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The art of genius is knowing how far out is too far.
Jean Cocteau
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Jean Cocteau
Age: 74 †
Born: 1889
Born: July 5
Died: 1963
Died: October 11
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Every day in the mirror I watch death at work.
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Understand that some of your enemies are amongst your best friends.
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The public is never pleased with what we do, wanting always a copy of what we have done.
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Mirrors should think longer before they reflect.
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The cinema is death at work.
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The speed of a runaway horse counts for nothing.
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See your disappointments as good fortune. One plan's deflation is another's inflation.
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Style is a simple way of saying complicated things.
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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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