Bertolt Brecht (1898 – 1956)
Commonly known as Bertolt Brecht, was an influential German Marxist dramatist, stage director, and poet of the 20th century.
War is like love, it always finds a way.
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
Here today we huddle tight
As the darkest heathens might
The snow falls chilly on our skin
The snow is forcing its way in.
Hush, snow, come in with us to dwell:
We were thrown out by Heaven as well.
This is the year which people will talk about
This is the year which people will be silent about.
Science has only one commandment: contribution.
Those who are weak don't fight.
Those who are stronger might fight
for an hour.
Those who are stronger still might fight
for many years.
The strongest fight
their whole life.
They are the indispensable ones.
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
Mr. Wurlitzer, I am now in a position to receive your organ.
Show interest in her goodness — for no one can be good for long if goodness is not in demand.
In den finsteren Zeiten
Wird da auch gesungen werden?
Da wird auch gesungen werden.
Von den finsteren Zeiten.
The headlong stream is termed violent
But the river bed hemming it in is
Termed violent by no one.