Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (Bertolt Brecht) Quotes
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.
Quotes to Explore
-
Dishonesty is all about the small acts we can take and then think, 'No, this not real cheating.' So if you think that the main mechanism is rationalization, then what you come up with, and that's what we find, is that we're basically trying to balance feeling good about ourselves.
-
I am often in contact with the hareidi public and politicians.
-
I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
-
I would say I am an ordinary bowler but one with a really big heart, and that's what has stood me in good stead in all these years.
-
My partner has to have good sized bones.
-
I do believe the potential for ConnectU was as big as Facebook's, absolutely.
-
While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant.
-
I know that God has had my back, even when I was screwing up.
-
Strong families are vital to strong societies.
-
Many women have asked me if it is possible to have a well-built wardrobe on a limited budget. 'Money,' I tell them, 'is no guarantee of taste, and an overstuffed wardrobe is often as bare as a skeleton when it comes to wearable apparel.'
-
I did Polyester, and I don't regret one minute of it. It was wonderful.
-
I think people try so hard to learn everything that they miss all the wonderful essentials. There is so much mystery in life that you should leave a mystery.
-
An ice-fishing shanty is basically a tin outhouse on a frozen lake, except that in an outhouse, the hole has a purpose. In ice fishing, the hole is what you stare at for hours, hoping that at some point you'll break the monotony by falling in.
-
I think women are really good at multitasking. Men just cannot do it.
-
I'm gonna tell you something right now, Indian people in the United States are the hardest working people I've ever seen, and that's coming from a Mexican, okay?
-
We understand instinctively that being a prodigy wasn’t Wayne Gretzky’s platform for a lifetime’s achievement; it marked the possibility of a highly specific, highly term-limited kind of performance.
-
I had new thoughts, willful thoughts, or rather thoughts filled with lots of won'ts. I won't let her change me, I promised myself. I won't be what I'm not.
-
We have to build an economy that works for everyone, not just those at the top. ... How are we going to do it? We're going to do it by having the wealthy pay their fair share and close the corporate loopholes.
-
Like many Americans my thoughts and prayers are with the people of London. My deepest sympathies are extended to those who lost a loved one in the recent terror attacks.
-
Nothing good ever happens after midnight.
-
Facilitative attitudes (and skills) can help a therapist gain entry into the group
-
It wasn't so much that I had to leave to make it in the music business as I was curious to be out on my own and sort of explore. I never felt that where I was ever influenced my songwriting.
-
By and large, language is a tool for concealing the truth.
-
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.
