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You know, I never knew if I had any talent when I started in this business. My first job was being a page at The Tonight Show. I saw Jack Paar come out one night and sit on the edge of his desk and talk about what he'd done the night before. I thought, 'I can do that!' I used to do that on a street corner in the Bronx with all my buddies. ↗

— Regis Philbin

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I could talk more directly in a nonfiction voice than I could in fiction. ↗

— Joan Didion

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Everybody was saying we must have more leisure. Now they are complaining they are unemployed. ↗

— Prince Philip

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The idea of doing something that you've seen a thousand times before doesn't appeal to me. ↗

— Ryan Phillippe

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The only reason why I would like to be accepted? Because if your movies don't do well, after a while you don't get to make any more movies. ↗

— Joaquin Phoenix

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We would like to carry out 100 percent, or maybe more, of our scientific program; I would like to devote some of my spare time toward extra scientific work. ↗

— John L. Phillips

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It's rare that scenes last more than 2 or 3 minutes, so sound helps segue from one scene to another. ↗

— Stephen Hopkins

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Teenagers did not have, before rock 'n' roll and rhythm-and-blues - they did not have any type of music they could call their own once they got over 4 or 5 years old until they were well into their 20's and considered adults. ↗

— Sam Phillips

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Keeping a lid on taxes is not just good for the taxpayer. It's a powerful way to force government to be more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter. Let me repeat that: more accountable, set priorities and spend smarter - that's what we need to be about. ↗

— Tim Pawlenty

#accountable #force #good #government #just

It is quite extraordinary how very various are the opinions entertained on this point, and, before sifting them, one must be careful in the first place to eliminate from our inquiry the cases of that considerable class of persons who pinch themselves. ↗

— James Payn

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