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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.

Bertolt Brecht

If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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Fun Inspirational Shows
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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Change Enemy Littles
You can make a fresh start with your final breath.
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Breaths Finals Fresh Start
For what’s the use of talking with a man who has a disease and thinks about the stars?
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Men Stars Thinking
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
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Contentment Country Sacrifice
The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels
Terrible is the temptation to be good.
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Be Good Temptation Terrible
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
The first time it was reported that our friends were being butchered there was a cry of horror. Then a hundred were butchered. But when a thousand were butchered and there was no end to the butchery, a blanket of silence spread.
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Fall Rain Summer
From the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
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Clean Coffins Literature Underwear
First the pork chops, then morality
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Firsts Morality Pork
People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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Long People Silly
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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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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