Carl Phillips Quotes
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Immortality is really desirable, I guess. In terms of images, anyway.
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I think my message goes out to the entire spectrum of political parties. I'm supported by the Tea Party, the Conservative Party and the Republican Party. I come from a Democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That's been my world, historically.
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I was certainly a better actor after my five years in Hollywood. I had learned to be natural - never to exaggerate. I found I could act on the stage in just the same way as I had acted in a studio: using my ordinary voice, eliminating gestures, keeping everything extremely simple.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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I had the good fortune of having a happy, closely knit family.
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A stronger yuan could lead to greater Chinese asset accumulation in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Contrary to popular belief, I'm not always trying to stand out.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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I got a great kick being in the Warner Bros. studios - that was really cool. I kept singing the 'Looney Tunes' theme song all day. I'm sure they haven't heard that one before.
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The Sherman Act is similar in the economics sphere to the Bill of Rights in the personal sphere.
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My idea for 'BoneMan's Daughters' came from the loss of my own daughter when she left home to live with a monster at age 18. I wanted to throttle the man, but she was in love, so all I could do was hope, pray and cry.
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All the times I've been lucky enough to be a part of a show that's actually gotten on the air, it's always that same mixture of excitement and utter fear.
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I'm as pure as the driven slush.
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The funkiest housing in Holland is for low-income, and I think that's very nice.
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I work to create systems that can accurately detect pandemics early, determine their likely importance, and, with any luck, crush those that have the potential to devastate us.
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Even if you've gone easy on the vermouth, there are still serious downsides to alcohol consumption, including but not limited to the sense that you're a good dancer.
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I think the virtue I prize above all others is curiosity. If you look really hard at almost anybody, and try to see why they're doing what they're doing, taking a dig at them ceases to be what you want to do even if you hate them.
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I won't ever get on stage at a comedy club when people know about it.
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Friendship is often outgrown; and his former child’s clothes will no more fit a man than some of his former friendships.
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Of course, like all organic processes, there is an ebb and a flow to writing. One does not exist without the other. The writer needs to be vigilant in protecting both, confident in the knowledge that the village will be there when we choose, finally, to open the door.
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Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.
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There's something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country.
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You can't always be like 'sunshine and roses'. I like a little bit of darkness.
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Don't worry about what anyone else thinks - write what you must.
