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Quote by Jean Cocteau
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time t

When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. – Jean Cocteau

Other quotes by Jean Cocteau

Mystery has its own mysteries, and there are gods above gods. We have ours, they have theirs. That is whats known as infinity. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Mystery
Author
Jean Cocteau
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Man seeks to escape himself in myth, and does so by any means at his disposal. Drugs, alcohol, or lies. Unable to withdraw into himself, he disguises himself. Lies and inaccuracy give him a few moments of comfort. – Jean Cocteau

Category:
Escape, Escapism
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Jean Cocteau
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Other Quotes from
Innovation
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Begin with anothers to end with your own. – Baltasar Gracian

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Innovation

ORIGINALITY is unexplored territory. You get there by carrying a canoe — you cant take a taxi. – Alan Alda

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Innovation

Anyone who has invented a better mousetrap, or the contemporary equivalent, can expect to be harassed by strangers demanding that you read their unpublished manuscripts or undergo the humiliation of public speaking, usually on remote Midwestern campuses. – Barbara Ehrenreich

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Innovation

The true is inimitable, the false untransformable. – Robert Bresson

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Innovation

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Self-love seems so often unrequited. – Anthony Powell

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There are certain sounds that Ive found work well in nearly any context. Their function is not so much musical as spatial: they define the edges of the territory of the music. – Brian Eno

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Music

Liberalism is trust of the people tempered by prudence. Conservatism is distrust of the people tempered by fear. – William E. Gladstone, 1866

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Politics

The last time money left the art world, intrepid types maxed out their credit cards and opened galleries, and a few of them have become the best in the world. – Jerry Saltz

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Art