34 Quotes & Sayings By Jean Anouilh

Jean Anouilh was a French dramatist, poet, novelist and screenwriter. He was born in Paris in 1911. In 1928, he began his studies in philosophy at the Sorbonne. In 1933, he was accepted at the National Theatre School, where he studied playwriting under Paul Claudel and Jean Giraudoux Read more

In 1937 he published "Le Roi S'amuse" which made him famous. In the late 1930s, he began to work on "Becket", his first dramatic work. The play was produced in 1946 and won the best play prize at the 1947 Cannes Festival.

His plays included "Antigone", "Medea", "Platon", "Rodogune", "Théâtre de Babylone", "Trojan Women" and "The Rehearsal". He also wrote the screenplay for the film version of "Becket".

There is love of course. And then there's life, its...
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There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy. Jean Anouilh
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I spit on your happiness! I spit on your idea of life--that life that must go on, come what may. You are all like dogs that lick everything they smell. You with your promise of a humdrum happiness--provided a person doesn't ask much of life. I want everything of life, I do; and I want it now! I want it total, complete: otherwise I reject it! I will not be moderate. I will not be satisfied with the bit of cake you offer me if I promise to be a good little girl. I want to be sure of everything this very day; sure that everything will be as beautiful as when I was a little girl. If not, I want to die!. Jean Anouilh
Talent is a faucet. When it is on, one must...
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Talent is a faucet. When it is on, one must write. Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance. Jean Anouilh
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It bothered me that whatever was waiting wasn't waiting for me Jean Anouilh
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Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God. Jean Anouilh
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A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself. Jean Anouilh
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When you are forty half of you belongs to the past.. . And when you are seventy nearly all of you. Jean Anouilh
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We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck and ask anyone the house is never burgled and the ship never goes down. Jean Anouilh
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The object of art is to give life a shape. Jean Anouilh
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Things are beautiful if you love them. Jean Anouilh
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To say yes you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to the elbows. It is easy to say no even if saying no means death. Jean Anouilh
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Until the day of his death no man can be sure of his courage. Jean Anouilh
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True miracles are created by men when they use the courage and intelligence that God gave them. Jean Anouilh
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God! Is there anything uglier than a frightened man! Jean Anouilh
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Every man thinks God is on his side. The rich and powerful know he is. Jean Anouilh
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Love is above all else the gift of oneself. Jean Anouilh
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Love is above all the gift of oneself. Jean Anouilh
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What you get free costs too much. Jean Anouilh
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I like reality. It tastes of bread. Jean Anouilh
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Our entire life ... consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. Jean Anouilh
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Each of us has a day ... when he has to accept finally the fact that he is a man. Jean Anouilh
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One cannot weep for the entire world. It is beyond human strength. One must choose. Jean Anouilh
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We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck and ... the house is never burgled and the ship never goes down. Jean Anouilh
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We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck and the house is never burgled and the ship never goes down. Jean Anouilh
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Love is, above all, the gift of oneself. Jean Anouilh
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One cannot weep for the entire world, it is beyond human strength. One must choose. Jean Anouilh
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Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence. Jean Anouilh
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An ugly sight, a man who is afraid. Jean Anouilh
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It takes a certain courage and a certain greatness to be truly base. Jean Anouilh
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Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage. Jean Anouilh
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Some men like to make a little garden out of life and walk down a path. Jean Anouilh
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God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and large armies. Jean Anouilh
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Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are. Jean Anouilh