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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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'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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Duty is not collective; it is personal.
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I think women are different, and I think having them in the room is crucial to a family comedy, ensemble comedy, television comedy, where half the eyeballs on your show are women.
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The movie 'Rock 'n' Roll High School' was a sacred text in my household.
Colson Whitehead -
Thanks to social media like Facebook, Twitter and Goodreads, I can easily reach out to so many people. Being a writer gives me the added bonus of a targeted audience: readers, who enjoy targeted 'prizes' for participation in fundraisers - books and other neat promo items.
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The way to do well is to do well.
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Ethical fashion is the future of fashion. Gucci's decision to ban fur is a smart step in the right direction - for the environment, for animal rights, and for its massive base of young brand fans who will soon represent the largest consumer base in history.
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I was this young boy and I saw this man with his hands round my sister's neck, I was just standing there with her two children beside me... Everything I've done since then was for the purpose of making women look stronger, not naïve. And so, when everyone started saying I was a misogynist, that really freaked me out. They didn't know me. They didn't know what I had seen in my life. That was the first part of fashion that I hated - people labeling me without knowing me.
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The believer is not a slave to fashion.
