Phil Collins Quotes
Each thing leapfrogs. I do a Genesis project - like now, we're just finishing off an album - and then by the time the album is doing its thing, I could do nothing or I could do a film.
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I never, my producer never, we never let myself just sing. We were always trying to get the perfect vocal.
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I had the longest, biggest bowl cut. It looked like I had a perfectly straightened mop on the top of my head.
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I'm an active author: I travel to give readings and talks, although I know it's risky.
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There are 12 million illegal immigrants in this country - drawing welfare benefits, sending their children to public schools, and pushing down wages for American workers - but the problem extends well beyond amnesty and open borders.
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The black masses must demand and refuse to accept nothing less than that proportionate percentage of the political spoils such as jobs, elective offices and appointments... They must reject the shameful racial tokenism that characterizes the political life of America today.
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You go to see movies to feel something, and being terrified - there's something so fun about that.
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I don't feel any connection to Russia.
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What's funny is that you can think you really value your life until you almost lose it.
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I dont see we can have a separation of church and state in this government if you have to pass a religious test to get in this government. And I want to warn everyone in the press and all the voters out there: if you demand expressions of religious faith from politicians, you are just begging to be lied to. They wont all lie to you but a lot of them will. And itll be the easiest lie they ever had to tell to get your votes. So every day till the end of this campaign, Ill answer any question anyone has on government, but if you have a question on religion, please, go to church.
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Education has to be welcomed as a Spiritual Practice for the establishment of Peace in the individual heart as well as in society including the human commonwealth.
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You are responsible for how your life turns out, and your attitude shapes that life for better or worse.
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If we continue to approach problems from the perspective of temporary expediency, future generations will face tremendous difficulties.
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A lot of young black people in America, and even in Africa and Brazil, would say that they are telling their story, but most of the films are like application forms with the formulaic ideas of Hollywood.
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It matters more what's in a woman's face than what's on it.
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I always feel trepidation at the beginning of every project. I worry about so many things. Time to get it right, the skill to do it justice, the will to finish. I also worry about more mundane things, like what if my computer crashes and I've forgotten to back up the manuscript?
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Our music's got flavor; it's got skill. And we present it really well.
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There's another way of making music, by touching the lives and feelings of ordinary people.
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The tremendous efficiency and economy of the book has once again demonstrated itself. It's the world's most patient medium.
