Jean Genet Quotes
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I want to do everything in the world that can be done.
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I'd be far too self-conscious and insecure if I suspected my editor might be a better novelist than I.
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I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.
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It's funny - I read that women look to chiseled-faced guys for one-night stands, and to round-faced guys for marriage. When I'm rounder in the face, I like to say, 'This is my long-term look.' Or 'This is my wife-and-kids look right here.'
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I don't think anybody steals anything; all of us borrow.
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I mean, I'm an actor. I do what comes along.
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But you will understand by yourselves that the matter applies equally well to the organization of the officials of justice, of administrative officials, etc; these are likewise organized instruments of power in certain societies.
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What I learned from boxing and what everyone can take in real life is to follow directions, follow order. Don't give nobody a hard time.
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Death and I are head to head in a total collision, pure and mutual distaste.
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The future is now.
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I like the outdoors and the natural world. Environmental issues.
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I am not quite a poet but I am something of the kind.
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My parents' marriage was very rocky. They were always arguing. When they split up when I was in my 20s, my brother and I were both delighted because we knew they weren't good for each other.
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Acting is such a huge part of my life. It really allows me to have a creative outlet and to actually be able to have an outlet to discuss openly the things that truly I think are relevant in the world, that make a difference.
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I think that every project offers an opportunity to reinvent process as well as content.
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I miss animation very passionately. Not continuously, but every once in a while I would die to do another film.
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We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.
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We are proud of the history of our country; we learned it in school and have grown up hearing of freedom, justice and human rights.
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The theater and film, they're like two completely different mediums.
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Man wants but little here below, nor wants that little long.
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Obedience brings peace in decision making. If we have firmly made up our minds to follow the commandments, we will not have to redecide which path to take when temptation comes our way.
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I'm this little Canadian Jewish girl, and I'm living my dream.
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The Day the Palestinians become institutionalized, I will no longer be on their side.
