There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
BERTOLT BRECHTHere today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties.
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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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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Life is short and so is money.
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General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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