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Fight any instinct to be humorless, for humorlessness is the worst of all absurdities.

Jean Cocteau

If a poet has a dream, it is not of becoming famous, but of being believed.
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Believe Deep Dreams Famous Poet
Film will only became an art when its materials are as inexpensive as pencil and paper.
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Art produces ugly things which frequently become more beautiful with time. Fashion, on the other hand, produces beautiful things which always become ugly with time.
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One must not mistake majority for truth.
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Deep Mistake One Liner Oneself Truth
The poet is a liar who always speaks the truth.
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Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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The prettiest dresses are worn to be taken off.
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We must believe in luck. For how else can we explain the success of those we don’t like?
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Believe Explanation Luck
Anything of any importance cannot help but be unrecognizable, since it bears no resemblance to anything already known.
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Help Important Recognition
And now I have to confess the unpardonable and the scandalous. I am a happy man. And I am going to tell you the secret of my happiness. It is quite simple. I love mankind. I love love. I hate hate. I try to understand and accept.
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My method is simple: not to bother about poetry. It must come of its own accord. Merely whispering its name drives it away.
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We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Art is not a pastime but a priesthood.
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A true photographer is as rare as a true poet or a true painter.
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Do as the beautiful woman: see to your figure and your petticoats. Though, of course, I am not speaking literally.
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Beautiful Myself See Talk Woman

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