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Jean Giraudoux Quotes

Education makes us more stupid than the brutes. A thousand voices call to us on every hand, but our ears are stopped with wisdom.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: dramatist
Nationality: french
Birth: October 29, 1882 - January 31, 1944

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Education Wisdom Stupid Hand More

Although not considered a martial art, boxing is really a martial art. It's a very limited martial art as long as you agree to just box... but in an actual physical fight against someone who's just a wrestler, you're going to get killed.

Art Fight Someone Long You Boxing

I now have a plan - I haven't had a plan up until this year.

Plan Year Now Up Had Until

People try to glorify war, particularly those who aren't actually fighting in them. People tend to make heroes of those who are fighting in them.

War People Fighting Try Heroes Who

I practiced law for 10 years, and I always admired the lawyers who were not afraid to take unpopular cases. And I never had the guts to do that. I was playing it safe. I was trying to make a living. And I just never volunteered for a really tough case, and there were some of them I should've taken. And I admired the lawyers who did.

Law Tough Trying Lawyers Living

When someone gets sick, it is easy to get walked all over, walk all over people, and be so beat down you agree to things you would never normally agree to.

Walk People Sick Someone You Down

A proverb is good sense brought to a point.

Good Point Sense Good Sense Proverb

When punk came along, I found my generation's music. I grew up listening to the Beatles and the Rolling Stones and Pink Floyd, 'cause that was what got played in the house. But when I first saw the Stranglers, I thought, 'This is it.'

Music Listening Pink Generation Punk

Anyway, in my writing I've always been interested in finding places to stand, and I've found it very useful to have a direct experience of what I'm writing about.

Experience Writing Stand Finding

After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.

Mitch McConnell

Business Money Small Create New Say

I would say I'm a nice person, and I take pride in the fact that I treat everyone really well, so there's no reason for anyone to ever come at me because I only want the best for everybody else.

Best Me Treat Pride Person Nice

I'm a strong alpha male but sensitive.

Strong Alpha Sensitive Male

Food is about communal togetherness. Our family does sit at the table. I think it's a great tragedy if a family doesn't have a table, as there is such an atmosphere of good will and warmth when we have eight people sitting around it.

Jonathan Dimbleby

Family Good Great Food People Think

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