Quote by Jean Genet
The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests an

The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them. – Jean Genet

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A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. – Jean Genet

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great
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I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless and the cunning, a deep beauty – a sunken beauty. – Jean Genet

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A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness. – Jean Genet

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No one succeeds without effort… Those who succeed owe their success to perseverance. – Ramana Maharshi

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I passionately believe thats its not just what you say that counts, its also how you say it – that the success of your argument critically depends on your manner of presenting it. – Alain de Botton

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I think all those people I did stories about measured their own success by the joy their work was giving them. – Charles Kuralt

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Personality is the most important thing to an actresss success. – Mae West

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Age swallows our childhood. – Terri Guillemets

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A student undergoing a word-association test was asked why a snowstorm put him in mind of sex. He replied frankly: “Because everything does.” – Honor Tracy

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We got rid of a terrible dictator. We gave the Iraqi people an opportunity for a new life under a representative form of government. – Colin Powell

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The soul is everlasting, and its learning experience is lifetime after lifetime. – Shirley MacLaine

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