People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
BERTOLT BRECHTWhen the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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You can’t write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
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Only bad generals need heroes.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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Let nothing be called natural In an age of bloody confusion, Ordered disorder, planned caprice, And dehumanized humanity, lest all things Be held unalterable!
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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When you name yourself, you always name another.
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In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
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On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver.
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