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Quote by Jean Cocteau
An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can dis

An artist cannot speak about his art any more than a plant can discuss horticulture. – Jean Cocteau

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If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas. – Jean Cocteau

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I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? – Jean Cocteau

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If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him. – John F. Kennedy

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I believe entertainment can aspire to be art, and can become art, but if you set out to make art youre an idiot. – Steve Martin

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The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science. – Albert Einstein

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Photography is more than a medium for factual communication of ideas. It is a creative art. – Ansel Adams

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True love cannot be found where it does not exist, nor can it be denied where it does. – Torquato Tasso

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Ever since Eve started it all by offering Adam the apple, womans punishment has been to supply a man with food then suffer the consequences when it disagrees with him. – Helen Rowland

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The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand. – Lewis Thomas

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