There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
BERTOLT BRECHTI don’t trust him. We’re friends.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
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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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Firebugs dragging their gasoline bottles are approaching the Academy of Arts, with a grin. And so, instead of embracing them, let us demand the freedom of the elbow to knock the bottles out of their filthy hands.
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There are a few things that’ll move people to pity, a few, but the trouble is, when they’ve been used several times, they no longer work.
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Go make yourself a plan And be a shining light. Then make yourself a second plan, For neither will come right.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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One can describe the world of today to the people of today only if one describes it as capable of alteration.
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Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don’t learn you don’t know.
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The righteous one has no sense of humor.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Love is also like a coconut which is good while it is fresh, but you have to spit it out when the juice is gone, what’s left tastes bitter.
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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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