Brecht, Bertolt
"Grub first, then ethics."
"ANDREA: Unhappy the land that has no heroes! . . . GALILEO: No, unhappy the land that needs heroes." - Life of Galileo
"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." - Mother Courage
"The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom." - Mother Courage
"Whenever there are great virtues, it's a sure sign something's wrong." - Mother Courage
"War is like love, it always finds a way." - Mother Courage
"You can only help one of your luckless brothers
"What is robbing a bank compared with founding a bank?" - The Threepenny Opera
"Poverty makes you wise but it's a curse." - The Threepenny Opera
By trampling down a dozen others."
- The Good Woman of Setzuan
