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The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
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The Enchanted
Jean GiraudouxThe Trojan War Will Not Take Place
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Jean GiraudouxThe Enchanted
Jean GiraudouxFamous Jean Giraudoux Quotes
“Only the mediocre are always at their best.”
As quoted in The Beauty Principal (1984) by Victoria Principal, p. 117
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“You're an attorney! It's your duty to lie, conceal, and distort everything, and slander everybody.”
Jean Giraudoux The Madwoman of Chaillot
Vous êtes avocat! Vous avez le devoir au contraire de recourir à toutes les ruses pour défendre vos clients. Au mensonge. A la calomnie. <br class="br">The Madwoman of Chaillot, Act II http://books.google.com/books?id=BGPPV09y26AC&q=%22Vous+%C3%AAtes+avocat+Vous+avez+le+devoir+au+contraire+de+recourir+%C3%A0+toutes+les+ruses+pour+d%C3%A9fendre+vos+clients+Au+mensonge+A+la+calomnie%22&pg=PA142#v=onepage
The Doctor in The Enchanted: A Comedy in Three Acts, p. 6 (1950, as adapted by Maurice Valency).
Jean Giraudoux Quotes
The Man in The Apollo of Bellac: A Play in One Act, p. 12 (1954, as adapted by Maurice Valency).
“The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that you've got it made.”
As quoted in Murphy's Law Book Two : More Reasons Why Things Go Wrong (1980) by Arthur Bloch, p. 47; similar statements became a routine part of the comedic performances of George Burns.
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Jean Giraudoux The Trojan War Will Not Take Place
Tiger at the Gates (1935)
