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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.

Bertolt Brecht

From the start it has been the theatre’s business to entertain people … it needs no other passport than fun.
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Fun People Theatre
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart
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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Going Hurry Like
Writers can’t write as fast as governments make wars; because to write demands thinking.
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Thinking War Writing
Alas,we who wanted kindness, could not be kind ourselves.
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Be Kind Kindness Wanted
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Design Difficult Simplicity Software
Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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Mistake Wine Wisdom
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
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Giving Men Police Six Street Time
Right is its own defense.
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Defense Literature Own Right
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
Come in, dear wind, and be our guest You too have neither home nor rest.
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Guest Home Wind
Erst kommt das Fressen, dann kommt die Moral.
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Anger Dies Moral
If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows
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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Light Planning Shining

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