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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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Youve never seen death? Look in the mirror every day and you will see it like bees working in a glass hive. – Jean Cocteau

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Death
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Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is whats known as infinity. – Jean Cocteau

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Artists dont make objects. Artists make mythologies. – Anish Kapoor

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Art is something to be proud of. Art is no compromise. – Christian Bale

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The artist is the opposite of the politically minded individual, the opposite of the reformer, the opposite of the idealist. The artist does not tinker with the universe, he recreates it out of his own experience and understanding of life. – Henry Miller

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Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise be wise and thou art happy. – Akhenaton

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