Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
JACK KEROUACMy aunt once said that the world would never find peace until men fell at their women’s feet and asked for forgiveness.
More Jack Kerouac Quotes
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For life is holy and every moment is precious.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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The only truth is music.
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So therefore I dedicate myself, to my art, my sleep, my dreams, my labors, my suffrances, my loneliness, my unique madness, my endless absorption and hunger because I cannot dedicate myself to any fellow being.
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No fear or shame in the dignity of your experience, language, and knowledge.
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Everything I wrote was true because I believed what I saw.
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I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down.
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I had nothing to offer anybody except my own confusion.
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Believe in the holy contour of life.
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Because in the end, you won’t remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.
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I promise I shall never give up, and that I’ll die yelling & laughing.
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I’m right there, swimming the river of hardships but I know how to swim.
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You are the equal of the idol who has given you your inspiration.
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Be in love with your life, every detail of it.
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Genius gives birth, talent delivers.
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