Quote by Jean Genet
I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless an

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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Would Hamlet have felt the delicious fascination of suicide if he hadnt had an audience, and lines to speak? – Jean Genet

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There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fragility and delicacy of the former are of the same nature as the brutal insensitivity of the latter. – 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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Bracketing has turned all my experiences, remembered and present, into a gallery of miracles where I wander around dazzled by the beauty of events I cannot explain. – Martha Beck

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The beauty of this country and what people participate in is the competitive nature that we allow to exist and the fact is that we are better because we have great competitors. – Lee Scott

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We live in a state with a wonderful climate and plenty of natural beauty, from the shores of Cumberland Island to the Chattahoochee River to the Blue Ridge Mountains. – Roy Barnes

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I guess if you take yourself seriously as an artist there starts either the problem or the beauty of doing good artwork. – Bill Griffith

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When I tour, I stuff fridges full of organic food and stick to that. – Avril Lavigne

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Success has a simple formula: do your best, and people may like it. – Sam Ewing

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