Richard Phillips Quotes
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I have one of these bodies. When I was younger, I could never put weight on, and now that I'm a little older, there's a natural sort of chubbiness coming. But honestly, if I work out for a week, it drops off in no time.
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I'm very privy to the way bookstores work, and I think a lot about the ecosystem that my books have been published in. I think it's great to be aware of how publishing works.
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I heard that in the United States the level of baseball was the highest in the world. So it was only natural that I would want to go there, as a baseball player.
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All achievements, all earned riches, have their beginning in an idea.
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I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.
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Many women long for what eludes them, and like not what is offered them.
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It's hard to say this about a guy like Eddie Van Halen, one of the greatest guitar players who ever lived, but he's really limited to a style and they're locked into it.
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The retired L.A.P.D. motor cops who work set security now, all wear the same uniform, they're great guys with great stories, and they're great at their job, providing security on sets.
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It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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It's true I always like to mix femininity and something a bit masculine. It's the reason I love skirts with high heels and tights, and no handbag because I love having my hands in my pockets.
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I always said that you can use the same vehicle although the driver will change, or the same vehicle to go for the race. It's a different driver, this is exactly what's happening to the cabinet.
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Will Generation X and the Millennials do a better job running the world than the boomers have? Let's hope so.
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I would like to think I'm a good secret-keeper, when it comes to friends. I'm quite loyal like that.
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Upbeat is for people who want to feel good about their cause: the reformers, the progressives, the revolutionaries, the utopians, the collectivists, and the rest of the altruistic scum of the earth. Why do these people want to feel good? They want to feel good in order to convince themselves that they are good.
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I myself was born with an enormous need for affection and a terrible need to give it
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Crime, folly, sickness and all phenomena must be contemplated with complete freedom from fear aversion or shame. Otherwise we shall fail to see accurately, and interpret intelligently; in which case we shall be unable to outwit and outfight them.
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The face of America's eviction epidemic is a mom with kids.
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We need a national focus on increasing the sustainable growth rate of our economy.
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When you have things that are very important to you in life, when there are things you want to do and be - that takes work. It takes work to show up for your own story and show up for the dream and vision you have for yourself.
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I'd been thinking I'd have to learn how to play really well, but obviously the message of punk was that you just learn three chords in a week and you're away.
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Do not despise the bottom rungs in the ascent to greatness.
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If you're at an antiques fair, and have been unable to beat the dealer down earlier in the day, pay a return visit at the end. They may be more inclined to accept your offer, rather than having to pack the piece up and take it home.
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As an investor, I'm always looking for the next great American company. Who will create tomorrow's Twitter, Facebook, or Google?
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Painting is a coalescing of experience.
