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Quote by Jean Genet
A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dr

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

Other quotes by Jean Genet

What I did not yet know so intensely was the hatred of the white American for the black, a hatred so deep that I wonder if every white man in this country, when he plants a tree, doesnt see Negroes hanging from its branches. – Jean Genet

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Racism
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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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Jean Genet
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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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Success
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Most of the time I dont have much fun. The rest of the time I dont have any fun at all. – Woody Allen

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The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but Im just not close enough to get the job done. – George Carlin

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There is one kind of robber whom the law does not strike at, and who steals what is most precious to men: time. – Napoleon I, Maxims, 1815

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Ive done everything I wanted to do, even if I have had to pay a very high price – which has been the case most of the time. – Paulo Coelho

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Find out the reason that commands you to write; see whether it has spread its roots into the very depth of your heart; confess to yourself you would have to die if you were forbidden to write. – Rainer Maria Rilke

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