Quentin Crisp Quotes
I am asked how to remain young, and I say 'Never, never work.' And that, of course, is the secret of it.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm optimistic about people and about the planet and about nature. I think it's resilient, like people are.
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There are no benefactors in Canada because there is no incentive.
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In the CIA, they recruit you to be an officer, an ops officer, in part due to how well you cope with stress and how well you adapt to new situations.
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My father is a poet, my stepmother is a poet, and so I always had encouragement as a child to write.
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I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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I've found a letter that was written to me from a girl who was getting married. And she wanted to know the secret of a happy marriage. I said - and I wrote back and said something to the effect that I couldn't - I had no magic formula. And I never sat down and thought about it, but everything just fell into place with Ronnie and me.
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I believe that of all the things I have done, exciting though many of them have been, there's no doubt in my mind that the most worthwhile have been the establishing of schools and hospitals, and the rebuilding of monasteries in the mountains.
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There is no chance and anarchy in the universe. All is system and gradation. Every god is there sitting in his sphere.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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I grew up in a cloistered, conservative culture that adhered to strict gender roles. So it's easy to understand why the 'girl dressed as a boy' trope resonated so much. In a world that didn't want to give people like me adventures or significance, books with cross-dressing girls were treasures.
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I think about death most of the day, every day. We can't escape death, and choosing to ignore it only makes it more scary.
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We are saved by grace, not by the works of the law. But don't be so quick to write the law off.
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In our recovery package we put new standards of accountability and transparency, which we hope will now apply.
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Investment in early education is not a Liberal or Conservative idea. Nor should it be decided along party lines.
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I don't know if I would call myself a religious human.
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People think that I can just walk into a room and get a job, but of the 200 interviews and auditions I go through a year, I may get three yeses. I just have to use my sense of humour to get me through.
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I still feel that French cooking is the most important in the world, one of the few that has rules. If you follow the rules, you can do pretty well.
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Voice work is fun. But about three-quarters of the things you enjoy about acting are just not there. You're not working with another actor; you're not working with an audience. You're just working with a bunch of writers and a microphone. It's very abstract.
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In business, I think the most important thing is to position yourself for long-term and not be too impatient, which I am by nature, and I have to control myself.
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I am asked how to remain young, and I say 'Never, never work.' And that, of course, is the secret of it.
