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1922–1969 United States
Jack Kerouac (12 March 1922 – 21 October 1969), born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac, was an American novelist, poet, and artist. He was a central figure among Beat Generation writers.
United States 20th-century poets Anti-communists Novelists Poets Also known as: Kerouac, Kerouac, Jack
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Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion.
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If moderation is a fault, then indifference is a crime.
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Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.
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My fault, my failure, is not in the passions I have, but in my lack of control of them.
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A man needs truth like a machine needs oil.
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The best teacher is experience and not through someone's distorted point of view.
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Put down the pen someone else gave you. No one ever drafted a life worth living on borrowed ink.
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Defy the law! – Write the heartbroken poetry of the World!
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Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent working in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain.
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If you own a rug you own too much.
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There are worse things than being mad.
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It's not that I can't fall in love. It's really that I can't help falling in love with too many things all at once. So, you must understand why I can't distinguish between what's platonic and what isn't, because it's all too much and not enough at the same time.
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Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules, and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them; disagree with them; glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.
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I have the right ideas, but my words are too ... complicated. I need to simplify them, so that people won't get lost in the dark when they see and hear them. I want them to shine like beacons of light in a world of overly complicated darkness. One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.
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