Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht
Eugen Bertolt Friedrich Brechtwas a German poet, playwright, and theatre director of the 20th century. He made contributions to dramaturgy and theatrical production, the latter through the tours undertaken by the Berliner Ensemble – the post-war theatre company operated by Brecht and his wife, long-time collaborator and actress Helene Weigel...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth10 February 1898
CityAugsburg, Germany
CountryGermany
Bertolt Brecht quotes about
You don't need to pray to God any more when there are storms in the sky, but you do have to be insured.
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
From the start it has been the theatre's business to entertain people ... it needs no other passport than fun.
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
War is like love, it always finds a way.
I am a playwright. I show What I have seen. In the man markets I have seen how men are traded. That I show, I, the playwright.
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
First the grub, then the morals.
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.
Society cannot share a common communication system so long as it is split into warring factions.
There are men who struggle for a day and they are good. There are men who struggle for a year and they are better. There are men who struggle many years, and they are better still. But there are those who struggle all their lives: These are the indispensable ones.
The war which is coming Is not the first one. There were Other wars before it. When the last one came to an end There were conquerors and conquered. Among the conquered the common people Starved. Among the conquerors The common people starved too.
Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong.