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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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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My brother had written 'Ocean Eyes,' and we recorded it, basing all of the production around contemporary and lyrical dance. I think of most songs that way - if you can't dance to a song, it's not a song.
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I mean, we have to read books or we'll make mistakes. If we read stories of how other people lived, we can figure out better ways to live. I mean we can look at other people's lives and not make the same mistakes they made. Or we can, like, use their examples as models for ourselves.
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You are the sun,You are the rainThat makes my life this foolish game.You need to knowI love you so.And I'd do it all again and again.
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If they made a movie about Bob Dylan, I would love to play a young Bob Dylan; I mean, I've got the wild hair.
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The bottom line is: You are in control of your reactions to things and how you view things.
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Early impressions are like glimpses seen through the window by night when lightning is about.
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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.
