Jean Genet Quotes
The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.
Quotes to Explore
-
Segregation was a burden for many blacks, because the end of the civil war and the amendments added to the constitution elevated expectations beyond reality in some respects.
-
General Giap was one of the most brilliant military strategists of our era, who in Dien Bien Phu was able to place missile launchers in remote, mountainous jungles, something the yankee and European military officers considered impossible.
-
In other restaurants you'll see employees signing to each other, since we also hire many deaf men and women.
-
The good news is when you open up in Vegas, you have a lot of friends, because they all come over to see your opening night.
-
Playing hard to get is not the way to win me over. I'm definitely more for the girl who can smile and laugh all the time and just have a good time!
-
I am hunting for people who would be a good colleague or a teammate, not someone who works for me.
-
I'd probably describe my sense of humor as 'twisted,' I guess. It's not hard to make me laugh, especially when I'm surrounded by my close friends, especially my bandmates.
-
I used to run away from school to my village. But later, I went to the U.S. for studies and lost touch.
-
No one needs to be reminded of racism in soccer: the xenophobia, the nativism and, yes, nationalism.
-
When I was auditioning for 'True Grit,' I was on the Paramount lot. I was wearing clothes from the 1800s that were big and uncomfortable.
-
I definitely want to win a gold medal, that should be everybody's goal.
-
Good education, housing and jobs are imperatives for the Negroes, and I shall support them in their fight to win these objectives, but I shall tell the Negroes that while these are necessary, they cannot solve the main Negro problem.
-
It's jarring to live in a world where every person feels his life will only get better when you came from a world where many rightfully believe that things have become worse. And I've suspected that this optimism blinds many in Silicon Valley to the real struggles in other parts of the country. So I decided to move home to Ohio.
-
I am always looking for stories that have not been told too much, and one story that I think is really gripping and important is what police officers go through.
-
You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose.
-
My siblings were pretty far apart in age, so I sort of grew up as an only child.
-
I have never been a believer that nice clothes should only be for people with money.
-
We always talk about how you have to build a brand from the inside out, not the outside in. Brands are not wrappers. Brands are based on the values of the founders, and then they spread to the people who work for the company, and then that psychological contract is spread to the customer.
-
It's wonderful that Poland is free again and there's open debate and people can pursue their interests. I'm all for it.
-
History proves that all dictatorships, all authoritarian forms of government are transient. Only democratic systems are not transient. Whatever the shortcomings, mankind has not devised anything superior.
-
I can't say I don't get nervous, but I really kind of enjoy performing now.
-
I had a show at George Krevsky Gallery this past spring. That show traveled to Woodstock, New York where it showed for six weeks.
-
When dictatorship is a fact, revolution becomes a right.
-
The main object of a revolution is the liberation of man... not the interpretation and application of some transcendental ideology.
