Quentin Crisp Quotes
Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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I want to see more Asians on TV. I want to see more faces like mine on TV.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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I shifted my career when I was 44 to quit the Washington beats. I had a great Washington beat, a series of them, and I quit to start my tech column, which was a different kind of tech column.
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I want to live in a country that is not just a place but also an idea, and Jerusalem is the heart of the idea. There may be practical considerations, but a country cannot exist without an ethos, and Jerusalem is an ethos.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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My great-grandchildren will not be able to enjoy the Gulf Coast of Louisiana the way I have.
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Speaking is physically difficult for me.
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I feel like unforgiveness, bitterness and resentment, it blocks the flows of God's blessings in life.
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In the late '90s, I spent a lot of time on reservations, and there was a level of poverty and injustice that I had not witnessed before. I was shocked by it. This is federally controlled land, and there was an insidious mix of apathy and exploitation.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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A positive attitude causes a chain reaction of positive thoughts, events and outcomes. It is a catalyst and it sparks extraordinary results.
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What America does best is produce the ability to accept failure.
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No days off. I'm a workaholic.
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I think that all stereotypes sort of begin with truth. I think that the only problem is if that's the only place that you go.
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Life is an adventure, it's not a package tour.
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Once you've built the big machinery of political power, remember you won't always be the one to run it.
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Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
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I always thought that you breathe, you eat, you go to sleep, and you draw.
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What's interesting is often people think life changes when you have a record deal and you do all kinds of stuff. Obviously your life changes, but nothing changes your life like getting married and having kids.
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The investigation of mathematical truths accustoms the mind to method and correctness in reasoning, and is an employment peculiarly worthy of rational beings.
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I loved Roy Acuff with all my heart, and I never dreamed I'd be able to meet him or see him onstage, or especially become good friends with him. For all this to happen, it's hard to explain what a dream this is when you love something as much as I love traditional country music.
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My impression, is that prayer is one of the most basic forms of magic. That it's harnessing the powers of your mind.
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Of course I lie to people. But I lie altruistically - for our mutual good. The lie is the basic building block of good manners. That may seem mildly shocking to a moralist - but then what isn't?
