Bertolt Brecht
From new transmitters came the old stupidities.Wisdom was passed on from mouth to mouth.
Bertolt BrechtWe 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.
Bertolt BrechtDo not fear death so much but rather the inadequate life.
Bertolt BrechtSociety cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
Bertolt BrechtYou can't write poems about trees when the woods are full of policemen.
Bertolt BrechtThe finest plans have always been spoiled by the littleness of them that should carry them out. Even emperors can't do it all by themselves.
Bertolt BrechtThose who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
Bertolt BrechtWhat is the crime of robbing a bank compared with the crime of founding one.
Bertolt BrechtLife is short and so is money.
Bertolt BrechtHungry man, reach for the book: it is a weapon.
Bertolt BrechtGrub first, then ethics.
Bertolt BrechtPoverty makes you wise but it's a curse.
Bertolt BrechtThe people have lost the confidence of the government; the government has decided to dissolve the people, and to appoint another one.
Bertolt BrechtDon't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
Bertolt BrechtWhat happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
Bertolt BrechtYour theory is crazy, but it's not crazy enough to be true.
Bertolt BrechtWar is like love; it always finds a way.
Bertolt BrechtPoverty makes you sad as well as wise.
Bertolt BrechtA man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
Bertolt BrechtToday every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
Bertolt BrechtWhat is robbing a bank compared to founding a bank?
Bertolt BrechtUnhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
Bertolt BrechtIntelligence is not to make no mistakes but quickly to see how to make them good.
Bertolt BrechtThere are many elements to a campaign. Leadership is number one. Everything else is number two.
Bertolt BrechtWhenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.
Bertolt Brecht