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Greg Anderson
... focus on the journey,
... focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.
34
Greg Anderson
When we blame, we give
When we blame, we give away our power.
27
Bertolt Brecht
A man who sees another
A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he'll give him sixpence. But the second time it'll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he'll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.
429
Greg Anderson
You can't expect to prevent
You can't expect to prevent negative feelings altogether. And you can't expect to experience positive feelings all the time. The Law of Emotional Choice directs us to acknowledge our feelings but also to refuse to get stuck in the negative ones.
21
Bertolt Brecht
Today every invention is received
Today every invention is received with a cry of triumph which soon turns into a cry of fear.
397
Bertolt Brecht
A man who strains himself
A man who strains himself on the stage is bound, if he is any good, to strain all the people sitting in the stalls.
470
Bertolt Brecht
Science knows only one commandment
Science knows only one commandment -- contribute to science.
406
Bertolt Brecht
No one can be good
No one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
429
Bertolt Brecht
The world of knowledge takes
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn when teachers themselves are taught to learn.
428
Bertolt Brecht
We need a type of
We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular historical field of human relations in which the action takes place, but employs and encourages those thoughts and feelings which help transform the field itself.
433
Bertolt Brecht
Right is its own defense.
Right is its own defense.
467
Bertolt Brecht
It is easier to rob
It is easier to rob by setting up a bank than by holding up a bank clerk.
472
Jean Rostand
It is sometimes well for
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.
56
Bertolt Brecht
Go make yourself a plan
Go make yourself a plan / And be a shining light. / Then make yourself a second plan, / For neither will come right.
439
Jean Rostand
I should have no use
I should have no use for a paradise in which I should be deprived of the right to prefer hell.
40
Jean Rostand
To say of men that
To say of men that they are bad is to say they are worse than we think we are, or worse than the ideal man whose image we have built up on the basis of a certain few.
41
Jean Rostand
God, that checkroom of our
God, that checkroom of our dreams.
48
Jean Rostand
It takes a very deep-rooted
It takes a very deep-rooted opinion to survive unexpressed.
54
Jean Rostand
The ideal, without doubt, varies,
The ideal, without doubt, varies, but its enemies, alas, are always the same.
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Jean Rostand
Beauty in art is often
Beauty in art is often nothing but ugliness subdued.
48
Jean Rostand
We are not na?ve enough
We are not na?ve enough to ask for pure men; we ask merely for men whose impurity does not conflict with the obligations of their job.
46
Jean Rostand
The least one can say
The least one can say of power is that a vocation for it is suspicious.
55
Jean Rostand
The only things one can
The only things one can admire at length are those one admires without knowing why.
60
Charles de Leusse
Who comes out of the
Who comes out of the jungle finds crocodiles. (Qui sort de la jungle Trouve les crocodiles)
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