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Bertolt Brecht
Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) was a German playwright, poet, and theatre theorist who pioneered epic theatre with influential works such as The Threepenny Opera and Mother Courage and Her Children. His Marxist politics and exile from Nazi Germany shaped his dramatic techniques and secured his lasting impact on 20th-century theatre.
Quotes: 3
Quotes by Bertolt Brecht
Art as a Force That Shapes Reality
Bertolt Brecht’s line rejects the comforting idea that art merely copies the world as it is. A mirror suggests observation, distance, and faithful reproduction, but a hammer implies pressure, intervention, and change.
Created on: 3/29/2026
Why Today’s Reality Guarantees Tomorrow’s Change
Bertolt Brecht’s line seems contradictory at first: because things are the way they are, they will not stay that way. Yet the paradox is precisely the point.
Created on: 12/10/2025
Desire and Striving: The Seeds of Success
Bertolt Brecht’s quote succinctly connects desire with attainment and striving with success. At first glance, he reduces the complicated pursuit of goals to a cause-and-effect relationship, implying that simply to want s...
Created on: 6/29/2025