Quote by Jean Genet
There is a close relationship between flowers and convicts. The fr

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

Other quotes by Jean Genet

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

Category:
Delinquency
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Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all. – Jean Genet

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Dreams
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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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Other Quotes from
Prison
category

The most anxious man in a prison is the governor. – George Bernard Shaw

Category:
Prison

I turn and turn in my cell like a fly that doesnt know where to die. – Antonio Gramsci

Category:
Prison

He that is taken and put into prison or chains is not conquered, though overcome; for he is still an enemy. – Thomas Hobbes

Category:
Prison

It isnt true that convicts live like animals: animals have more room to move around. – Mario Vargas Llosa

Category:
Prison

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Its hard to lead a cavalry charge if you think you look funny on a horse. – Adlai E. Stevenson

Category:
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Nothing surpasses the beauty and elegance of a bad idea. – Craig Bruce

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Nobody succeeds beyond his or her wildest expectations unless he or she begins with some wild expectations. – Ralph Charell

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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, its always your choice. – Wayne Dyer

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motivational