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Don't be afraid of death so much as an inadequate life.
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If art reflects life, it does so with special mirrors.
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The theater-goer in conventional dramatic theater says: Yes, I've felt that way, too. That's the way I am. That's life. That's the way it will always be. The suffering of this or that person grips me because there is no escape for him. That's great art — Everything is self-evident. I am made to cry with those who cry, and laugh with those who laugh. But the theater-goer in the epic theater says: I would never have thought that. You can't do that. That's very strange, practically unbelievable. That has to stop. The suffering of this or that person grips me because there is an escape for him. That's great art — nothing is self-evident. I am made to laugh about those who cry, and cry about those who laugh.
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What a miserable thing life is: you're living in clover, only the clover isn't good enough.
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Those who are weak don't fight.
Those who are stronger might fight
for an hour.
Those who are stronger still might fight
for many years.
The strongest fight
their whole life.
They are the indispensable ones.
Bertolt Brecht
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Honest conviction is my courage; the Constitution is my guide.
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Born:
February 10, 1898
Died:
August 14, 1956
(aged 58)
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