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Quentin Crisp Quotes

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves with the appalling things that other people think about us.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: english
Birth: December 25, 1908 - November 21, 1999

Topics

Purpose People Opinion Think Hold

You're only as good as your last collection, which is an enormous pressure.

Good Pressure You Last Only Your

Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday; I was there for every major event.

Family Birthday Time Missed Never

For me, there's something very romantic about going and looking at the stars and trying to photograph spy satellites.

Stars Romantic Me Looking Trying

The cool thing about 'Transparent' is that the show is funny but not like a sitcom is funny. It all comes down to the writing... The writers on that show are so good that you don't have to worry about anything. There are so many things that can go wrong making a TV show or a movie, but if the writing's good, that's, like, 95 percent of it.

Funny Good Cool Writing Worry You

Change brings opportunities. On the other hand, change can be confusing.

Change Opportunities Hand Confusing

I really just like making music. People call that 'work.' Like, 'Oh, you're going to the studio to work?' No, that's even what I do in my off day. I love recording.

Work Love Music Day People You

In life, you have to take the pace that love goes. You don't force it. You just don't force love, you don't force falling in love, you don't force being in love - you just become. I don't know how to say that in English, but you just feel it.

Juan Pablo Galavis

Life Love Feel Falling In Love You

When I was in college, I was a landscaper. Other than that, coaching has been my life and my job. A lot of people like coaching college, but I would never do it again. There are too many NCAA bylaws, rules and politics.

Life Politics Job People College

If you go through some big corporate change, it's just not going to be the same. If we sold to Yahoo, they would have done something different; if you want to continue your vision of the company, then don't sell because there's inevitably going to be some change.

Mark Zuckerberg

Change Vision You Go Done Want

It's really important if you're in politics to have a loyal friend.

Friend Politics You Important Loyal

The idea that the largest banks in the world would simultaneously fail, need government support, government guarantees, and/or government intervention to survive was not in my range of realistic scenarios.

Kenneth C. Griffin

Government Support World Survive

You don't have to become a vegan. You can become a plant-passionate, plant-inspired bean lover!

You Become Vegan Lover Bean

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