Creative Quotations from Jean Giraudoux (1882-1944)

Creative Quotations from . . .

Jean Giraudoux
(1882-1944) born on Oct 29

French "dramatist, novelist, diplomat". "He created an impressionistic drama emphasizing dialogue and style over realism, e.g., "Madwoman of Chaillot," 1945."

One of the privileges of the great is to witness catastrophes from a terrace.

We all know here that the law is the most powerful of schools for the imagination. No poet ever interpreted nature as freely as a lawyer interprets the truth.

There are no elements so diverse that they cannot be joined in the heart of a man.

Only the mediocre are always at their best.

"The secret of success is sincerity. Once you can fake that, you've got it made."

Published Sources for the above Quotations:
F:	""Tiger at the Gates," 1935."
R:	""Tiger at the Gates," 1935."
A:	"In "The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection," AApex Software, 1994."
N:	"In "1,911 Best Things Anybody Ever Said," ed. Robert Byrne, 1988."
K:	In 'Murphy's Law Book Two' by quoted by A. Bloch. Also attributed to Samuel Goldwyn.