“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

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American actress, model, and singer 1926–1962

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“Immoral to a degree — and probably more than a degree —
they certainly were. But they had the satisfaction that their life
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delectably sensual, in absolute good taste. To give up all this, indeed, for what? His hot air about the false gods,
his boring self-advertisement,
his childish fear of the theatre,
his graceless prudery, his ridiculous beard.”

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“There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.”

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“fire is beautiful
and we know that if we get
too close it will kill us
but what does that matter
it is better to be happy
for a moment
and be burned up with beauty
than to live a long time
and be bored all the while”

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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”

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