“A lot of deaths feel sad. Philip Seymour Hoffman's feels like a robbery.” FeelsPhilipRobbery Author:James Poniewozik
“Deluded liberal that I am, I persist in thinking that those with a streak of sexual unorthodoxy ought to be more tolerant of their fellows than those who lead an entirely godly, righteous and sober life. Illogically, I tend to assume that if you ( Philip Larkin) dream of caning schoolgirls bottoms, it disqualifies you from dismissing half the nation as work-shy.” IfsThinkingDreamNationsHalfOughtFellowsAssumingBottomShyRighteousPersistSoberGodlyStreaksDeludedPhilip Author:Alan Bennett
“Soldiers who had been in the army long enough to know what a bloody swindle war really is would begin to feel that army life was really kind of fun, as long as [General Philip] Sheridan was up front.” KnowsFeelsKindLongWarEnoughFunFrontsArmySoldierBloodyPhilip Author:Bruce Catton
“I want to write about people I love, and put them into a fictional world spun out of my own mind, not the world we actually have, because the world we actually have does not meet my standards. Okay, so I should revise my standards; I'm out of step. I should yield to reality. I have never yielded to reality. That's what SF is all about. If you wish to yield to reality, go read Philip Roth; read the New York literary establishment mainstream bestselling writers” PeopleIfsWorldWantShouldWritingMindDoeRealityWishMy OwnStepsNew YorkStandardsOkayYieldEstablishmentMainstreamPhilipSpunFictional Worlds Book:Vintage PKD Source: Vintage PKD
“Philip Larkin used to cheer himself up by looking in the mirror and saying the line from Rebecca, 'I am Mrs de Winter now!” UsedLinesDepressionMirrorsWinterCheerPhilipRebeccaLooking In The Mirror Author:Alan Bennett
“The Royal Family are not like you and me. They live in houses so big that you can walk round all day and never need to meet your spouse. The Queen and Prince Philip have never shared a bedroom in their lives. They don't even have breakfast together.” NeedsBigsTogetherHouseWalksFamilyLike YouRoundsQueensBreakfastBedroomSpouseRoyalPhilipRoyal Family Author:A. N. Wilson
“So here is one of my theories on happiness: we cannot know if we have lived a truly happy life until the very end. This view of life and death was reinforced by my close witnessing of the buildup to the death of Philip Gould. Philip was without doubt my closest friend in politics. When he died, I felt like I had lost a limb.” IfsKnowsEndsHappinessLostFeltViewsDoubtTheoryDiedLife And DeathHappy LifeClosestLimbsPhilipClosest FriendsTruly Happy Author:Alastair Campbell
“When Philip Glass asked me if I would be interested in doing a new recording of Jesus' Blood he assumed that I would do something similar to the first version and wanted to know what other pieces would be on the same CD.” IfsKnowsFirstsWould BeWantedJesusPiecesBloodGlassesVersionsCdsPhilip Author:Gavin Bryars
“In 1995, I founded The Molecular Sciences Institute with a gift from the Philip Morris Company where I hoped that we could create an environment where young people could pursue science in an atmosphere of harmonious purpose and high intellectual challenge.” PeopleYoungPurposeChallengesCompanyEnvironmentIntellectualPursueAtmosphereHarmoniousInstitutePhilipMorrisPhilip Morris Author:Sydney Brenner
“I was quite pleased that Prince Philip didn't say anything like, I hate queers! He was quite well behaved.” WellsHateI HateSay AnythingPhilip Author:Allen Carr
“I always wanted to be an actor, but my top three favorite actors of all time are Al Pacino, James Dean and Philip Seymour Hoffman.” WantedThreeActorsAll TimeAlsDeanPhilip Author:Dane DeHaan
“The actors I respect are the ones who see it as a career and manage to live reasonably normal lives, like Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour Hoffman.” ActorsCareersNormalManageNormal LifePhilip Author:Max Irons