Quentin S. Crisp Quotes
If we do want to do that [ colonise space to survive, ], then vacuous materialism is not going to be enough for us.
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I believed I was invincible.
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In America, black urban teenagers have long been lacking in inclusion. In France, there is a comparable lack of inclusion among North Africans. In much of Europe, there has been little attempt to include the Roma.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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I don't have many friends in Philadelphia. I sort of have one. I have the dog and someone else.
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It's a massive consumer frustration around the world about how long they have to wait after the U.S. to see television shows and movies. In the U.S., there's the frustration of having to wait a year to watch a movie in the format that you choose.
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I always said when I was younger, I wanted to write film music, and I think that's what my ultimate dream is.
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The theory seems to be that as long as a man is a failure he is one of God's children, but that as soon as he succeeds he is taken over by the Devil.
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I suppose I often think of my writing as quite impersonal. But it turned out, when my father died, writing was exactly what I wanted to do.
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I am definitely a dog person. I feel like Webster and I are very much alike.
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The horror genre is not my favorite. I think it's fun, there's a great place for it and I get a kick out of it, but some stuff I'm too old for. You can't just take 10 guys and stick them in a cabin and off them one at a time - I'm not vested.
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I don't think you get to be pope without making some enemies, like you do when you're president.
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I can paint in jail.
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The question for France and all countries is, 'Do you favour foreign Internet operators that do not pay, or do you favour national operators who pay?'
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I certainly went to high school with some mean girls, and I would not wish that hell on anybody.
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Little by little he came to recognize the difference between the spirits that agitated him, one from the enemy and one from God.
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For me, I never, never, from the moment I started acting, had a desire to be famous.
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And you can't complain about kissing Emma Watson. Isn't that what everyone in the world wants to do? I've known Emma for a few years. She's this amazing capacity of young and vibrant and brilliant, but also a bright, intelligent old soul.
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A solid family, as they say. They join me on location if they have a chance, but I can also be home three or four months doing nothing, so I probably see my kids more than people who work constantly all year long. If that changes, we'll have to have a family meeting.
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Days are long when you're filming, so I catch up on sleep during breaks to avoid looking tired.
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Great sorrows have no leisure to complain: Least ills vent forth, great griefs within remain.
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Take the time today to understand your contribution to any bad event you've just been through.
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Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make them happy and sad and excited and scared. Make them stare into space after they've put the book down, thinking about the tale that's become a part of them.
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If we do want to do that [ colonise space to survive, ], then vacuous materialism is not going to be enough for us.
