Art is not a mirror. Art is a hammer.
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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For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables.
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Life is short and so is money.
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All artforms are in the service of the greatest of all arts: the art of living.
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If you join the rat race — you’re in the race of rats.
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The more innocent they are, the more they deserve to be shot.
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A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
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Hungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
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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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The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing.
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Temptation to behave is terrible.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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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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A theater without beer is just a museum
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Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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He who is still laughing is he who hasn’t heard the terrible news.
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