“Everyone matters more than you except to yourself.”
Ron English (1959) American artist
Ron English's Fauxlosophy: Volume 2 (2022)
“I think the reward for conformity is that everyone likes you except yourself.”
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“When you’re a charmer
you hate yourself
a victim of sideshow hypnosis
like everyone else.”
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"Charmer"
Song lyrics, Charmer (2012)
Context: When you’re a charmer
the world applauds
they don’t know that secretly charmers
feel like they’re frauds When you’re a charmer
you hate yourself
a victim of sideshow hypnosis
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