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John L. Phillips Quotes

It took me a long time to get selected as an astronaut. In fact, I applied for 20 years before I was selected.

John L. Phillips

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: astronaut
Nationality: american
Birth: April 15, 1951

Topics

Time Me Long Long Time Years Get

I would leave school every day and walk to my grandparents' house under the El because everyone worked. I was 6 and walking home alone from school. It was a different city and a different time.

Home Alone Time Walk Day School

Young black men in this country have to understand that they have a responsibility. They cannot be the enemy in their own neighborhoods and usurp the effort of good people that are trying to make things work.

Work Good Responsibility Men Effort

You have to come to your closed doors before you get to your open doors... What if you knew you had to go through 32 closed doors before you got to your open door? Well, then you'd come to closed door number eight and you'd think, 'Great, I got another one out of the way'... Keep moving forward.

Great Moving Forward Door Moving You

It was very gray, very dreary. Everything was still rationed when I first saw the United States in 1951. I went over to visit my sister who was a war bride.

War Sister Bride Gray First Over

My part had three lines. I said, 'You look wonderful, sir,' three times. All my friends said, 'Do not take that role - and do not understudy. You'll regret it the rest of your life.' I did both of those things, and I've never regretted it once.

Life Rest Regret Friends You Look

As an artist, I've always wanted to participate in the dialogue of art with other artists.

Art Artist Always Dialogue Artists

I simply love to live here. London is a world city. There is so much you can do. There are many different cultures here, and I just feel very, very comfortable.

Love Live City World Feel You

When I was first writing, I was writing mostly about sporting events, which was really what my assignments were. I was working on the Tour de France bike race and the Barcelona Olympic Games, and those songs tend to be very big, very bombastic-type music, which is the type of music that I love to write.

Love Music Bike Writing Games Race

I love playing an alien.

Sigourney Weaver

Love Alien Playing I Love

But I'd say that probably 70 percent of the bunkering is more to give you an idea of the direction that you want to go or to save your ball from going into worse places.

Direction You Go Say Want Places

The thing about film-making is I give it everything, that's why I work so hard. I always tell young actors to take charge. It's not that hard. Sign your own cheques, be responsible.

Work Young Why Responsible Hard Own

My hope is that I hit it big with something, and then I'll have enough of a cushion to carve out time to write a book. That would be my passion project.

Passion Hope Time Book Enough Write

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