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Quote by Andre Gide
It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without

It is unthinkable for a Frenchman to arrive at middle age without having syphilis and the Cross of the Legion of Honor. – Andre Gide

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Through loyalty to the past, our mind refuses to realize that tomorrows joy is possible only if todays makes way for it that each wave owes the beauty of its line only to the withdrawal of the preceding one. – Andre Gide

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The young people have MTV and rock and roll. Why would they go to read poetry? Poetry belongs to the Stone Age. It awakens in us perceptions that go back to those times. – Robert Morgan

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It is not classified as a pagan religion. The so-called New Age activities and this are not called religions and therefore dont come under the prohibition of mingling church and state that we have in this country. – Dixie Lee Ray

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We grew up in a very creative environment and were exposed to the arts at a very young age, so its not a surprise that all of us are in some form of the arts. – Spike Lee

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It is my art. I am better at it than I ever was. And I will do it as long as I can. When you reach a certain age you can slough off what is unnecessary and concentrate on what is. And why not? – Arthur Miller

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