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 BRECHTUnhappiness doesn’t grow on the chest like leprosy. Poverty won’t fall off the roof like a loose tile, no; poverty and unhappiness are man’s doing.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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Who has good luck is good, Who has bad luck is bad.
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First the grub, then the morals.
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Suppose they gave a war, and nobody came? Why then, the war would come to you!
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If you wan to steal money, don’t rob a bank – open one.
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Those against politics are in favor of the politics inflicted upon them.
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Here today we huddle tight As the darkest heathens might The snow falls chilly on our skin The snow is forcing its way in. Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell: We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
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The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Reality changes; in order to represent it, modes of representation must also change. Nothing comes from nothing; the new comes from the old, but that is why it is new.
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The fate of man is man.
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You may proclaim, good sirs, your fine philosophy But till you feed us, right and wrong can wait!
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I don’t like where I’m going and I don’t like where I’ve been. Why am I in a hurry?
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Bank robbery is an initiative of amateurs. True professionals establish a bank.
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Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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There must always be some who are brighter and some who are stupider, the latter make up for it by being better workers.
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Who struggles can fail. Who doesn’t struggle has already failed!
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