First the grub, then the morals.
BERTOLT BRECHTGo make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
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Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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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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From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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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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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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When the leaders speak of peace The common folk know That war is coming When the leaders curse war
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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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