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I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

Bertolt Brecht

The finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can’t do it all by themselves.
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Finest Spoil
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
War is like love, it always finds a way.
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Life Love Military
Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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Art Hammers Mirrors
There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Leadership Numbers Two
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
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
One cannot be arraigned for declaring a war, which every ruler has to do once in a while, but only for running a war badly.
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Declaring Running War
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
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Banker Clerk Fog
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Art Fashion Mean
When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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Common Folk Lying War
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows

I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

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I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.

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