Quentin Crisp Quotes
Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level.

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I would just die if some little girl saw me jump into bed with someone in the movies, and then she did it and got AIDS and died.
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Whatever has happened to you in your past has no power over this present moment, because life is now.
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I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.
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I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
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There is always the fear of failure, and if you struggle, you become nervous, and that's when the underdogs have an opportunity to create a surprise.
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I have written a lot about the fine arts, but I'd never written about the literary arts, and so on some level Dante really, you know, spoke to me, as new ground but also familiar ground.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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It's rumored that doing well in real estate is to be able to close a deal. I did not find that to be the case for myself, I was probably the worst closer out there and I didn't find that was true of my top super stars either.
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I would like for people to hear my music and hear/realize that people and experiences are deeper than what's at face value. Hopefully, with the span of my career, I can try to convey that in more ways than one.
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All of my life I have stayed away from violence and the instruments of violence, and have seen a legal, democratic struggle as the only means to achieve change.
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Every now and then a man's mind is stretched by a new idea or sensation, and never shrinks back to its former dimensions.
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I believe there is a direct correlation between love and laughter.
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There's some quality you get when you're not totally comfortable. When you're not doing what you're used to, you could completely fall on your face. You could completely blow it.
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If you tell the truth you get into trouble, and that's why politicians are extremely dull.
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The problem with binge-watching on Netflix is that you lose three days of your life.
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I don't have many friends.
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French fries. I love them. Some people are chocolate and sweets people. I love French fries. That and caviar.
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If people don't have a job, they're not too interested in how you intend for them to have a job. They want to see results.
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Yeah, I'd be happy to go back to Mexico or Japan to make another film.
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A lot of times, if you're not getting inspiration right away, we'll listen to stuff to get inspired.
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I don't call magazines and let them know about things so they can write stories.
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No one can feel as the owner of the country and no one can feel excluded from the right of property. We must all suffer Colombia.
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I make sure that I'm not focused on other things when I'm spending time with my children.
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Keeping up with the Joneses was a full-time job with my mother and father. It was not until many years later when I lived alone that I realized how much cheaper it was to drag the Joneses down to my level.