| 22 Famous Quotes by Quentin Crisp
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“You should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster”
Disaster Quotes |
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“Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.”
Euphemisms Quotes |
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“Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head”
Euphemisms Quotes |
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“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.”
Existence Quotes |
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“The law is simply expediency wearing a long white dress.”
Expediency Quotes |
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“I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are turned”
Foreigners Quotes |
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“There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.”
Housework Quotes |
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“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.”
Opinions Quotes |
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“The war between the sexes is the only one in which both sides regularly sleep with the enemy”
Sexes Quotes |
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“Vice is its own reward”
Vice Quotes |
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“Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do not like and once you understand that, you understand all. This idea that love overtakes you is nonsense. This is but a polite manifestation of sex. To love another you have to undertake some fragment of their destiny.”
Love Quotes |
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“The formula for achieving a successful relationship is simple: you should treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.”
Disasters Quotes |
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“Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.”
Goals Quotes |
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“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.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“Never keep up with Joneses. Drag them down to your level. It's cheaper.”
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“The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their
whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method
of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists
solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.”
Inspirational Quotes |
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“Vice is its own reward. It is virtue which, if it is to be marketed with consumer appeal, must carry Green Shield stamps.”
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“Euphemisms are not, as many young people think, useless verbiage for that which can and should be said bluntly; they are like secret agents on a delicate mission, they must airily pass by a stinking mess with barely so much as a nod of the head, make their point of constructive criticism and continue on in calm forbearance. Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.”
Advice / experience / wisdom Quotes |
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“Flowers are words which even a baby can understand.”
Children / youth Quotes |
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“If Mr. Vincent Price were to be co-starred with Miss Bette Davis in a story by Mr. Edgar Allan Poe directed by Mr. Roger Corman, it could not fully express the pent-up violence and depravity of a single day in the life of the average family.”
Men and women Quotes |
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“It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the constant repetition of them that has this liberating effect. Tolerance is the result not of enlightenment, but of boredom.”
Prejudice Quotes |
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“The consuming desire of most human beings is deliberately to plant their whole life in the hands of some other person. I would describe this method of searching for happiness as immature. Development of character consists solely in moving toward self-sufficiency.”
Relationships Quotes |
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Quentin Crisp Quotes, Quotations, and Sayings
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