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Bertolt Brecht Quotes

Bertolt Brecht quotes

Deutsch Poet, Playwright, Writer February 10, 1898 – August 14, 1956

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General, your tank is a powerful vehicle. It smashes down forests and crushes a hundred men. But it has one defect: It needs a driver. 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. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers..."
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn. Bertolt Brecht
Nowadays, anyone who wishes to combat lies and ignorance and to write the truth must overcome at least five difficulties. He must have the courage to write the truth when truth is everywhere opposed; the keenness to recognize it, although it is everywhere concealed; the skill to manipulate it as a weapon; the judgment to select those in whose hands it will be effective; and the running to spread the truth among such persons. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see..."
Intelligence is not to make no mistakes, but quickly to see how to make them good. Bertolt Brecht
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 common sense. Show them the red tail of a comet, fill them with black terror, and they will all come running out of their houses and break their legs. But tell them one sensible proposition and support it with seven reasons, and they will simply laugh in your face Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good..."
Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will..."
In the dark times Will there also be singing? Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times. Bertolt Brecht
people are taken much too seriously. one equals no one. anything less than two hundred at a time is not worth mentioning. of course, anybody can be of a different opinion. an opinion is of no consequence whatever. any level-headed man can level headedly adopt two or three different opinions. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where..."
Every day, to earn my daily bread I go to the market where lies are bought Hopefully I take up my place among the sellers. Bertolt Brecht
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "I hope I can pull the wagon by myself. Yes, I'll manage,..."
I hope I can pull the wagon by myself. Yes, I'll manage, there's not much in it now. I must get back into business. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand."
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand. Bertolt Brecht
We're not responsible, he thought. This planet is a temporary affair. It's whizzing with all kinds of other ones, a whole range of planetary stuff, toward a star in the Milky Way. On that kind of a planet we're not responsible, he thought. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms..."
You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured. Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht quote: "Don't tell me peace has broken out."
Don't tell me peace has broken out. Bertolt Brecht

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