Colin Wilson Quotes
The Outsider is always unhappy, but he is an agent that ensures the happiness for millions of 'Insiders'.
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I feel like I've grown up a bit. I'm a bit more confident, and I've been reading more, and I've had a little more time to myself. I went on this writing trip to gather my thoughts about where and who I am in this world, and why we're all here.
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The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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Modesty is my best quality.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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I always assumed I would leave drama school and do 'Lady Macbeth' and all sorts of serious things. It just didn't happen.
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As long as government is allowed to collect all Internet data, the perceived exigency will drive honest civil servants to reach more broadly and deeply into our networked lives.
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The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill.
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The guys in Kiss use some make up too so at first it was exiting. I've almost stopped using make-up nowadays.
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The circus leaves a sweet memory.
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I've always had problems with guys!
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I let people fill in the blanks on their own. If they want to think about their ex, that's fine. If they want to think about maybe who one of my exes is, then that's fine. And it might not be right, because I'm the only one who knows what these songs are really about. It's the one shred of privacy I have in the matter.
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People's lives have to change as a result of this legislation.
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I've always had a complicated relationship with sleep. Even as a little kid, I never wanted to go to bed - it always seemed unfair in some way.
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I am not trying to conform to an unrealistic model of beauty. I am, however, being proactive in being the healthiest I can be.
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There are now 30-year-old Mexican writers who do great novels in which Mexico isn't even mentioned.
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I never thought I wanted to direct. I love the control of it. I love to dream of scenes.
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A huge part of what animates homophobia among young people is paranoia and fear of their own capacity to be gay themselves.
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I always regret leaving home if I don't get at least four or five surfs in the week before I leave. I try to be in the water as much as possible before leaving, and it's the one thing I miss massively.
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Southern conservatives care about government's moral stance but don't mind when it spends freely on behalf of their constituents. Western conservatives, by contrast, are soft-libertarians who want government out of people's way on principle.
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Inheritance taxes are so high that the happiest mourner at a rich man's funeral is usually Uncle Sam.
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At a fundamental level, as human beings, we are all the same; each one of us aspires to happiness and each one of us does not wish to suffer. This is why, whenever I have the opportunity, I try to draw people's attention to what as members of the human family we have in common and the deeply interconnected nature of our existence and welfare.
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I'm a big believer in overcoming and achieving and doing things and not feeling sorry for yourself.
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The Outsider is always unhappy, but he is an agent that ensures the happiness for millions of 'Insiders'.
