Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips Quotes
We have to finesse people. We've had different people step forward each week. More than one person chips in.
Quotes to Explore
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I live in Derry, a little town in Ireland, and I don't have the background of Hollywood or Broadway.
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The point is to change one's life. The point is not to give some vent to the emotions that have been destroying one; the point is so to act that one can master them now.
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Whatever you got you have to accentuate. I ran my female card up and down the ladder my whole career, because I was in a man's world. It was worked by women but owned by men. I was the only female owner in my field at that time.
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I didn't agree with what Joe McCarthy was trying to do, but I sure did admire his methods.
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Helping out in your kid's classroom is a great way to get involved with your child's school.
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If I allow journalists to describe a collection and they make mistakes, I'm upset, because the retractions are never noticed.
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How do you make it to the top when all you have is ambition and talent? You believe in yourself and surround yourself with other idealistic and talented friends that fuel each other and push against the establishment to take you seriously.
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Drama school introduced me to a world I had no idea about. I wasn't brought up in a literary household at all.
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Common Core results finally give families an accurate barometer of whether our kids are mastering the skills they need to succeed in a knowledge-based global economy, early enough that we can intervene.
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Usually I trundle about in trainers and baggy jeans, looking about as attractive as a potato.
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Village cricket spread fast through the land.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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I take my kids to school... I make them breakfast. Unfortunately, dad is a big spoiler, and most days, I make four different breakfasts.
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Peace is the virtue of civilization. War is its crime.
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We are in a democracy, and I think for all issues, whatever matters that the opposition may have apprehension on, there is a forum, and it is called Parliament.
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When we show up in a city, we ask, 'Where's the best restaurant? What's the best beer?' You start doing that, and you get exposed to a lot of great stuff.
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'What's My Line' 1971 was a magical experience as I was still in my teens, and it was my first appearance. You know how they say you never forget 'your first'!
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I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
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After 9/11 we couldn't have had enough airplanes for the people who were volunteering to go. Now with 9/11 being as far removed as it is, the war being up one day and down the next, it becomes increasingly difficult to get people to go.
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I've long been an admirer of Philip French's way of writing as well as his knowledge of films. He was one of the few critics to be aware, and make audiences aware, of the work of people on a film set other than the director.
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The Roman Catholic Church is for saints and sinners alone - for respectable people, the Anglican Church will do.
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Happiness is about being proud of who you are. Be a good friend, be a good daughter, be reliable, be willing to laugh when things get tough, compliment other girls, care about your job, believe in yourself, be vulnerable, tell the truth, apologize when needed, forgive people...
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I could never concentrate on Sunday church services because I'd be concentrating on women's hats.
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We have to finesse people. We've had different people step forward each week. More than one person chips in.
