Alfred Jarry Quotes
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Men who do not make advances to women are apt to become victims to women who make advances to them.
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I like to stay home. I don't want to be away shooting in Europe for six or eight months at a stretch.
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My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.
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As an entrepreneur, you tend to see the opportunities where others see none.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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I found out that there was this project called the 'Great Green Wall' where they wanted to plant trees across the Sahara desert, and the idea was born that I wanted to create a support structure for that initiative.
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My sin as a painter is that I just want to paint anything I want to paint - and repaint.
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I like Baudelaire's sentences quite a lot. I read and re-read him very often.
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Romance is a bird that will not sing in every bush, and love-affairs, however devoted the sentiments that inspire them, are often so business-like in the prudence with which they are conducted, that romance is reduced to a mere croaking or a disgusted silence.
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I believe it's easier to be an actor. Somehow, interviewing seems to be intrusive on people's lives.
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I don't think there's any difference in my passion than when I was a young coach. I hope somebody in some way realizes I could be an asset, but we'll just wait and see.
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Creation destroys as it goes, throws down one tree for the rise of another. But ideal mankind would abolish death, multiply itself million upon million, rear up city upon city, save every parasite alive, until the accumulation of mere existence is swollen to a horror.
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My fans don't feel like I hold anything back from them. They know whatever I'm going through now, they'll hear about it on a record someday. They'll hear the real story. There's a little bit of lag time. It's not as instant as going on a gossip blog. But it's much more accurate.
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I believe that anyone can cook a great meal. Basically all you need to do is get your hands on some fresh ingredients and not be afraid to make a mess in the kitchen.
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Real obsession needs an unconscious motivation behind it.
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How can you think and hit at the same time?
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When you're mid-season, in very intense situations, it's hard not to take that home with you. Especially when you're sleeping, you can't control what you dream about. And it sneaks into the unconscious.
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I've wanted recognition; I wanted success; I wanted appreciation; I love the perks of being in the movies. I love the fame that comes with it - but that's why I became an actor.
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The ugly duckling is a misunderstood universal myth. It's not about turning into a blonde Barbie doll or becoming what you dream of being; it's about self-revelation, becoming who you are.
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Incessant company is as bad as solitary confinement.
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One of the things that I hope will distinguish Amazon.com is that we continue to be a company that defies easy analogy. This requires a lot of innovation, and innovation requires a lot of random walk.
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It's daunting to play a real living person.
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All art forms employ some means through which images become real.
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You're looking exceptionally ugly tonight, Madam, is it because we have company?
