Quote by Ernst Fischer
To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has becom

To provoke dreams of terror in the slumber of prosperity has become the moral duty of literature. – Ernst Fischer

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In a decaying society, art, if it is truthful, must also reflect decay. And unless it wants to break faith with its social function, art must show the world as changeable. And help to change it. – Ernst Fischer

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Art
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The bosses of our mass media, press, radio, film and television, succeed in their aim of taking our minds off disaster. Thus, the distraction they offer demands the antidote of maximum concentration on disaster. – Ernst Fischer

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Tragedy
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Dreams
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We should be dreaming. We grew up as kids having dreams, but now were too sophisticated as adults, as a nation. We stopped dreaming. We should always have dreams. – Herb Brooks

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Dreams

He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it. – Douglas Adams

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Dreams

Ive been interested in dreams since I as a kid and Ive wanted to do a film about them for a long time. – Christopher Nolan

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Dreams

Cherish your visions and your dreams as they are the children of your soul, the blueprints of your ultimate achievements. – Napoleon Hill

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Dreams

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Working with amazing people, you continue to learn and develop yourself, as an actor and as a person. – Josh Hutcherson

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What the daughter does, the mother did. – Jewish Proverb

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Daughters

Unless youre living on the street and surviving on a diet of discarded turkey drumsticks, theres no point in being gloomy. Weve spent too long trying to cheer ourselves up by spending money on brightly coloured things we dont really need. Weve stopped using our imaginations. – Jarvis Cocker

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diet

The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations. – Eli Khamarov

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best