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Abraham Maslow, I present to you Augustus Waters, whose existential curiosity dwarfed that of his well-fed, well-loved, healthy brethren. — John Green

I didn't become a drug addict because I always had to make a movie. — John Waters

You will not kill my girlfriend today, International Terrorists of Ambiguous Nationality! — John Green

As I recall, you promised to CALL when you finished the book, not text. — John Green

You see a kid making a film on a cell phone. He doesn't know what he's doing either. But it comes out kind of good. — John Waters

To me, racist jokes are not funny. I am politically correct, in a weird way. I like to push the boundaries that are politically correct. — John Waters

There was a cultural war going on, the '60s was going on. All the film critics were square. — John Waters

Nora Ephron's great line that overtipping only costs a few dollars more. — John Waters

Fame is protection if you go to a scary place. Fame is fun. A lot of people don't say anything and you don't know they know who you are. — John Waters

I look out through the eyeholes and feel exactly the way Michael Jackson's son Blanket must have felt — John Waters

Idiotically, it occurred to me that my pink underwear didn't match my purple bra, as if boys even notice such things. — John Green

Some call me director, producer, filmmaker. I prefer to call myself pube-king. — John Waters

Just make sure your children hate authority and they'll do fine. — John Waters

The winds with wonder whist, Smoothly the waters kisst. — John Milton

How come there's no terrorism with humor, which is a great way to humiliate your enemy? It's a great time for that. — John Waters

Dark clouds bring waters, when the bright bring none. — John Bunyan

I am well again, I came to life in the cool winds and crystal waters of the mountains. — John Muir

I want to see you again tonight, but I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow - Augustus Waters — John Green

I haven't committed all the crimes in my movies, I would have gotten the death penalty many years ago if I had. — John Waters

I wish something on T.V. would trouble me. Then maybe I would watch it. — John Waters

Baltimore never changes much. People aren't impressed by anything. It's great; it's not a trendy town. — John Waters

Just because something 'happens', because it is 'true', because the 'facts' are correct, does not ensure that it is the truth. — John Waters

Augustus Waters-style, I read him the letter of lieu of saying hello. — John Green

Time marches on and I don't care how people watch my movies as long as they see them. I don't care if they're on their phone. — John Waters

It delights me to find something that kids are doing that surprises me that seems new. That's the best feeling you can have. — John Waters

Contemporary art hates you. — John Waters

My idea of an interesting person is someone who is quite proud of their seemingly abnormal life and turns their disadvantage into a career. — John Waters

I like hard movies; I like ones that are basically the opposite of a date movie. — John Waters

The world wasn't made for us, we were made for the world — John Green

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story. — John Waters

I thank God I was raised Catholic, so sex will always be dirty. — John Waters

Watching a movie should be like hunting. Out of context, every image of the cinema is yours for a split second. Take them before they bury it. — John Waters

I believe humans have souls, and I believe in the conservation of souls. — John Green

The further away I am from water, the less well I do! — John Waters

And I seek people who break rules with happiness - and not bringing pain to themselves. — John Waters

I really thought she was going to die before I could tell her that I was going to die, too. — John Greem

Thank you for letting me hijack your wish', I said.
'Thank you for wearing that dress which is like whoa, he said. — John Green

Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters."
Computer: "I don't understand-"
Issac: "Me neither. Pause — John Green

Shutting down governments on your computer is just as much as fun as going to a riot at Yale. — John Waters

I think my favorite movie is 'Joe Versus the Volcano' - or maybe 'Multiple Maniacs' by John Waters. — Justin Kirk

Do we secretly idolize our imagined opposites, yearning to become the role models for others we know we could never be for ourselves? — John Waters

True success is figuring out your life and career so you never have to be around jerks. — John Waters

This is it. I can't even not smoke anymore — John Green

If you go home with somebody, and they don't have books, don't fuck 'em! — John Waters

The only one I'd like to talk about Augustus Waters' death is Augustus Waters. — John Green

So many great people are dead, and so many assholes I know are still alive. Karma's bullshit. I wish it was true, but it ain't. — John Waters

Aparrently, life is not a wish-granting factory. - Augustus Waters — John Green

I respect everything I make fun of. — John Waters

Sometimes I wish I was a woman, just so I could have an abortion. — John Waters

When was the last good kiss you had? — John Green

Fantasies are like extra cash. They need to be banked for later use. — John Waters

