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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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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People quit on jobs. They quit on marriages. They quit on school. There's an immediacy of this day and age that doesn't lend itself to being committed to anything.
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I did 'Doubt' as a film, a play and an opera.
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Chronic pain can be very lonely. It can have a shame-based quality.
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I follow the director's lead because they generally know more about the big picture, but I also trust that the director will give me enough freedom to play.
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Bernard Leach talked about painting, but we never talked about ceramics in that evening. But at the end of the evening he said to us, "Well," he said, "I've changed my mind, and if you want, you can come back a year from now and apprentice in the workshop."
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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.
