Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing totalitarian demands. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
A major power can afford a military debacle only when it looks like a political victory. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
Before anything else, we need a new age of Enlightenment. Our present political systems must relinquish their claims on truth, justice and freedom and have to replace them with the search for truth, justice, freedom and reason. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
Pretend to be dumb, thats the only way to reach old age. – Friedrich Durrenmatt
People ask How does doing a film compare to doing an ad? Well, when youre doing a commercial you dont have to sell tickets. You have a captured audience. Which is actually completely rare and great it gives you a lot of freedom. When you make a film, you have to do advertisements for the film. – Mike Mills