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Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its

Decency must be an even more exhausting state to maintain than its opposite. Those who succeed seem to need a stupefying amount of sleep. – Quentin Crisp

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The British do not expect happiness. I had the impression, all the time that I lived there, that they do not want to be happy they want to be right. – Quentin Crisp

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Happiness
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Quentin Crisp
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The young always have the same problem — how to rebel and conform at the same time. They have now solved this by defying their parents and copying one another. – Quentin Crisp

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Teenagers
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Awe and respect are two different things. – Oliver Reed

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Most young people have tremendous respect for older peoples views. – Dennis Prager

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Science without respect for human life is degrading to us all and reflects a hollow and deceptive philosophy, a philosophy that we as a people should never condone. – Nathan Deal

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At sea a fellow comes out. Salt water is like wine, in that respect. – Herman Melville

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