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The world is bad but not without hope. It is only hopeless when you look at it from an ideal viewpoint.
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Friedrich Durrenmatt
playwright, writer, painter, screenwriter, poet, graphic artist, television writer, film screenwriter, film director, film actor
🔗 Read on Wikipedia1921 – 1990
Friedrich Dürrenmatt was a Swiss author and dramatist. He was a proponent of epic theatre whose plays reflected the recent experiences of World War II. The politically active author's work included avant-garde dramas, philosophical crime novels, and macabre satire. Dürrenmatt was a member of the Gruppe Olten, a group of left-wing Swiss writers who convened regularly at a restaurant in the city of Olten.
All Quotes by Friedrich Durrenmatt
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Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.
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So then learn to conquer your fear. This is the only art we have to master nowadays: to look at things without fear, and to fearlessly do right.
— Friedrich Durrenmatt
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A story is not finished, until it has taken the worst turn.
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Who sows fear, reaps weapons.
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We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior.
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That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.
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A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory.
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The only remedy against hunger is reasonable birth control.
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Pretend to be dumb, that's the only way to reach old age.
— Friedrich Durrenmatt