To place faith over facts.
Vanity Fair, The Proust Questionnaire, Vanity Fair, January 2019 source ↗
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John Waters
American filmmaker
Judgmental without investigation.
When they ruin my story because they think theirs is better, so butt in before I’ve finished mine.
People not remembering who I am.
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Playing around in my studio by myself, discovering the possibility of new ideas.
A little more self-confidence wouldn’t hurt.
Sir David Attenborough, John Prendergast.
A world destroyed by science-denying mediocrity.
They can take the piss out of me and it still feels like wisdom and loyalty.
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