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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

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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. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

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Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer is permitted to laugh. ↗

— Quentin Crisp

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I'm a conservative, and I'm a compassionate conservative. And I think it's important that Florida continues to move in that direction. ↗

— Charlie Crist

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It's more important to promote a culture of life. What I mean by that is that I believe what we need to do is not change the law, but change hearts. ↗

— Charlie Crist

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The popular will cannot be taken for granted, it must be created. ↗

— Herbert Croly

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Anybody who comes to the cinema is bringing they're whole sexual history, their literary history, their movie literacy, their culture, their language, their religion, whatever they've got. I can't possibly manipulate all of that, nor do I want to. ↗

— David Cronenberg

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I also think the relationship I have with my audience is a lot more complex than what Hitchcock seemed to want his to be - although I think he had more going on under the surface as well. ↗

— David Cronenberg

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We must not try to force him to take civilization immediately in its complete form, but under just laws, guaranteeing to Indians equal civil laws, the Indian question, a source of such dishonor to our country and of shame to true patriots, will soon be a thing of the past. ↗

— George Crook

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He wanted me to learn to stand on my own feet, and to make it impossible for me to thank him. ↗

— Bob Crosby

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