Max Jacob Quotes
What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.
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My memory of my home was that it was very happy, and that there was more fun and life there than there was anywhere else.
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Funny is an attitude.
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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All genius is a conquering of chaos and mystery.
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If DreamWorks and Disney need that name to sell the cartoon and get people in the seats, that's what they need. It's not fair, but there's plenty of other work for us to do.
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In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the sense of sight upon itself, but even our mind, which contemplates intently another's sin, is slow in the recognition of its own defects.
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When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
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Kids have a great sense of humour. If you don't, you're going to miss out.
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I don't want anybody to dictate to America how to decide our lives.
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I exercise every morning. I do light weights - 5lb and 10lb arm exercises - and then lie and lift my arms and legs. It's all about keeping core strength. I do a lot of stretching too.
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My style is schizophrenic! One minute I'll be wearing bright girly dresses, and the next I'll be swinging towards more structured masculine things.
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When the art world is done wrong, a reader's faith is lost and possibly not recuperable.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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I choose parts because I don't want to be embarrassed when the movie comes out. What if my friends were to see the movie? What if my niece or nephew wandered into the theater and saw the movie? I don't want to be too ashamed of it.
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We saw simply distribution was changing, content, premium content, premium stars; we're going to be able to do more in the world as it evolves.
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A prince should be slow to punish, and quick to reward.
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I definitely think there's some way to understand how people emotionally feel about somebody, but I don't think data collects it. They're not going to click your bit.ly link or click your TweetMeme retweet every time.
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While religious tolerance is surely better than religious war, tolerance is not without its liabilities. Our fear of provoking religious hatred has rendered us incapable of criticizing ideas that are now patently absurd and increasingly maladaptive.
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What we find is that our brains have colossal things happening in them all the time.
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I have to tell you, I'm a happy man. I've lived the life I wanted to live. I've written the books I wanted to write. No publisher has ever even suggested that I change so much as a phrase - commas and periods, yes - and I suspect that I have a lot of serious readers; in fact, I know.
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Engage in combat fully determined to die and you will be alive; wish to survive in the battle and you will surely meet death.
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You need to aim beyond what you are capable of. You must develop a complete disregard for where your abilities end. Try to do things that you're incapable of... If you think you're incapable of running a company, make that your aim... Make your vision of where you want to be a reality. Nothing is impossible.
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What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.
