Human beings are like timid punctuation marks sprinkled among the incomprehensible sentences of life.
Jean GiraudouxGovernment defines the physical aspects of man by means of The Printed Form, so that for every man in the flesh there is an exactly corresponding man on paper.
Jean GiraudouxOnly the mediocre die always at their best. Real leaders are always improving - and raising their bar on how superbly they can perform and how quickly they can move.
Jean GiraudouxIt's odd how people waiting for you stand out far less clearly than people you are waiting for.
Jean GiraudouxBorn enemies don't fight. Nations you would say were designed to go to war against each other by their skins, their language, their smell; always jealous of each other, always hating each other; they're not the ones who fight. You will find the real antagonists in nations fate has groomed and made ready for the same war.
Jean Giraudoux