The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
BERTOLT BRECHTGeneral, 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.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
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Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains.
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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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Who struggles can fail. Who doesn’t struggle has already failed!
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