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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Being in a wheelchair for 30 years. I'm not whining about it because I don't dwell on things I can't do anything about, you know. I never really think about until somebody mentions it. I did take a bullet.
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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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You can tell a lot about a person by the people who work for them.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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The process of reclaiming the self is one of reconciliation with meaning.
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My mother, Robin Bell, is the master of balancing the finite line between classic and creative when it comes to fashion. Mom has no qualms about unleashing the pinking shears on a vintage Givenchy dress if it means she'll wear it more once it's sleeveless.
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The believer is not a slave to fashion.
