Quentin S. Crisp Quotes
People may wish to say that the thing that is in conflict with my creativity is not Buddhism - that's fine.
Quotes to Explore
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If people want to really know what's up with me then they can read one of my interviews.
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I'm not faithful to one particular medium, and it's what I try to teach to people who work with me.
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I get motivated by the fact people are following me, that they want a photo or say 'vamos' or 'Canelo.'
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It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting.
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Some people are so busy learning the tricks of the trade that they never learn the trade.
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We have just been working hard to have people to come out to vote and to make sure people understand how important the election is.
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The company of fools may first make us smile, but in the end we always feel melancholy.
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I just love, love going around and traveling and bringing the music to people. They just make you feel so happy that you came.
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However careful a tramp may be to avoid places where there is abundant work, he cannot always succeed.
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The thing you notice here after America is how refreshingly ordinary people look because they haven't had their chin wrapped around the back of their ears.
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Who is that person that comes around and says, 'You are OK, you are worthy, you are special?' That makes all the difference in the world for many of us. Those are the people we appreciate the most.
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To have a relationship that is pure and passionate and beautiful - I think people are scared of having that now. Especially guys.
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Art, whatever form it takes, requires hard work, craftsmanship and creativity. As a writer, I know my grammar, cadence, the music of prose, and the art of the narrative.
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When you tell people you are a model, they have a very narrow view of who you are, and it's good to be able to say that it's not all that I am.
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Looking back, I've always enjoyed hearing about the lives of other people, their experience through their jobs, their lives, and their children. It's always been a treat to hear about others.
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Your entire life only happens in this moment. The present moment is life itself. Yet, people live as if the opposite were true and treat the present moment as a stepping stone to the next moment - a means to an end.
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America has always been a land of diversity, basically made up of immigrants, and that is something I want to see continued. It's something I'm proud of when people think of America.
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When people talk about South Africa, it's all about lions and elephants. But when we talk about India, we talk about tigers.
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A big part of making an album is that you want to have enough material - you want to have enough stuff for people to hear and know that it represents you.
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Think not disdainfully of death, but look on it with favor; for even death is one of the things that Nature wills.
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I'm trying to enlarge what I do with my voice, not through technique but just through the sounds. I think we all make noises, and particularly when we get involved or emotional about something, the colors and the tones of those noises change.
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I like pop music, and I like really weird, strange stuff. It just didn't feel like there was anyone doing both.
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I give talks to theater arts departments, and I don't know what I'll say. I don't plan a thing. It's just the energy of these young people. They're the next generation, and what they have is very representative of how I felt when I was 19 or 20 or so. I'm really happy to be with them.
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People may wish to say that the thing that is in conflict with my creativity is not Buddhism - that's fine.