I think that nobody gets mad at me anymore, no matter what I say, because I don't think I'm mean. I am interested in what's next. — John Waters

Life is nothing if you're not obsessed. — John Waters

I'd rather have a daughter in a whorehouse than a son in the police force,' Esther used to rage to anyone who would listen. — John Waters

I'm here today because of LSD. LSD gave me the confidence to be who I am today. Completely. — John Waters

There's a prison there, too, which always makes me feel included. — John Waters

I mean, what is prison, really, except a good bar without the liquor? — John Waters

I love John Waters. There's stuff in it that's beyond the boundaries of my taste, but his movies have always been like that. — Tracey Ullman

The rising world of waters dark and deep. — John Milton

What a slut time is. She screws with everybody. — John Green

William Castle and Alfred Hitchcock were the first director-personalities. Before then, nobody in America knew what a director was. — John Waters

It was there that, through a mutual friend, I met John Waters - proving what I've always said: you meet the best people on field trips. — Mink Stole

It isn't enough to shock. It's easy to shock. Real surprise is what I'm after. — John Waters

But my abortion politics are simple. If you can't love your child, don't have it, because it will grow up and kill me. — John Waters

14For the earth will be afilled With the knowledge of the glory of the LORD, As the waters cover the sea. — John F. MacArthur Jr.

Like they just wanted to enjoy The Gus Waters Show while it was still in town. — John Green

God knows if you could start a new sex act that's more important than making a good movie. — John Waters

I would never do hard-core pornography, because it looks too much like open-heart surgery. — John Waters

How could you think of such awful things? liberal critics always ask. How else could I possibly amuse myself? I always wonder. — John Waters

Yeah, I know I should be fighting for gay rights, but who wants to join the army or get married anyway? — John Waters

People always ask me what I'm doing on the subway, but I love it! Sometimes I like to ride in the front car and look out the window at the rats. — John Waters

The only way I've learned to change anyone's mind politically is to make them laugh. My whole career has been about that. — John Waters

I tried heroin. I shot up in high school, but I just thought it was so dreary: puking and nodding. — John Waters

It reinforced everything that I believe. I am an optimist. I believe in the goodness of people. — John Waters

Isn't that the most perverse thing you've ever heard? — John Waters

If your kid comes out of the bedroom and says he just shut down the government, he should have an outfit for that. — John Waters

I haven't changed - the public has. I'm an insider now, which is hilarious. — John Waters

I never thought I'd be 52 years old. I don't think that anybody at 16 thinks like that. — John Waters

Everybody should wish they had home movies of themselves, acting out their lunacy on LSD. — John Waters

Go out in the world and fuck it up beautifully. — John Waters

I'll fight it. I'll fight it for you. Don't you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I'm okay. I'll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time. — John Green

I've signed peoples' parole cards at book signings and it's very touching. — John Waters

If I could just stay alive for a week, I'd know the unwritten secrets of Anna's mom and the Dutch Tulip Guy. — John Green

I want to be harder to reach, not easier. — John Waters

I think that in America there is a new movement of underground movies that wants to kick the ass of independent films that they think whine too much. — John Waters

I'm telling you, Augustus Waters talked so much that he'd interrupt you at his own funeral. — John Green

John Waters is one of the sweetest, dearest, most adorable men I've ever worked with. — Polly Bergen

When I was young, no one wanted to be one; now even the President of the United States would call himself an outsider. So now I'm for insiders. — John Waters

Aren't maids the ultimate art critics? — John Waters

Hi, I'm at the Speedway at Eighty-sixth and Ditch, and I need an ambulance. The great love of my life has a malfunctioning G-tube. — John Green

No comedy should be longer than 90 minutes. There's no such thing as a good long joke. — John Waters

i wanted more time so we could fall in love. — John Green

Ever feel like killing somebody just to see if you could get away with it? Sure, you have. Everybody has little things that get on their nerves. — John Waters

I want to leave a mark.

But Van Houten: The marks humans leave are too often scars. — John Green

Nothing is more impotent than an unread library. — John Waters

Which she makes no move to clean up, I'm not sure what — John Waters

Augustus Waters talked so much that he's interrupt you at his own funeral. — John Green

I think [parents] became very proud, even though they were mortified by the early films because no one liked them. — John Waters

I think I technically learned some things, hopefully. But I go to the movies for characters and story and a berserk vision. — John Waters

I met John when I was 18 and I was in my first John Waters film when I was 19. — Mink Stole