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

Other quotes by Jean Genet

We know that their adventures are childish. They themselves are fools. They are ready to kill or be killed over a card-game in which an opponent — or they themselves — was cheating. Yet, thanks to such fellows, tragedies are possible. – Jean Genet

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Delinquency
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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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Beauty
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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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Time
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Other Quotes from
Success
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Focused, hard work is the real key to success. Keep your eyes on the goal, and just keep taking the next step towards completing it. If you arent sure which way to do something, do it both ways and see which works better. – John Carmack

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Success

As you walk in Gods divine wisdom, you will surely begin to see a greater measure of victory and good success in your life. – Joseph Prince

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Success

I think the measure of your success to a certain extent will be the amount of things written about you that arent true. – Cybill Shepherd

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Success

American inventiveness and the desire to build developed because we were guaranteed the right to own our success. – Rand Paul

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Success

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The bookful blockhead, ignorantly read With loads of learned lumber in his head. – Alexander Pope

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Intelligence

Do not call for black power or green power. Call for brain power. – Barbara Jordan

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Black History

I always tell my kids that as soon as you have a secret, something about you that you are ashamed to have others find out, you have given other people the power to hurt you by exposing you. – Ayelet Waldman

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power

I dont find music being less important than, like, politics. – Kurt Loder

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Politics