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My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me

My mother protected me from the world and my father threatened me with it. – Quentin Crisp

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Its no good running a pig farm badly for 30 years while saying, Really, I was meant to be a ballet dancer. By then, pigs will be your style. – Quentin Crisp

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I recommend limiting ones involvement in other peoples lives to a pleasantly scant minimum. This may seem too stoical a position in these madly passionate times, but madly passionate people rarely make good on their madly passionate promises. – Quentin Crisp

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The heart of a father is the masterpiece of nature. – Antoine-François, Abbé Prévost d’Exiles

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Dad, your guiding hand on my shoulder will remain with me forever. – Author Unknown

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I am not ashamed to say that no man I ever met was my father’s equal, and I never loved any other man as much. – Hedy Lamarr

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There are three stages of a man’s life: He believes in Santa Claus, he doesn’t believe in Santa Claus, he is Santa Claus. – Author Unknown

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