--- title: "6 Alamo Quotes By Phil Collins" description: "6 Alamo quotes by Phil Collins. Plus more from Phil Collins and more Alamo sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/phil-collins-3028_about_i-ve-bought-pretty-much-every-book-ever_339853.jpg" --- > [I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-ve-bought-pretty-much-every-book-ever-written-about-the-alamo-and-i/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ee/phil-collins-3028_about_i-ve-bought-pretty-much-every-book-ever_339853.jpg) > [I never stopped thinking about the Alamo from that day to this. I'm a huge collector of memorabilia. I've got Davy Crockett's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-never-stopped-thinking-about-the-alamo-from-that-day-to-this-i-m-a/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6f0/phil-collins-3028_alamo_i-never-stopped-thinking-about-the-alamo_389690.jpg) > [Originally, I thought the story of the Alamo was all these men defending their liberty when they could have left, knowing they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/originally-i-thought-the-story-of-the-alamo-was-all-these-men/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/phil-collins-3028_alamo_originally-i-thought-the-story-of-the-al_563839.jpg) > [There were 'big stars' at the Alamo! Bowie, Crockett! It is a huge political event because it, and the events at Goliad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/there-were-big-stars-at-the-alamo-bowie-crockett-it-is-a-huge/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/410/phil-collins-3028_alamo_there-were-big-stars-at-the-alamo-bowie_1026107.jpg) > [The story of the Alamo has touched many more people than one would think. So, I would like to pay my respects…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/the-story-of-the-alamo-has-touched-many-more-people-than-one-would/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a3/phil-collins-3028_both_the-story-of-the-alamo-has-touched-many_1891750.jpg) > [I never said I was at the Alamo. Someone else said I was at the Alamo. Now I'm a nutter. I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-never-said-i-was-at-the-alamo-someone-else-said-i-was-at-the-alamo/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b6/phil-collins-3028_alamo_i-never-said-i-was-at-the-alamo-someone_2031995.jpg) ## More by Phil Collins > [When children see Michael Jackson they see a human being. When adults see him they see money.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/when-children-see-michael-jackson-they-see-a-human-being-when-adults/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [I just don't think of myself as a star. This is what I do for a living; I'm fortunate that I make ends meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-just-don-t-think-of-myself-as-a-star-this-is-what-i-do-for-a-living/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [Many people think of me as a perfectionist, someone who polishes and shines each song and performance. I've always been bothered by that assumption.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/many-people-think-of-me-as-a-perfectionist-someone-who-polishes-and/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [As I've gotten older and learned more, I realise that Hollywood has not told the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/as-i-ve-gotten-older-and-learned-more-i-realise-that-hollywood-has/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [I feel terrible for women that have had Phil Collins tattoos. Their poor husbands have to deal with.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-feel-terrible-for-women-that-have-had-phil-collins-tattoos-their/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [This stupid sensitivity! But then women like sensitivity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/this-stupid-sensitivity-but-then-women-like-sensitivity/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [Non-physicality may soon come to dominate our reality. Thanx Quatum Mechanics!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/non-physicality-may-soon-come-to-dominate-our-reality-thanx-quatum/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [I know it shouldn't make a difference, but crossing the dateline, we weren't sure what day it was - it was very strange. Now,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-know-it-shouldn-t-make-a-difference-but-crossing-the-dateline-we/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [Like last night I had a sequence with a gun and, to be honest, for me to be threatening with a gun and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/like-last-night-i-had-a-sequence-with-a-gun-and-to-be-honest-for-me/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/you-know-a-song-is-like-a-kid-you-bring-it-up-and-sometimes-something/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [Tattoos don't impress me. For me it's just another awkward part of fame. It's extraordinary - tattoos in basketball and soccer, it's quite extraordinary.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/tattoos-don-t-impress-me-for-me-it-s-just-another-awkward-part-of/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [“Why can't they understand the way we feel? They just don't trust what they can't explain. I know we're different, but deep inside us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/why-can-t-they-understand-the-way-we-feel-they-just-don-t-trust-what/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [You know, a song is like a kid. You bring it up. And sometimes something you thought was going to be fantastic, by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/you-know-a-song-is-like-a-kid-you-bring-it-up-and-sometimes-something-2/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [I'd love to work with Disney again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/i-d-love-to-work-with-disney-again/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) > [When I go on Japanese Airlines, I really love it because I like Japanese food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-collins/when-i-go-on-japanese-airlines-i-really-love-it-because-i-like/) [Phil Collins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-collins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alamo/phil-collins/#itemlist", "name": "6 Alamo Quotes By Phil Collins", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've bought pretty much every book ever written about the Alamo, and I talk to my friends that I've made over the past 15, 20 years. 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