Quentin S. Crisp Quotes
The weird thing is, I'm not entirely sure that I am meant to think that such a gift is who I am according to the philosophy underlying Vedanta. But I have long been stubborn like that, for some reason. It's a gift, as I say.
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Well Sid Pollack was... He was I would say probably, probably the most influential on me.
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I'm not Cinderella.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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I will never support any tax increase on middle-income earners, ever... If you're not going to eliminate loopholes and exemptions, then I wouldn't support lowering rates.
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Being famous was extremely disappointing for me. When I became famous it was a complete drag and it is still a complete drag.
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All of world's eyes are trained on the Games. So winning at that stage is heroic. It is a different feeling altogether and cannot be explained in words.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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My favorite animal is steak.
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Moderate doesn't mean that you're a wimp - far from it. It means that you've chosen a path because you believe that's the only way for global harmony and peace.
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What I believe unites the people of this nation, regardless of race or region or party, young or old, rich or poor, is the simple, profound belief in opportunity for all - the notion that if you work hard and take responsibility, you can get ahead.
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My aunt took me to see 'Salad Days' when I was seven. This story of a magic piano that infects everyone who hears it infected me, too. It was a Road to Damascus moment in my life.
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Dolphins games always have been among the most popular NFL telecasts in England.
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I've had a good life, and was born to and among people I've admired and loved.
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It's insane to me to ask anybody to be what they're not. Know what you know the best, love the most. That's always going to be the answer to the thing that you have the best shot at winning at.
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I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.
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I never wanted to be a public intellectual or a talking head.
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My deceased grandmother on my mom's side was a real fairy godmother, who lived to be 102 and who I always feel is looking after me.
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The Indonesian brands aren't interested in sports people, only movie stars, because they can get more exposure in the media.
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The emergency funding measure cannot be short-sighted -- it cannot simply replace bullets for bullets and bombs for bombs spent in Kosovo.
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I don't carry sai blades for the sake of it in my personal life. I had to learn how to manipulate the sais. It was very tricky, because it's a weird shape. It's like a big fork. There's a lot of ways that you can use them, but it's not like a sword.
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One of the weaknesses of Indian industry is that in many areas.. like consumer goods.. it is very fragmented. Individually, the companies might not be able to survive. What is needed is a consortium of like companies in one industry, presenting a strong front to the multinationals. The Swiss watch industry did this.
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Hip-hop is rich in musical allusion. It takes something that already existed, respects it, and reuses it.
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When I was younger, I was afraid to be myself.
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The weird thing is, I'm not entirely sure that I am meant to think that such a gift is who I am according to the philosophy underlying Vedanta. But I have long been stubborn like that, for some reason. It's a gift, as I say.
