Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.
JEAN COCTEAUAnything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
More Jean Cocteau Quotes
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Poetry is a religion with no hope.
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The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness.
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If it has to choose who is to be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.
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You have comfort. You don’t have luxury. And don’t tell me that money plays a part. The luxury I advocate has nothing to do with money. It cannot be bought. It is the reward of those who have NO Fear or Discomfort.
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Never do what a specialist can do better. Discover your own specialty. Do not despair if your specialty appears to be more delicate, a lesser thing. Make up in finesse what you lose in force.
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It is excruciating to be an unbeliever with a spirit that is deeply religious.
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Beauty cannot be recognized with a cursory glance.
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When I write, I disturb. When I show a film, I disturb. When I exhibit my painting, I disturb, and I disturb if I don’t. I have a knack for disturbing.
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Since the day of my birth, my death began its walk. It is walking toward me, without hurrying.
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Elegance ceases to exist when it is noticed.
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Youth is certain what it rejects before it knows what it will accept.
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The artist is a kind of prison from which the works of art escape.
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One of the characteristics of the dream is that nothing surprises us in it. With no regret, we agree to live in it with strangers, completely cut off from our habits and friends.
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Silence moves faster when it’s going backward.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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