Quentin Crisp Quotes
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
Quentin Crisp
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Iain Duncan Smith
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Sabine Baring-Gould
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A hungry man is an angry man.
James Howell
Once people take ownership over the decision to receive feedback, they're less defensive about it.
Adam Grant
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Elizabeth Scott
When I told the people of Northern Ireland that I was an atheist, a woman in the audience stood up and said, 'Yes, but is it the God of the Catholics or the God of the Protestants in whom you don't believe?
Quentin Crisp
