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.

Quote by Quentin Crisp

Topics: Happiness Quotes

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

There are three reasons for becoming a writer: the first is that you need the...

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

For flavor, instant sex will never supersede the stuff you have to peel and cook.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

However low a man sinks he never reaches the level of the police.

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

There is no need to do any housework at all. After the first four years...

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

Fashion is what you adopt when you don't know who you are.

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and...

You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and...

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

Men get laid, but women get screwed.

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

It is explained that all relationships require a little give and take. This is untrue....

Vice is its own reward

Vice is its own reward

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

It is not the simple statement of facts that ushers in freedom; it is the...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

Nothing shortens a journey so pleasantly as an account of misfortunes at which the hearer...

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

Love is not enough. It must be the foundation, the cornerstone- but not the complete...

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are...

I don't hold with abroad and think that foreigners speak English when our backs are...

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

One should always be wary of anyone who promises that their love will last longer...

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do...

Love is the extra effort we make in our dealings with those whom we do...

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

I simply haven't the nerve to imagine a being, a force, a cause which keeps...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

The very purpose of existence is to reconcile the glowing opinion we hold of ourselves...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

A child born to a black mother in a state like Mississippi...has exactly the same...

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in...

It must be borne in mind that the tragedy of life does not lie in...

Public opinion is no more than this: What people think that other people think

Public opinion is no more than this: What people think that other people think

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.

Rich people have money, poor people have faith.