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Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Affairs Comedy Existing Makes Possible State

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I am the jongleur. I leap and pirouette, and make you laugh. I make fun of those in power, and I show you how puffed up and conceited are the big shots who go around making wars in which we are the ones who get slaughtered. I reveal them for what they are. I pull out the plug, and... pssss... they deflate.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Am Around Big Conceited Fun Get Go How Laugh Leap Make Making Out Plug Power Pull Reveal Shots Show Slaughtered Them Those Up Wars Which Who You I Am

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When I was a boy, unconsciously, spontaneously I learned the art of telling ironic stories.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Art Boy Ironic Learned Spontaneously Stories Telling

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We thought the church had withdrawn from interfering in Italian politics... but instead there is a terrible resurgence. These are ugly signs for freedom of expression.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Church Expression Freedom Freedom Of Expression Had Instead Interfering Italian Politics Resurgence Signs Terrible Thought Ugly

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Nevertheless, the mode, the justification, and all the games involved in this war were dishonest.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Dishonest Games Involved Justification Mode Nevertheless War Were

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It is hard for power to enjoy or incorporate humour and satire in its system of control.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Control Enjoy Hard Humour Incorporate Power Satire System

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It is extremely dangerous to talk about limits or borders. It is vital, instead, that we remain completely open, that we are always involved, and that we aim to contribute personally in social events.

~Dario Fo

Topics: About Aim Always Borders Contribute Dangerous Events Extremely Instead Involved Limits Open Personally Remain Social Talk Vital

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In a way, the American side descended to Saddam's level, which happens often in these types of circumstances. That is why the people in Iraq do not accept the current state of affairs.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Accept Affairs American Circumstances Current Descended Happens Iraq Level Often People Saddam Side State Types Way Which Why

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I felt like an extraordinary hero. I was only five or six and I had the whole of life in my hands. Even if I had been driving the carriage of the sun I could not have felt any better.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Any Been Better Carriage Could Driving Even Extraordinary Felt Five Had Hands Hero Life Like Only Six Sun Whole

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Even before Europe was united in an economic level or was conceived at the level of economic interests and trade, it was culture that united all the countries of Europe. The arts, literature, music are the connecting link of Europe.

~Dario Fo

Topics: Arts Before Conceived Connecting Countries Culture Economic Europe Even Interests Level Link Literature Music Trade United

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Biography

Nationality: Italian

Type: Playwright

Born: March 24th, 1926

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