Phil Crosby (Philip Bayard "Phil" Crosby) Quotes
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Hollywood can be a really tough environment for anyone trying to make a living. Unfortunately for actors of color, namely Asian Americans, opportunities have been and remain substantially limited. One place this is not the case is on 'Hawaii Five-0,' where we have three Asian American series regulars and a landscape rich with diversity.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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I'll tell you something: my dad was a nuclear engineer and he was really bright, and I've always said that because of negotiating at such a young age with my dad, it was really such a gift because I could then negotiate with very difficult personalities - and not end up being the scapegoat. I learned to really pick and choose my battles.
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I don't know what these Republican congressmen drink that make them experts on women's reproductive health.
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Losing is no fun no matter who you lose to.
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When the mind withdraws into itself and dispenses with facts it makes only chaos.
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He's the kind of man a woman would have to marry to get rid of.
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Discovery is fun. I am incredibly open to everything.
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I admired anyone who could unsettle people.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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White racial grievance enjoys automatic credibility, and even when disproven, it is never disqualifying of its bearers.
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People can be so neglectful of each other and of their own heritage - then death intrudes. Conversations we wish that we'd had earlier are had too late.
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The lighthearted moments of 'Girls' are really not speckled throughout and that to me is just super exciting, to be able to delve into the darkness that you are greeted with in your early 20s and the fear and what that makes you do, the places that you can potentially go with that.
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What the people want is very simple - they want an America as good as its promise.
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I am inclined to believe that few attacks either of ridicule or invective make much noise, but by the help of those they provoke.
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I love research. I love learning...
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I was young and could not see the weaponry my ancestors had left for me, the shield in the tall brown grass, the ax lying right next to the tree.
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The valor and courage of our young women and men in the armed services are a shining example to all of the world, and we owe them and their families our deepest respect.
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Restaurants are like kids. You hope you understand their innate gifts, and then you let them realize their aspirations.
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For me, it's really day to day. I don't really plan ahead and I like to be excited about what I'm wearing. Being on the road all the time, it's various articles of clothing that keep me inspired and feeling good. A fun or beautiful thing to wear can change your day. I think spontaneity and not adhering to any narrow styles keep me happy.
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Ninety percent of the time, when I put on my headphones, I forget to turn on my music. Literally 10 minutes will go by before I realize that there's no music.
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My wife, she still gives me a hard time, and says I hunt too much or I like to play golf too much. And she's probably right, but it sure beats some of the things I used to do.
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When museums are built these days, architects, directors, and trustees seem most concerned about social space: places to have parties, eat dinner, wine-and-dine donors. Sure, these are important these days - museums have to bring in money - but they gobble up space and push the art itself far away from the entrance.
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If we deliver on time, but the product has defects, we have not delivered on time.
