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Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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I have resolved on an enterprise that has no precedent and will have no imitator. I want to set before my fellow human beings a man in every way true to nature and that man will be myself. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Its sour grapes, I admit, I want to be more famous so people are examining my work couplet by couplet, you know what I mean? Thats the level where I want to go. – Frank Black

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I want to thank all the women who have worn my clothes, the famous and the unknown, who have been so faithful to me and given me so much joy. – Yves Saint Laurent

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It isnt false modesty when I say this, but although I am supposed to be a famous person it doesnt mean anything to me. I just sit at home and work. – Gyorgy Legeti

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To be famous and broke is hard. – David Spade

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