The headlong stream is termed violent But the river bed hemming it in is Termed violent by no one.
BERTOLT BRECHTAll artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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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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People are too durable, that’s their main trouble. They can do too much to themselves, they last too long.
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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Art and science work in quite different ways: agreed. But, bad as it may sound, I have to admit that I cannot get along as an artist without the use of one or two sciences. …
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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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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Art and science coincide insofar as both aim to improve the lives of men and women.
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He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Do not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
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Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes.
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Little changes are the enemies of great changes.
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I was called up in the war and sent to a hospital. I dressed wounds, applied iodine, gave enemas, did blood transfusions. If the doctor ordered: “Brecht, amputate a leg!”, I would reply, “Certainly, Your Excellency!”, and cut off the leg. If I was told, “Perform a trepanning!”
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Don’t be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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