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We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.

Bertolt Brecht

Things take indeed a wondrous turn When learned men do stoop to learn.
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Men Scholarship Turns
Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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Politics Suppose War
Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Bank Initiative Robbery
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
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
…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Design Difficult Simplicity Software
Each of us is the strongest one in his or her own skin. Characteristics should take off their hats to one another, instead of spitting in each other’s faces.
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Characteristics Each Face Spitting
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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Bad Good Luck
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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Art Epic Film History Purpose Song
I’m in good form, taking no interest in things, neglecting clothes, meals, company, and feeling calm and stable as I write.
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Clothes Feelings Writing
What they could do with ’round here is a good war. What else can you expect with peace running wild all over the place? You know what the trouble with peace is? No organization.
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Peace Running War
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
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Demand Literature Long
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
The mill wheel turns, it turns forever, though what is uppermost remains not so.
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Forever Mills Wheels

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