A fish that is in the water has no choice that he is. Genius would have it that we swim in sand. We are fish and we drown.
JAMES DEANOnly the gentle are ever really strong.
More James Dean Quotes
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Racing is the only time I feel whole.
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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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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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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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Trust and belief are two prime considerations. You must not allow yourself to be opinionated.
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To me, acting is the most logical way for people’s neuroses to manifest themselves, in this great need we all have to express ourselves.
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Live fast, die young, leave a good looking corpse.
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It is the best thing that can happen to an actor. I am one of the youngest to belong. If I can keep this up and nothing interferes with my progress
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The only greatness for man is immortality.
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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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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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I think the prime reason for existence, for living in this world is discovery.
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Nowadays, he lives in a world we don’t understand too well, the actor’s world. We don’t see too much of him. But he’s a good boy, my Jim.
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If I had one day when I didn’t have to be all confused and didn’t have to feel that I was ashamed of everything. If I felt that I belonged someplace. You know?
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