"Theatre is the most perfect artistic form of coercion."

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Source : Augusto Boal (2000). “Theater of the Oppressed”, p.39, Pluto Press

Augusto Boal

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“Proofs of the Euclidean [parallel] postulate can be developed to such an extent that apparently a mere trifle remains. But a careful analysis shows that in this seeming trifle lies the crux of the matter; usually it contains either the proposition that is being proved or a postulate equivalent to it.”
“People have to be educated and they have to stick to it. If people lose that respect, an awful lot is lost”
“She hadn't chosen the brave life. She'd chosen the small, fearful one.”
“Words are but the signs of ideas.”
“Opinions are like assholes, everyone has one.”
“The object of reflection is invariably the discovery of something satisfying to the mind which was not there at the beginning of the search.”
“I'm a big fan of glamour. It's something I don't think there's enough of in Hollywood anymore. I enjoy putting on a sexy dress and heels. I want to work it.”
“If you say youâ€™re going to trust your man, then trust your man. Donâ€™t revoke that privilege when he needs it most.”

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