I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
BERTOLT BRECHTRecently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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What’s breaking into a bank compared with founding a bank?
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Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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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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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
BERTOLT BRECHTArt and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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The righteous one has no sense of humor.
BERTOLT BRECHTThe righteous one has no sense of humor.
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Poverty makes you sad as well as wise.
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It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
BERTOLT BRECHTMixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
BERTOLT BRECHTThere are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
BERTOLT BRECHTEveryone needs help from everyone.
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The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
BERTOLT BRECHTThe right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.
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The storm that bends the birch trees Is held to be violent But how about the storm That bends the backs of the roadworkers?
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