Bilal Philips Quotes
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We're pretty good at putting bunts down and really good at hitting. I know as a pitcher, when you face a pitcher you know can hit, that's not fun. I think taking pride in that, and being able to hit helps your own cause.
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I as a Muslim want you, as a Christian, to really be a perfect Christian. I want my Jewish friends to be perfect Jews, to live according to the highest principles of what it means to be a Jew, to be a Christian, to be a Muslim.
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I search for surprise in my architecture. A work of art should cause the emotion of newness.
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I've never had to pitch a movie to a studio. I usually just let people read the script, then I cast it. I always think pitching is for baseball.
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Mo'Nique is so full of love. I've been describing her as the tree in 'Pocahontas.' She's so wise and loving. She is just everything.
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The sovereignty of scriptures of all religions must come to an end if we want to have a united integrated modern India.
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Comic books aren't nerdy. You'd have to be an idiot to think computers are nerdy.
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Friends are really important, especially when you've had the successes that I've had. I've gone really far in my career, so they're the ones that keep you humble, keep your feet on the ground.
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Once I've decided to do something, I do usually try to carry it through to fruition.
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Yoga is a way to freedom. By its constant practice, we can free ourselves from fear, anguish and loneliness.
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I think people are frightened of women making big decisions.
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I'm getting better, happier, and nicer as I grow older, so I would be terrific in a couple of hundred years time.
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I can only try to keep the characters interesting; it's up to the readers to decide whether they're still relevant.
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People take sides on political things, such as the Vietnam War. War is immoral and war is wrong, but I don't think the clergy ought to bring it before the Church.
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Transformation literally means going beyond your form.
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I'm taking a vow not to advise.
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In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.
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I have a bad reputation for being temperamental.
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Becoming a mother has helped me to realize who I am aside from my career.
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My family were all entrepreneurs, including my parents and grandparents.
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I think what's wrong with the fashion world, particularly men's fashion, is the lack of creativity behind it.
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A lot happened in Vancouver. It was my first Western experience. I learned English, which is my second language. I became very acquainted with Western culture. I had my first sewing machine when I was 9. I trained in fashion illustration when I was in school.
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I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment.
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The believer is not a slave to fashion.
