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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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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And on election night I'd go down to city hall in El Paso, Texas and cover the election. In those days, of course, we didn't have exit polls. You didn't know who had won the election until they actually counted the votes. I thought that was exciting too.
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Prayer is the greatest of all forces, because it honors God and brings him into active aid.
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A racist and misogynist should not be a president in 21st-century America.
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The only way to survive is to have a sense of humour.
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I think 'Humans' is more about provoking the idea that there is a class of beings in society that we treat as less than... as subordinates; people who we treat badly and take for granted. Often they are the same people who work hard to keep the city going. We need to think about that.
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What is called a sincere work is one that is endowed with enough strength to give reality to an illusion.
