Manila Luzon Quotes

#1. Many people and governments share the mistaken belief that science, with new, ingenious devices and techniques, can rescue us from the troubles we face without our having to mend our ways and change our patterns of activity. This is not so.

Henry W. Kendall

#2. I consider myself an artist, but instead of paint or clay, my medium is drag. I put so much of myself into my drag from every detail of the costume, makeup and hair to my performance, the way I speak or even stand.

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#3. Lists only spell out the things that can be taken away from us by moths and rust and thieves. If something is valuable, don't put it in a list. Don't even say the words.

Douglas Coupland

#4. ... we all lie to ourselves; we tell our own selves more lies than we ever do other people.

Philip K. Dick

#5. Painting is like having a bad mistress who spends and spends and it's never enough ... I tell myself that even if a tolerable study comes out of it from time to time, it would have been cheaper to buy it from somebody else.

Vincent Van Gogh

#6. There are two ways of being rich - have a lot, or want very little. The latter way is the easier for most.

Billy Graham

#7. There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.

Zygmunt Bauman

#8. Playing on stereotypes was meant to be humorous. If it doesn't tickle you in certain spots, it's not going to be funny. Falling down the stairs is a seriously dangerous thing, but watching it is HILARIOUS!

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#9. I really think my fun personality is my ace in the hole. I will never claim to be the most beautiful or most talented queen, because I can think of many queens who fit that description. However, it's my "charisma" that takes me to a higher level in my drag!

Manila Luzon

#10. Carpe Rectum. Seize the hot ass the good Lord has provided.

Valerie Z. Lewis

#11. If people don't like you, it doesn't matter how much uniqueness, nerve or talent you have!

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#12. You can take that 'I'm an artiste' stuff to the wrong extreme, too.

Joaquin Phoenix

#13. I use to believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and Tom Cruise too.

Barbara Bretton

#14. There is no such thing as a bottomless pit. If it were bottomless, it would not be a pit. The only thing that comes close to being a bottomless pit is the intrinsic depravity of mankind.

Ron Brackin