One forgets too easily the difference between a man and his image, and that there is none between the sound of his voice on the screen and in real life.
BERTOLT BRECHTFrom the cradle to the coffin underwear comes first.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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There are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
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Pleasures First look from morning’s window The rediscovered book Fascinated faces Snow, the change of the seasons
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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.
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The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Oh! Moon of Alabama We now must say good-bye We’ve lost our good old mama And must have whiskey Oh, you know why!
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Fearful is the seductive power of goodness.
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When the house of a great one collapses Many little ones are slain.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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When the leaders speak of peace, the common folk know war is coming.
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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Boy Meets Girl, So What?
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Our audience must experience not only the ways to free Prometheus, but be schooled in the very desire to free him. Theater must teach all the pleasures and joys of discovery, all the feelings of triumph associated with liberation.
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