Never believe on faith, see for yourself! What you yourself don't learn you don't know. Bertolt Brecht More Quotes by Bertolt Brecht More Quotes From Bertolt Brecht For once you must try not to shirk the facts: mankind is kept alive by bestial acts. Bertolt Brecht alivetryingsex Fearful is the seductive power of goodness. Bertolt Brecht fearfulseductivegoodness But something's missing. Bertolt Brecht missing Only bad generals need heroes. Bertolt Brecht heroneeds A good soldier has his heart and soul in it. When he receives an order, he gets a hard on, and when he drives his lance through his enemy's guts, he comes. Bertolt Brecht philosophyorderart Sometimes it's more important to be human, than to have good taste. Bertolt Brecht importanttastesometimes With drooping shoulders The majority sit hunched, their foreheads furrowed like Stony ground that has been repeatedly ploughed-up to no purpose. Bertolt Brecht shouldersmajoritypurpose The 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 Brecht spoiledfinestshould Impact lies in the vicinity of mistakes. Bertolt Brecht impactmistakelying Spring is noticed, if at all By people sitting in railway trains. Bertolt Brecht sittingspringpeople 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. Bertolt Brecht epicsongart He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy. Bertolt Brecht speakenemy One must live well to know what living is. Bertolt Brecht live-wellwellsknows Boy Meets Girl, So What? Bertolt Brecht broken-heartgirlboys As regards obstacles, the shortest distance between two points can be a curve. Bertolt Brecht curvesdistancetwo For time flows on, and if it did not, it would be a bad prospect for those who do not sit at golden tables. Methods become exhausted; stimuli no longer work. New problems appear and demand new methods. 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. Bertolt Brecht tablesorderreality 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! Bertolt Brecht alabamamoonbye The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out, for emperor himself can actually be nothing. Bertolt Brecht emperorruinedfinest I don't like where I'm going and I don't like where I've been. Why am I in a hurry? Bertolt Brecht Who fights may lose, but who does not fight has lost already. Bertolt Brecht fightingdoemay
