John Grant Quotes

In order to not have to deal with being gay in the world, you have to control everything. You try and walk in an un-gay way so as not to be found out. You try to control every situation, check the people around you, that you're not in the wrong place, and that can be exhausting. It goes on for decades, and it becomes mental sickness.

John Grant

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A lot of poets too live on the margins of social acceptance, they certainly aren't in it for the money. William Blake - only his first book was legitimately published.

Jim Jarmusch

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With Tinder and all these other things, there's always this kind of illusion with infinite choices. There's something very cool about saying, 'Oh, I actually really care about this person, and I want to commit to loving this person and being loyal to this person.' You can't get that from the kind of infinite multiple choices that are out there.

John Legend

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At one time in Montana, our elected officials were literally bought and owned by companies.

Steve Bullock

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Look at the walls of Pompeii. That's what got the internet started.

Robin Williams

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I wanted long hair my whole life. When I was a little kid, my mom would be like, 'We get our hair cut once a month.' So I just always got my hair cut.

Jonathan Van Ness

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I love vintage shopping in flea markets, vintage stores and even Ebay.

Chelsea Leyland

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I really started watching films when I was 14. As I became a teenager, there was nothing that really interested me apart from music, books and films.

Claire Denis

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Women tell things in more interesting ways. They live with more feeling. They observe themselves and their lives. Men are more impressed with action. For them, the sequence of events is more important.

Svetlana Alexievich

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To me, having a good brow is very important because it is what frames the most important feature on you: your eyes.

Nina Agdal

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I believe in spirits, not ghosts.

Kendra Wilkinson

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It's your flaws, not your strengths, that go down in the depths of your books. You're exposed, like dreaming you're naked in a public building.

Janet Fitch

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Growing up, I was very much interested in jazz music.

Jan Hammer

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