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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

Topics: Aim Antidote Bosses Concentration Demands Disaster Distraction Film Film And Television Mass Mass Media Maximum Media Minds Off Offer Our Press Radio Succeed Taking Television Thus

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As machines become more and more efficient and perfect, so it will become clear that imperfection is the greatness of man.

~Ernst Fischer

Topics: Become Clear Efficient Greatness Imperfection Machines Man More More And More Perfect Will

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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

Topics: Also Art Break Change Changeable Decay Faith Function Help Must Reflect Show Social Society Truthful Unless Wants World

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I don't want life to imitate art. I want life to be art.

~Ernst Fischer

Topics: Art Imitate Life Want

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If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.

~Ernst Fischer

Topics: Bad Business Buy Calm Get Good Nights None Now Paid Pay Sell Thing Time Wait Will You

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

~Ernst Fischer

Topics: Become Dreams Duty Literature Moral Prosperity Provoke Slumber Terror

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Biography

Nationality: Austrian

Type: Writer

Born: July 3rd, 1899

Died: July 31st, 1972

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