Quotes by
Marcel Achard |
1899-1974 , French playwright
French playwright and screenwriter. He wrote light comedies and musical comedies. He enjoyed growing success on the European stages during the 1930s with plays such as “La vie est belle” (1928) or “Jean de la Lune” (1929). “Patate”, a play written in 1957, allowed him to reconnect with pre-war successes.
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Quotations
| • | Woman like silent men, they think they are listening. 8 |
| • | In a couple, at least one should be faithful, preferably the other. 6 |
| • | When I give a lecture, I accept that people look at their watches, but what I do not tolerate is when they look at it and raise it to their ear to find out if it stopped. 6 |
| • | A painter's career is like a prostitute's career: in the beginning he does it for his own pleasure, then for the pleasure of others and, finally, for the money. 6 |
| • | The strength of women is not in what they say but in the number of times they say it. 5 |
| • | I have lots of bright and new ideas, but the bright ones aren't new, and the new ones aren't bright. 4 |
| • | Despair is the only unforgivable sin. 4 |
| • | Love is always being worried about the other. |
| • | I speak to the heart more than to the ear. This is what explains my success. Because everyone has a heart, and not everyone has an ear. |
| • | When you hear what a pretty woman says, it's that she's not really pretty. |
| • | The one who has never lost his mind is the one who had no mind to lose. |
| • | The greatest price you can pay for anything is asking for it. |
| • | Everything is funny, as soon as it happens to others. |
| • | Nothing gets better, but everything settles down. |
| • | Happiness is the sum of all the misfortunes we don't have. |
| • | There is at least one marriage that makes a man happy: that of his daughter. |
| • | Luck exists. Otherwise, how would you explain the success of others? |
| • | Women like what they hear, men like what they see. |
| • | The secret to success is only known to those who have not succeeded. |
| • | We give each other memories when we leave each other. |
| • | Nothing is impossible for a man who does not have to do it himself. |
| • | I have too much energy to work. |
| • | Hope is one of those remedies which does not heal but which allows one to suffer longer. |
| • | I will never be able to write my memoirs, I lie too much. |
| • | If women love diamonds, maybe it's because they look like tears. |
| • | Love is truly the most beautiful failure of intelligence. |
| • | It's risky in a marriage for a man to come home too late, but it can sometimes pose an even greater risk if he comes home too early. |
Funny Quotes
| • | High heels were invented by a woman who was always kissed on the forehead! |
| • | Some believe that genius is inherited. The others have no children. |
| • | Women have a passion for mathematics. They divide their age in half, double the price of their clothes, and always add at least five years to the age of their best friend. |
