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Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …

Bertolt Brecht

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
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
People who understand everything get no stories.
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People Stories Understand
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Acting Men People
Something ignoble, loathsome, undignified attends all associations between people and has been transferred to all objects, dwelling, tools, even the landscape itself.
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Dwelling Object People Tool
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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Defeat Sunset Victory
To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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Fire Nothing World
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Life Love Military
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
Why be a man when you can be a success?
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Inspirational Life Motivational
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
General, your bomber is powerful. It flies faster than a storm and carries more than an elephant. But it has one defect: It needs a mechanic. General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Bother Carries Defect Faster General Man Storm
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
Who fights may lose, but who does not fight has lost already.
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Already Fighting May

Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …

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Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …

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