two languages.
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I'm more interested in the quality of the work than its medium.
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The war industry people are very together; they know exactly what they want; they don't even have to talk to each other. The peace industry people are just intellectuals who are very critical of each other... Unless the peace industry is powerful, we're always going to have war. It is as simple as that.
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It's definitely a necessity to make split-second decisions when you're doing gymnastics because things don't always go perfect.
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Chekhov is this poet of melancholy and isolation and of wishing you were somewhere else than where you are.
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I set a goal for myself everyday when I write - 10 pages a day - and it's much harder because I'm too dumb to turn off my Twitter and everything so it's always on and it's a real distraction. It's a major distraction.
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When a child shows up for school, and is not physically and mentally ready to learn, he or she never catches up.
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The principle is that every member needs to represent their district.
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History develops, art stands still.
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I directed a movie and now, I'm going to do the editing.
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I'm a huge fan of the Clintons. I love Hillary; I love Bill.
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Last week I was in London at an awards show, then I flew home and was in an RV park with my wife and kids in our motorhome, this week I'm in NY doing a charity event, and tomorrow I'll be coaching my daughters soccer practice. I guess the range of roles I play on film stem from the range of roles I play in real life.
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A salesman called on my wife the other day and tried to sell her a freezer. You'll save a fortune on your food bills, he promised. I can't tell you how much you'll save. It'll be tremendous. Said my wife: I'm sure you're right, but we're already saving a fortune with our new car by not taking the bus. We're saving a fortune with our new washing machine by not sending out the laundry. We're saving a fortune with our new dishwasher by giving up the maid. The plain truth is that right now we just can't afford to save any more!
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Failure is a great learning tool.
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Engaged, enthusiastic, and loyal employees are pivotal drivers of growth and health in any organization.
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I love performing outside because it's as if the heavens are open and the elements become part of the stage show as well - you know, the wind and the rain and the thunder. It's almost as if there's a sense of invocation in performance.
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I never used to be into flowers and stuff like that but I do it for my wife all the time now, I'm really soppy with her.
