The only greatness for man is immortality.
JAMES DEANBut you can’t show some far off idyllic conception of behavior if you want the kids to come and see the picture.
More James Dean Quotes
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My fun days are over.
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You are who you are meant to be. Dance as if no one’s watching. Love as if it’s all you know. Dream as if you’ll live forever. Live as if you’ll die today.
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Studying cows, pigs and chickens can help an actor develop his character. There are a lot of things I learned from animals. One was that they couldn’t hiss or boo me.
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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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I have a fairly adequate knowledge of Satanic forces.
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One of these days I might be able to contribute something to the world.
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An actual right is something that governments need merely to secure, not to implement.
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On these days I go to my studio, leaf through an art history book, and tell myself that I am part of this great tradition.
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If a man can bridge the gap between life and death, if he can live on after he’s dead, then maybe he was a great man.
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I’m not going to go through life with one arm tied behind my back.
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I think the one thing this picture shows that’s new is the psychological disproportion of the kids’ demands on the parents.
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There is no way to be truly great in this world. We are impaled on the crook of conditioning.
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Only the gentle are ever really strong.
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A good boy, and I’m very proud of him. Not easy to understand, no sir. He’s not easy to understand. But he’s all man, and he’ll make his mark.
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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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