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The anger I have about high school - which I do have because they discouraged every interest I ever had actually I call it anti-education - that anger led to my career.
John Waters
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Age: 78
Born: 1946
Born: April 22
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It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after.
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Once I had a shrink who said, Your parents are the fuel you run on, because I was raised in the tyranny of good taste. If my parents hadn't taught me all that, I couldn't have made fun of it. So I thank them, and they were loving. It takes a long time to realize that they made me feel safe when I lived a life which was very not safe.
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I could never kill myself. I approve of suicide if you have horrible health. Otherwise it's the ultimate hissy fit.
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Shutting down governments on your computer is just as much as fun as going to a riot at Yale.
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It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people.
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There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square.
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