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> [Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory is that bone is free and not illegal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/back-when-i-was-restoring-art-and-antiques-finding-ivory-was-very/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/958/dan-phillips-24013_antiques_back-when-i-was-restoring-art-and-antiqu_2273360.jpg)

> [We have cultural expectations that everyone needs a dining room, yet they're only used three times a year. But if I put a bone handle on the door of an upper-end brick home, I'm making an outlandish statement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/we-have-cultural-expectations-that-everyone-needs-a-dining-room-yet/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a6/dan-phillips-24013_bone_we-have-cultural-expectations-that-every_2606802.jpg)

## Other authors on Bone

## More by Dan Phillips

> [Tile is going to the landfill by the metric ton. All we have to do it gather it up, glue it down to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/tile-is-going-to-the-landfill-by-the-metric-ton-all-we-have-to-do-it/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [“Sin so contaminates every area of our being that deeds done in religious service are tainted with self-love, self-seeking, self-worship...Not only do our evil…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/sin-so-contaminates-every-area-of-our-being-that-deeds-done-in/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [I was a dancer of no repute. But dance taught me a lot. You walk into a dance studio knowing you have to walk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/i-was-a-dancer-of-no-repute-but-dance-taught-me-a-lot-you-walk-into-a/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [Where do you get lumpy tiles? Well, of course, you don't. But I get a lot of toilets, and so you just dispatch a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/where-do-you-get-lumpy-tiles-well-of-course-you-don-t-but-i-get-a-lot/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [I decided to set out to prove that you could make a reasonable living building for the poor using recycled materials and only hiring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/i-decided-to-set-out-to-prove-that-you-could-make-a-reasonable-living/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [Building codes are a good thing. People who throw rocks at inspectors are being naive. It's a lot like police officers; we want them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/building-codes-are-a-good-thing-people-who-throw-rocks-at-inspectors/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [“As I've often observed and remarked: the most gifted screenwriters can concoct believable monsters, deviants, heroes, regular-joes, atheists, agnostics, all sorts of characters. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/as-i-ve-often-observed-and-remarked-the-most-gifted-screenwriters-can/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [I had always suspected that one could build an entire house from what went into the landfill, and, sure enough, it's true.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/i-had-always-suspected-that-one-could-build-an-entire-house-from-what/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [“A cross is not where you go to work out, as if to build up what is already there. A cross is where you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/a-cross-is-not-where-you-go-to-work-out-as-if-to-build-up-what-is/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [The first cause of waste is probably even buried in our DNA. Human beings have a need for maintaining consistency of the apperceptive mass.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/the-first-cause-of-waste-is-probably-even-buried-in-our-dna-human/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [“If we believe the Canon is closed and Scripture is sufficient, then we believe God is not speaking new words apart from Scripture.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/if-we-believe-the-canon-is-closed-and-scripture-is-sufficient-then-we/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [“How does "Let go and let God" measure up against Scripture? Remember, the test isn't what sounds deep, what sounds holy, or even what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/how-does-let-go-and-let-god-measure-up-against-scripture-remember-the/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [You can put someone in a new home, but you can't give them a new mindset.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/you-can-put-someone-in-a-new-home-but-you-can-t-give-them-a-new/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [Back when I was restoring art and antiques, finding ivory was very difficult because it's illegal, and the only difference between bone and ivory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/back-when-i-was-restoring-art-and-antiques-finding-ivory-was-very/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

> [I think mobile homes are a blight on the planet. Attractive, affordable housing is possible, and I'm out to prove it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-phillips/i-think-mobile-homes-are-a-blight-on-the-planet-attractive-affordable/)

[Dan Phillips](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-phillips/)

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