Jean Giraud quotes
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“Going from Giraud to Moebius, I twisted the strip; changed dimensions. I was the same and yet someone else. Moebius is the result of my duality.”
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“The comics were not only stories to enjoy; for me they were drawings that possessed me.”
-- Jean GiraudSource : "Moebius on his art, fading eyesight and legend: ‘I am like a unicorn’". Interview with Geoff Boucher, herocomplex.latimes.com. April 2, 2011.
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“When new pages are sent to editors and see rejection, we should ask for the reasons. We must study the reasons for failure and learn. It's not about struggle with our limitations or with public or the publishers. It's more about treating it like in aikido; the strength of the attack is used to defeat him with the same effort.”
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“An artist must smash down the systems that domesticate the mind.”
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“We artists can only go so far as the people can follow us. We are not alone, we are part of the system. We can take risks, but if you want to go to the peak of your consciousness, you may very well find yourself alone. Even if you know how to translate what you see, maybe only ten people will be able to understand what you tell. But, if you have faith in your vision, and retell it again and again, you will start noticing that, after a time, more people will begin to catch up with you.”
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“I started in 1957 when I sold my first story to a magazine.”
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“The computer is very good for me; I can magnify my work very easily.”
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“The urge to revolt is one of the essential dimensions of human nature.”
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Source : Denise Linn (2010). “Unlock the Secret Messages of Your Body!: The 28-Day Jump-Start Program for Radiant Health and Glorious Vitality”, p.164, Hay House, Inc
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Source : "Interrogating the NY Times’ Anthony Shadid". Interview with Aaron Ross, www.motherjones.com. January 26, 2012.
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“I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.”
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Source : "Dem U.S. Senate Candidate Calls Opponent A "Whore" For Israel". www.realclearpolitics.com. April 6, 2012.
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“Everybody strains after happiness, and the result is that nobody's happy.”
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“Let us watch well our beginnings and results will manage themselves.”
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