"The fame of heroes owes little to the extent of their conquests and all to the success of the tributes paid to them."
-Jean Genet
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"A man must dream a long time in order to act with grandeur, and dreaming is nursed in darkness.“
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"Crimes of which a people is ashamed constitute its real history. The same is true of man."
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"A great wind swept over the ghetto, carrying away shame, invisibility and four centuries of humiliation. But when the wind dropped people saw it had been only a little breeze, friendly, almost gentle."
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"Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth, would be to have been young and never dreamed at all."
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"I recognize in thieves, traitors and murderers, in the ruthless and the cunning, a deep beauty - a sunken beauty."
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"How sweet it is!"
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"It's time to get real, folks. Hope and change ain't working. Hope and change is not a solution. Hope and change is not a job."
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"It's plain hokum. If you can't convince 'em, confuse 'em. It's an old political trick. But this time it won't work."
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"Nixon is one of the few in the history of this country to run for high office talking out of both sides of his mouth at the same time and lying out of both sides."
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"A lot of people would be embarrassed to admit that they were on 'Barney', but I embrace the fact. I just had such a wonderful time doing that show. I learned what a camera and prop is, and all that. I learned my manners too, so I guess that's a good thing!"
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