Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
BERTOLT BRECHTIf you fight you might lose, if you don’t you have already lost.
More Bertolt Brecht Quotes
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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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Everyone needs help from everyone.
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Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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One must live well to know what living is.
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In the contradiction lies the hope.
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If you don’t have fun, you don’t have a show.
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There are some with brains and some without. It makes for a better division of labour.
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Mixing one’s wines may be a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.
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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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Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable to commonsense.
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All the gang of those who rule us Hope our quarrels never stop Helping them to split and fool us So they can remain on top.
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I Who live in Los Angeles and not in London Find, on thinking about Hell, that it must be Still more like Los Angeles.
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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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People who fight may lose. People who do not fight have already lost.
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There are times when you have to choose between being human and having good taste.
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