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Jacques Prévert was a French poet and screenwriter. His poems became and remain popular in the French-speaking world, particularly in schools. His best-regarded films formed part of the poetic realist movement, and include Les Enfants du Paradis . Wikipedia  

✵ 4. February 1900 – 11. April 1977
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Jacques Prevért: 12 quotes21 likes

Famous Jacques Prevért Quotes

“There aren't six or seven wonders of the world
There is no more than one: it is love.”

Jacques Prevért

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“All will be lost apart from happiness.”

Jacques Prevért

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“Laugh at death and die of laughter.”

Jacques Prevért

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“Poetry, it's one of the most pretty nicknames we give to life.”

Jacques Prevért

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“It's terrible
the faint sound of a hard boiled egg firmly cracked on a tin counter
it's terrible this faint sound
when it stirs the memory of a starving man”

Jacques Prevért

La Grasse Matinée - Sleeping In

Jacques Prevért Quotes

“Our father who art in heaven
Stay there
And we will stay here on earth
Which is sometimes so pretty”

Jacques Prevért

Pater Noster

“An orange on the table
Your robe on the carpet
And you in my bed
Sweet present of the present
Coolness of the night
Warmth of my life.”

Jacques Prevért

Alicante

“Everything was lost except happiness.”

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“When truth is no longer free, freedom is no longer real: the truths of the police are the truths of today.”

Jacques Prevért

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“There's no problem, only teachers”

Jacques Prevért

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“I am what I am
I was made this way
When I want to laugh
Yes I shriek with laughter
I love those who love me
It's my fault
If they're not the same
That I love everytime
I am what I am
I was made this way
What more do you want
What do you want from me”

Jacques Prevért

Je Suis Comme Je Suis - I Am What I Am

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