Quote by Jean Cocteau
True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which hab

True realism consists in revealing the surprising things which habit keeps covered and prevents us from seeing. – Jean Cocteau

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Emotion resulting from a work of art is only of value when it is not obtained by sentimental blackmail. – Jean Cocteau

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The unfortunate thing about this world is that good habits are so much easier to give up than bad ones. – Somerset Maugham

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Habit is a shackle for the free. – Ambrose Bierce

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Such as are your habitual thoughts, such also will be the character of your mind; for the soul is dyed by the thoughts. – Marcus Aurelius

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Habits are at first cobwebs, then cables. – Spanish Proverb

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Action is eloquence. – William Shakespeare

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One must change ones tactics every ten years if one wishes to maintain ones superiority. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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I just want real reactions. I want people to laugh from the gut, be sad from the gut – or get angry from the gut. – Andy Kaufman

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