Bertolt Brecht

Don't be afraid of death, be afraid of the unlived life. You don't have to live forever, you just have to live.

Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it.

The world is full of contradictions, and the task of art is to make them visible.

The most important thing is to learn to ask questions.

Instead of being a mirror, the stage should be a laboratory.

Unhappy the land that has no heroes! No, unhappy the land that needs heroes.

Pity the nation that is so poor that it needs to be told to be proud of its heroes.

The finest plans are always ruined by the littleness of those who ought to carry them out.

Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.

He who fights, can lose. He who doesn't fight, has already lost.

The world is not to be endured, but to be changed.

It is not enough to know the truth, one must also apply it.

The great thing about the theatre is that it's a place where you can try out new ideas.

What is the robbing of a bank compared to the founding of a bank?

The way to hell is paved with good intentions.

The theatre must remain theatre. It must not become a substitute for life.

The audience should not be allowed to forget that it is watching a play.

Truth is concrete.

The aim of art is not to represent the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

The human race is a race of idiots.