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Judith
Jean GiraudouxJean Giraudoux Berühmte Zitate
Der Trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt
Original frz.: "Le droit est la plus puissante des écoles de l'imagination. Jamais poète n'a interprété la nature aussi librement qu'un juriste la réalité."
„Eine Frau ist ein Wesen, das selbst gefunden hat.“
Judith
"Une femme est un être qui a trouvé sa nature." - Holopherne. Judith acte II scène VII
Der Trojanische Krieg findet nicht statt
Jean Giraudoux: Zitate auf Englisch
“I'm not afraid of death. It's the stake one puts up in order to play the game of life.”
Quelle: Amphitryon 38
“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.”
Vous êtes avocat! Vous avez le devoir au contraire de recourir à toutes les ruses pour défendre vos clients. Au mensonge. A la calomnie.
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).
The Man in The Apollo of Bellac: A Play in One Act, p. 12 (1954, as adapted by Maurice Valency).
“The flower is the poetry of reproduction. It is an example of the eternal seductiveness of life.”
The Enchanted (1933)
“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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