Richard Phillips Quotes

People get confused when they see my shows, but that isn't the intention. My intention is to destabilize the act of seeing.

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• The first thing people say to me when they meet me is, 'You're so much skinner in person.' You have to live up to these standards that are so unrealistic. I try to tune it out.

  

  Gail Simmons
  • People
  • Live
  • Standards

• I am not Shakespeare or Hemingway, but I have written stories on tennis that were brilliant.

  

  Ion Tiriac
  • Stories
  • Tennis
  • Brilliant

• I've never managed to keep a journal longer than two weeks.

  

  Joanne Rowling
  • Never
  • Two
  • Journal

• Be who you are and be that well.

  

  Saint Francis de Sales
  • You
  • Well
  • Who

• In my opinion, the vast majority of scripts written - as well as most movies that are released - are not very original, well-written, or interesting. It has always been that way, and I think it always will be.

  

  Viggo Mortensen
  • Think
  • Interesting
  • Opinion

• Let the path be open to talent.

  

  Napoleon Bonaparte
  • Path
  • Talent
  • Open

• My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.

  

  Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
  • Time
  • Important
  • Live

• How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?

  

  Ferdinand Marcos
  • Political
  • Mean
  • Battle

• There is no age, height, or weight requirement to skate. It is good exercise no matter what your age is. If you want to be competitive, most start young. But, I practice with many adult competitors.

  

  Nancy Kerrigan
  • Good
  • Age
  • Practice

• I was kind of lost for several years.

  

  Katey Sagal
  • Lost
  • Kind
  • Years

• That I am today the face of Louis Vuitton almost seems like a twist of fate. You dream back to front, wanting the rewards before putting the work in. And then you work, get on with life, and just sometimes these childhood dreams have a way of catching up with you. This is a true privilege for which I am eternally grateful.

  

  Xavier Dolan
  • Life
  • Up
  • Work

• I don't think God cares what you put in your body or on your body.

  

  Tammy Faye Bakker
  • God
  • Think
  • Body

• Good new songs are the backbone of the music industry. There isn't an artist out there who could survive without hit songs.

  

  Kara DioGuardi
  • Good
  • Music
  • Survive

• I like having a good time. It's probably my mother's Brazilian genes in me - party, party.

  

  Francesca Annis
  • Time
  • Good
  • Mother

• Man differs from woman in size, bodily strength, hairyness, &c., as well as in mind, in the same manner as do the two sexes of many mammals.

  

  Charles Darwin
  • Mind

• Wisdom is known only by contrasting it with folly; by shadow only we perceive that all visible objects are not flat. Yet Philanthropos would abolish evil!

  

  Ambrose Bierce
  • Wisdom
  • Evil
  • Shadow

• If you don't like me, don't turn your television on at the holidays, because you won't be able to escape.

  

  Jennifer Nettles Sugarland

• I've been wearing Red Roses since I was 22. Jo Malone London is woven into the fabric of my life, and I couldn't be happier to be working with a brand I love so much.

  

  Poppy Delevingne
  • Life
  • Red

• He was so excited. He cut out pictures of these landscapes and neighborhoods and kind of really tried to give you a feel of the movie. It was kind of cute but at the same time it really showed his enthusiasm for it.

  

  Macaulay Culkin
  • Time
  • Movie
  • Same

• When I want comfort food, I buy Maltesers. I like all chocolates, but especially those. You can eat them, and because they're so light, you can convince yourself that they are not actually that fattening.

  

  David Walliams
  • Food
  • Light

• I've done fairly well as a performer and a DJ in the U.K., so 'Game of Thrones' really just opened up a whole new market for me.

  

  Kristian Nairn
  • Up
  • Done
  • Game

• Simplicity is hard to build, easy to use, and hard to charge for. Complexity is easy to build, hard to use, and easy to charge for.

  

  Chris Sacca
  • Simplicity

• People get confused when they see my shows, but that isn't the intention. My intention is to destabilize the act of seeing.

  

  Richard Phillips
  • People
  • Seeing
  • Intention