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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.

Bertolt Brecht

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
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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Cheesy Funny Gone Good Morning
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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Moving People Trouble
There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Brain Division Labor
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
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Feelings Historical Theatre
Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Literature Temptation Terrible
He who fights, can lose. He who doesn’t fight, has already lost.
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Fighting Loses Lost
Great sport begins at a point where it has ceased to be healthy.
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Great Healthy Sports
What’s a joy to the one is a nightmare to the other.
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Joy Nightmare One Other
When evil-doing comes like falling rain, nobody calls out “stop!” When crimes begin to pile up they become invisible. When sufferings become unendurable the cries are no longer heard. The cries, too, fall like rain in summer.
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Become Doing Evil Invisible Suffering
A theater without beer is just a museum
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Beer Museums Theater
None will improve your lot If you yourself do not.
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Inspirational Life Motivational
Who built the seven gates of Thebes? In the books are listed the names of kings. Did the kings heave up the building blocks?
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Block Book Kings
Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Boys Broken Girl Heart

Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.

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