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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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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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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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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 are moments of beauty so intense that they will touch you for life. – Dr.SunWolf, 2015 tweet, professorsunwolf.com

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As Ralphs character begins to discover the political thriller aspect of the film, he falls deeper in love with his wife, so the two run together. Thats the beauty of this film. It has fast pace and excitement, but it also has heart and soul. – Rachel Weisz

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I am obsessed with beauty. I want everything to be perfect, and of course it isnt. And thats a tough place to be because youre never satisfied. – Robert Mapplethorpe

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A thing is right when it tends to preserve the integrity, stability and beauty of the biotic community. It is wrong when it tends otherwise. – Aldo Leopold

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Change creates fear, and technology creates change. Sadly, most people dont behave very well when they are afraid. – Daniel H. Wilson

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It may be that we shall, by a process of sublime irony, have reached a stage in this story where safety will be the sturdy child of terror, and survival the twin brother of annihilation. – Sir Winston Churchill

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Make yourself an honest man, and then you may be sure there is one less rascal in the world. – Thomas Carlyle

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