Quote by Jean Anouilh
We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask

We poison our lives with fear of burglary and shipwreck, and, ask anyone, the house is never burgled, and the ship never goes down. – Jean Anouilh

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Life is a wonderful thing to talk about, or to read about in history books – but it is terrible when one has to live it. – Jean Anouilh

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Men create real miracles when they use their God-given courage and intelligence. – Jean Anouilh

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I know a lot of people fear the rougher types who might be at a state school, but surely it is better to know who they are and how to deal with them than for that kind of child to appear as a completely different species to yours. – Arabella Weir

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Sides are being divided now. Its very obvious. So if youre on the other side of the fence, youre suddenly anti-American. Its breeding fear of being on the wrong side. – Sam Shepard

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We should not be afraid to go into a new era, to leave the old beyond. – Zack Wamp

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The thinner the ice, the more anxious is everyone to see whether it will bear. – Josh Billings

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