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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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A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle. – Jean Genet

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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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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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If beauty isnt genius it usually signals at least a high level of animal cunning. – Peter York

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I have to hit the gym. I have beauty appointments. I have to work toward my next job and maintaining my image, just like an athlete. – Linda Evangelista

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In youth and beauty, wisdom is but rare! – Homer

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A womens greatest asset is her beauty. – Alex Comfort

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Amazingly when you add life and consciousness to the equation you can actually explain some of the biggest puzzles of science. – Robert Lanza

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In the strict scientific sense we all feed on death — even vegetarians. – Spock from Star Trek, “Wolf in the Fold”

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