Quentin Crisp Quotes
What better proof of love can there be than money? A ten-shilling note shows incontrovertibly just how mad about you a man is.
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I think my numbers speak for themselves.
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I've never had a study in my life. I'm like Jane Austen - I work on the corner of the dining table.
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I once went to one of those parties where everyone throws their car keys into the middle of the room. I don't know who got my moped, but I drove that Peugeot for years.
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Without knowing about flexibility, one cannot work out strategies to deal with the enemy and prepare for changes, and without knowing about the foundation of one's own culture, one would be contemptuous of the Confucian ethical codes.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees.
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I've achieved more than some people do in a lifetime, but it doesn't mean I've done it all.
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I don't think I can play Mr. Bachchan.
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If you're not in it you can't win it.
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The idea that modernisation makes for enhanced national power and rapid progress and helps everyone achieve greater happiness has its origins in the astonishing political, economic and military successes of western Europe in the 19th century.
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I really didn't intend to be a musician when I left Japan.
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Statistics do not convey emotion. They shock us for a minute or two, and then we click again.
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Celebrities are just like us and like any of your friends. I love working with people.
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Ordinarily if an actor gets chosen for the lead in a film, he or she has already built up a repertoire, and everyone knows what he or she is capable of.
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New York was at the forefront of rap, so because of all the great people who have gone before me, being a rapper from Queens, I have to live up to those standards. I'm basically just a regular guy who says what he feels and likes to joke. I like long walks on the beach... and I love rap.
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Prestige is the shadow of money and power.
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It's human nature that we come in our own flavours, and it doesn't make any sense to write a monochromatic or monocultural story unless you're doing something extremely small - a locked room-style story.
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Based on the Gaza precedent, Israel should not simply be expected to withdraw from territory and let it devolve into a state of anarchy. The West Bank is simply too close to Israel's major population centers and infrastructure to allow it to become another launching pad for rockets.
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One of the only TV shows that I really love is 'Twin Peaks.' Kyle McLachlan plays Agent Dale Cooper, and I love Dale Cooper, so I'm in love with Kyle McLachlan. He could be my dad, so it's really weird.
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Strike the right balance between your outfit and makeup. Make a statement with one, not both.
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When the facts are on your side, there is huge power in pitching with questions. Because questions are active rather than passive. They necessitate a response.
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You can be beautiful with big breasts; you can be beautiful in your 40s. If you don't have perfect ankles, still you can move your legs in a certain way and look very sexy.
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I like girls that are down to earth, just like to have fun, and be themselves.
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What better proof of love can there be than money? A ten-shilling note shows incontrovertibly just how mad about you a man is.
