Dario Fo

Playwright

Kingdom of Italy

1926 - 2016

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Satire can always be found everywhere. A people without love for satire is a dead people.
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Comedy makes the subversion of the existing state of affairs possible.
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With comedy I can search for the profound.
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It is from him, from Beolco Ruzzante, that I've learned to free myself from conventional literary writing and to express myself with words that you can chew, with unusual sounds, with various techniques of rhythm and breathing, even with the rambling nonsense-speech of the 'grammelot.'
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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.
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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.
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For some time it's been my habit to use images when preparing a speech: rather than write it down, I illustrate it.
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Know how to live the time that is given you.
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Real socialism is inside man. It wasn't born with Marx. It was in the communes of Italy in the Middle Ages. You can't say it is finished.
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Every time you touch those who have power over the media, they seek to stop you.
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