Phil Collins Quotes
Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted.
Quotes to Explore
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There are people who think I should be using the position of secretary of state simply to weigh the scales on the side of my own party. I just don't accept that, and it would not be proper.
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I don't do the gym and I don't diet. I'm vegetarian but I don't diet.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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When service members are discharged, we should express our gratitude for their profound personal sacrifice, not hand them a bill for their hospital food.
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Work is the meat of life, pleasure the dessert.
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We leave TVs on in our house. I listen to my record player constantly to just hear music. I'm really intrigued by this idea of solitude.
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I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.
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I just want to make great films and be good in them. And I think that my perception of what's great in a film is constantly evolving.
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The most wonderful study of mankind is man. Relieving human suffering and diffusing universal knowledge is humanitarian.
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Throughout U.S. history, competent public investments have been an essential complement to private investments - from the Louisiana Purchase, to land-grant colleges, to the Interstate Highway System, to the Internet.
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Humans should not worship other humans at all, but if they must do so it is better that the worshipped ones do not occupy any positions of political power.
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Ninety percent of the hands aren't shown in a poker game.
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I think every band is a little cautious when the drummer starts to write tunes.
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We're big 'Game of Thrones' fans, so we call our house King's Landing. I have a studio apartment above our garage that we call Winterfell. I go to Winterfell to write.
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It is extremely necessary to realize that the world doesn't only have one way of seeing things.
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I don't really wear perfume. I use Victoria's Secret sometimes. They have this Coconut Passion spray. But fragrances can give me a bit of a headache.
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Never waste a crisis.
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When we are young - or even 32 - we often say 'yes' to everything because we're worried that we won't know what we'll like if we don't try it.
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However, we still have the problem of free travel and movement, since the Travel Documents issued by UNMIK as the substitute to passports, are not fully recognized yet by all countries.
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Ageing is so many different things, and cells being able to self-renew is part of the picture but not all of it.
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I think the worst lie I ever told was, because my last name is Goth, I used to tell kids at school that I used to be related to 'Van Gogh' and when I turned 18, I would inherit all the fortune from the sunflower painting.
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Many of the articles printed over the last few months have ended up painting a picture of me that is more than a little distorted.
