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To say yes, you have to sweat and roll up your sleeves and plunge

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. – Jean Anouilh

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Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as theyre old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that its enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it. – Jean Anouilh

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