Quote by Jean Cocteau
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its myster

All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

The actual tragedies of life bear no relation to ones preconceived ideas. In the event, one is always bewildered by their simplicity, their grandeur of design, and by that element of the bizarre which seems inherent in them. – Jean Cocteau

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design
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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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People
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The instinct of nearly all societies is to lock up anybody who is truly free. First, society begins by trying to beat you up. If this fails, they try to poison you. If this fails too, the finish by loading honors on your head. – Jean Cocteau

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Society
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A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit. – Arnold H. Glasow

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If money help a man to do good to others, it is of some value but if not, it is simply a mass of evil, and the sooner it is got rid of, the better. – Swami Vivekananda

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When Im good Im very, very good, but when Im bad, Im better. – Mae West

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Ive always wanted to improve on the idea of living well, In moderation, wine is good for you – mentally, physically, and spiritually. – Robert Mondavi

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The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the air. All I must do is find it, and copy it. – Jules Renard, “Diary,” February 1895

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A crash is when your competitors program dies. When your program dies, it is an idiosyncrasy. Frequently, crashes are followed with a message like ID 02. ID is an abbreviation for idiosyncrasy and the number that follows indicates how many more months of testing the product should have had. – Guy Kawasaki