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.

Quote by Jean Anouilh

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I like reality. It tastes like bread.

I like reality. It tastes like bread.

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence.

Every man thinks god is on his side.

Every man thinks god is on his side.

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

What fun it would be to be poor, as long as one was excessively poor!...

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books...

Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books...

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy...

Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy...

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will...

Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will...

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy,...

Life has a way of setting things in order and leaving them be. Very tidy,...

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence

Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Until the day of his death, no man can be sure of his courage.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

Beauty is one of the rare things which does not lead to doubt of God.

God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side...

God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side...

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Things are beautiful if you love them.

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no...

Tragedy is restful: and the reason is that hope, that foul, deceitful thing, has no...

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has...

The only immorality is not to do what one has to do when one has...

A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.

A genius knows how to make himself easily understood without being obvious about it.