Quentin Crisp Quotes
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When all are wrong, everyone is right.
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Isn't it astonishing that all these secrets have been preserved for so many years just so we could discover them!
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Our best thoughts come from others.
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My entry into the environmental arena was through the issue that so dramatically - and destructively - demonstrates the link between science and social action: nuclear weapons.
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Lillian Gish thought that there should be a cabinet position for the arts and I think she was right. I think she was right.
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You learn stuff from every character you play about the human condition that can be quite enlightening.
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I write the novels that are possible for me to write, not that ones I think will come across in a certain light.
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The more connections you and your lover make, not just between your bodies, but between your minds, your hearts, and your souls, the more you will strengthen the fabric of your relationship, and the more real moments you will experience together.
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Patients know in a heartbeat if they're getting a clumsy exam.
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I know this will blow your mind, but most people would probably never ever get it, but I listen to classical music when nobody else is around. It calms me down and I can get into this, like, deep thinking mode, you know, because there's really no lyrics to it, so you're not following something that - that you're listening to a story.
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There's no such thing as 'too much TV,' unless we're all spending more and not watching more.
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I'm only superstitious on the tennis court.
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I wouldn't say I'm a phenomenon, just a great athlete.
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Hip-hop is the streets. Hip-hop is a couple of elements that it comes from back in the days... that feel of music with urgency that speaks to you. It speaks to your livelihood and it's not compromised. It's blunt. It's raw, straight off the street - from the beat to the voice to the words.
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It's been a journey, the NBA. It's taken me a lot farther than I ever expected.
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If I fall, pick up the flag, kiss it, and keep on going.
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For me, there are two types of people: the young and the experienced.
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Some celebrities like to get behind water conservation or helping the homeless get back on their feet. Me? Body grooming control: that's what I like to step behind 100 percent.
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Will cannot be quenched against its will.
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I believe my love of beauty and my ability to see what works is a gift I was given by God.
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I just feel lucky to have had my training at Juilliard. Even though it is a 'classical' training programme, they also prepare you for all mediums. They don't teach specific techniques or subscribe to a specific school of thought about acting.
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The error of the past is the wisdom of the future.
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...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor.
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Bit by bit, I was becoming the almost acceptable face of homosexuality.
