Quote by Quentin Crisp
It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom it

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. – Quentin Crisp

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A gentleman doesnt pounce he glides. If a woman sits on a piece of furniture which permits your sitting beside her, you are free to regard this as an invitation, though not an unequivocal one. – Quentin Crisp

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Seduction
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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. – Quentin Crisp

Category:
Happiness
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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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Freedom
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If you can make people understand why freedom is so important through the arts, that would be a big help. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Freedom

Freedoms just another word for nothing left to lose. – Kris Kristofferson

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Freedom

The humor is essentially dark for a cartoon and sophisticated. But at the same time, being a cartoon gives the writers more freedom than in a normal sitcom. It always pushes the line that, despite human failings, the Simpsons are really decent people. – Dan Castellaneta

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Freedom

The freedom of each individual can only be the freedom of all. – Friedrich Durrenmatt

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Freedom

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Sometimes fate brings two people together by causing one to misinterpret a smile. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Life is little more than a loan shark: It exacts a very high rate of interest for the few pleasures it concedes. – Luigi Pirandello

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Life

I know lots and lots and lots of vegetarians who think its perfectly all right to kill animals for food to eat, but dont do it because they think all the ways in which its done are wrong. – Jonathan Safran Foer

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Food

I think the person who takes a job in order to live – that is to say, for the money – has turned himself into a slave. – Joseph Campbell

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Money