The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren't always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.

For the villainy of the world is great, and a man has to run his legs off to keep them from being stolen out fom underneath him.

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.

It is not enough to demand insight and informative images of reality from the theater. Our theater must stimulate a desire for understanding, a delight in changing reality.

Sin is what is new, strong, surprising, strange. The theatre must take an interest in sin if the young are to be able to go there.

The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.

The right to happiness is fundamental; men live so little time and die alone.