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There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.

Bertolt Brecht

Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
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Fear Today Triumph
What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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Peace Running War
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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Book Change Dog Morning
In the contradiction lies the hope.
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Contradiction Hope Lying
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
Poverty makes you wise but it’s a curse.
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Curse Poverty Wise
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
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Feelings Historical Theatre
As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve.
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Curves Distance Two
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
You don’t need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
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God Sky Storm
Unhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
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Fall Men Tiles
First the pork chops, then morality
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Firsts Morality Pork
One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.
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People Today World
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other

There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.

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