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Quote by Jean Cocteau
The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are

The joy of youth is to disobey; but the trouble is that there are no longer any orders. – Jean Cocteau

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Children and lunatics cut the Gordian knot which the poet spends his life patiently trying to untie. – Jean Cocteau

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I believe in luck: how else can you explain the success of those you dislike? – Jean Cocteau

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Luck
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A true poet does not bother to be poetical. Nor does a nursery gardener scent his roses. – Jean Cocteau

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It is my contention that civil disobediences are nothing but the latest form of voluntary association, and that they are thus quite in tune with the oldest traditions of the country. – Hannah Arendt

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Nonviolence is fine as long as it works. – Malcolm X

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Hurt a fly! He would not for the world: hes pitiful to flies even. Sing, says he, and tease me still, if thats your way, poor insect. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Obedience of the law is demanded; not asked as a favor. – Theodore Roosevelt

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That writer does the most who gives his reader the most knowledge and takes from him the least time. – Charles Caleb Colton

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I can tell you that too much money is corrupting American politics. Dont blame the American public. The U.S. Supreme Court has a lot to answer for, because it has made it impossible for Congress to reduce the corrupting influence of money on American political life. – Peter Singer

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Its difficult to get started-when it comes to dealing with an unknown quantity, people are reluctant to trust their own opinion. It helps if two or three people give you a boost. – Lyle Lovett

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For my part, I wish all guns with their belongings and everything could be sent to hell, which is the proper place for their exhibition and use. – Alfred Nobel

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