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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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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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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It's like having astronomy without knowing where the stars are.
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I can't figure out how you can hire a coach and tell him how you want him to play.
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I know of some guitar-based rock bands that refuse to record anything that they can't play live. But some of the best stuff I come up with are studio-based performances - bringing out whatever accident I had in the studio and building a song around that.
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You win the victory when you yield to friends.
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Today, people tend to credit me with having the original idea and made the first circuits.
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I think a good rapport is required between actors for any film.
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Belief is such a powerful thing - but because it is, it can also be very destructive and it's very easily manipulated.
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I teach at Columbia, and I'm always looking for books I can lose myself in during the 45 minutes I'm on the train.
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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?
