Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (Bertolt Brecht) Quotes
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I recommend that the Statue of Liberty be supplemented by a Statue of Responsibility on the west coast.
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Second, this epic tale allows the audience to actually listen to the Native Americans and receive their wisdom. Spielberg conveys the respect for Native Americans that is normally lacking in Western films.
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A story never looks as good as when the other fellow buys it.
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The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself.
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The four characteristics of humanism are curiosity, a free mind, belief in good taste, and belief in the human race.
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There are so many sounds I still want to make, so many things I haven't yet done.
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I want the reader to turn the page and keep on turning until the end.
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Anyone who thinks Peter Jackson would fall for market forces around him rather than artistic integrity doesn't know the guy or the body of his work.
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A girl must marry for love - and keep on marrying until she finds it.
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Friday night is our date night. We really carve out time for each other.
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My parents' selfless affection and dedication nourished and prepared me to receive the love of my guru or spiritual father, Swami Prabhupada. My parents prepared the soil in which my guru sowed the seeds of his compassion.
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My people have been sucked into the violence because some feel they have to retaliate, and some feel they have to protect themselves.
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Rather than turning away from the staggering scale and depth of misery caused by war, we must strive to develop our capacity to empathize and feel the sufferings of others.
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Just because a subject is serious doesn't mean it doesn't have plenty of absurdities.
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Television has filled the space for actors that really want to make good work and not just make a lot of money and be famous for making a lot of money and being famous.
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I can say that I don't compete with others and only with myself because I do so many films.
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Making art is not the matter of a moment, and nor is making an exhibition; curating follows art.
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I made so many films which were more important, but the only one people ever want to talk about is that one with Bogart.
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William Shatner just reeks of cool.
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Since we cannot defeat Israel in war, we do this in stages. We take any and every territory that we can of Palestine, and establish a sovereignty there, and we use it as a springboard to take more. When the time comes, we can get the Arab nations to join us for the final blow against Israel.
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When I was growing up, I wasn't particularly great at anything. I was in my own world, and my teachers felt I'd never reach my potential. Even in sports, I'd only play team games because I felt I was not good enough to outshine anyone.
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I started thinking about this truck and why do I still have this same truck? After all of these years, why am I holding on to that? I just starting thinking about other things: guitars, boots and jeans. I just had a tendency to hold on to the things that have meaning to me.
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Besides, I'm a gypsy at heart and I like to travel around.
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It's all right to hesitate if you then go ahead.
