The worst possible turn can not be programmed. It is caused by coincidence.

Quote by Friedrich Durrenmatt

Topics: Friedrich Durrenmatt Quotes

World history is tragic.

World history is tragic.

We are the world.

We are the world.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Man is imperfect. The reality he creates is always endangered by man.

Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing...

Only the freedom of mind can prevent the state from becoming totalitarian and from issuing...

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Someone who is about to die does not mourn the dead.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Nothing that has been thought can ever be taken back.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Emotions have no place in business, unless you do business with them.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Everything in the world can be changed, my dear Florestan, but the human being.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

Who sows fear, reaps weapons.

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

There is a moment when nothing can be wiped out and left behind any more,...

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

The art of the cuisine, when fully mastered, is the one human capability of which...

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

This inhuman world has to become more humane. But how?

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Religion and political expediency go beautifully hand in hand.

Truth is always a delusion.

Truth is always a delusion.

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

News reports don't change the world. Only facts change it, and those have already happened...

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.

The problems of all of humanity can only be solved by all of humanity.

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

In a society which is structured the wrong way, piety has no effect.

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst...

Human life is beyond comprehension.

Human life is beyond comprehension.