Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (Bertolt Brecht) Quotes
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The great thing about all my siblings is we all agree we had a horrendous childhood. It's not like it doesn't affect us now; it affects us every day, in everything we do.
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If you come to my house, you won't see a wall of trophies or things like that. I'm sort of 'on to the next thing' all the time.
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I don't really care about gossip. I care about building great businesses.
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The right to bear arms is because it's the last form of defense against tyranny.
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There are 3 billion women in the world, so there are 3 billion ways to be a feminist.
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Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
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It had never occurred to me before that music and thinking are so much alike. In fact you could say music is another way of thinking, or maybe thinking is another kind of music.
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Our decision to close on Sunday was our way of honoring God and of directing our attention to things that mattered more than our business.
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It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come.
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I always knew I'd go to space.
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People who bowl vote. Bowlers are not the cultural elite.
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I think there's no creative process that goes without injuries and scratches and punches. You get beat up somehow, and that's part of the commitment. You have to be open to that.
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Stewardesses are still paid so little that in many cases, new hires qualify for food stamps.
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So instead of beating myself up for being fat, I think it's a miracle that I laugh every day and walk through my life with pride, because our culture is unrelenting when it comes to large people.
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I have a problem with the way the House is run. I believe that a few people at the top of a pyramid of power have controlled this place for a long time.
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What nature delivers to us is never stale. Because what nature creates has eternity in it.
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The circus is a global theme. It exists in all parts of the world - maybe not in Africa, but it exists in Asia in all parts. In Latin America, it's difficult to find a person who hasn't gone to the circus.
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New Directions is a reviewer’s nightmare; it’s enough punishment to read it all, without writing about it too.
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Our mission is at once the oldest and the most basic of this country: to right wrong, to do justice, to serve man.
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For man, the death of the body is inevitable, and is determined by time and circumstance; but, with proper precaution, the death of the soul may be totally avoided.
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The importance of teachers in American education has never been a question, but recent research has established beyond doubt that the most important element of student achievement is the quality of the teacher. At the Corporation, we believe one of the most critical issues facing the country is the preparation of America's teachers, which is just not good enough. Creating a vision for change and sharing how to improve teacher preparation is something the Corporation is committed to. We are pleased to join forces with the Annenberg Foundation in pursuit of this goal.
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Propaganda was an important arm of the Soviet diplomacy, very important.
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
