Sometimes it’s more important to be human, than to have good taste.
BERTOLT BRECHTYou can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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To those who does not know the world is on fire, I have nothing to say.
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People who understand everything get no stories.
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What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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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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General, man is very useful. He can fly and he can kill. But he has one defect: He can think.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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You have to attack once the truth is too weak to defend itself.
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What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must change.
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Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …
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It’s all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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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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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Grub first, then ethics.
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When the wound/ No longer hurts/ The scar does.
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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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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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In my view, the great and complicated things that go on in the world cannot be adequately recognized by people who do not use every possible aid to understanding.
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When something seems ‘the most obvious thing in the world’ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up.
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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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With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose.
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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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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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