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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.

Jean Cocteau

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
I have seafoam in my veins, I understand the language of waves.
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Language Myself Nature Ocean Understand
There’s no such thing as love; only proof of love.
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Deep Evidence Love Philosophy
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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Art Beautiful Fashion Hands Production Time Ugly
I feel myself inhabited by a force or being — very little known to me. It gives the orders; I follow.
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Control Feeling Myself
Mirrors should reflect a little before throwing back images.
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Image Mirror Reflection
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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Display Disturb Myself Paint Writing
All good music resembles something. Good music stirs by its mysterious resemblance to the objects and feelings which motivated it.
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Feeling Goodness Motivational Music Mystery Object
Appreciation of art is a moral erection, otherwise mere dilettantism.
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Art Moral Praise
The reward of art is not fame or success but intoxication: that is why so many bad artists are unable to give it up.
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Art Artist Bad Fame Give Up Reward Success
The eyes of the dead are closed gently; we also have to open gently the eyes of the living.
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Death Eyes Live
French people are Italian people in a bad mood.
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Attitude Bad Identity Mood People Personality
I have lost my seven best friends, which is to say God has had mercy on me seven times without realizing it. He lent a friendship, took it from me, sent me another.
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Best Friendship God Lost Mercy Myself
We shelter an angel within us. We must be the guardians of that angel.
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Angel Home Protection Shelter
May the devil himself splatter you with dung.
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Devil Dirty Yourself
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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Appearance Better Delicate Discover Force Lose Yourself

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