"Life is very nice, but it lacks form.……" — Jean Anouilh
"Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It's the aim of art to give it some."
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Jean Anouilh
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58 Quotes by Jean Anouilh
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Our entire life - consists ultimately in accepting ourselves as we are.
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Are you in earnest? Seize this very minute! Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it. Only engage, and then…
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Things are beautiful if you love them.
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Love is, above all, the gift of oneself.
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Oh, love is real enough; you will find it someday, but it has one archenemy - and that is life.
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What you get free costs too much.
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To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge both hands into life up to…
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Inspiration is a farce that poets have invented to give themselves importance.
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Propaganda is a soft weapon; hold it in your hands too long, and it will move about like a snake,…
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There is love of course. And then there's life, its enemy.
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A good actor must never be in love with anyone but himself.
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God is on everyone's side... and in the last analysis, he is on the side with plenty of money and…
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More Aim Quotes
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The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.
— Aristotle
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The aim of the wise is not to secure pleasure, but to avoid pain.
— Aristotle
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Every art and every inquiry, and similarly every action and choice, is thought to aim at some good; and for…
— Aristotle
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Our efforts are not aimed at isolating Israel or de-legitimizing it; rather we want to gain legitimacy for the cause…
— Mahmoud Abbas
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Tourism is a crucial industry that could employ millions of Filipinos, skilled and unskilled alike, cross those 7,107 islands of…
— Benigno Aquino III
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If you watch animals objectively for any length of time, you're driven to the conclusion that their main aim in…
— David Attenborough
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Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
— Wystan Hugh Auden
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Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.
— Jane Austen
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The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment…
— Johann Sebastian Bach
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A boy carries out suggestions more wholeheartedly when he understands their aim.
— Robert Baden-Powell
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Social media is a giant distraction to the ultimate aim, which is honing your craft as a songwriter. There are…
— Bryan Adams
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Schools are not intended to moralize a wicked world, but to impart knowledge and develop intelligence, with only two social…
— Jacques Barzun
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