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One cannot develop taste from what is of average quality but only from the very best. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Best Quality Only Develop Very Taste Cannot Average

I can tell you, honest friend, what to believe: believe life; it teaches better that book or orator. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Life You Book Better Orator Believe Tell Friend Teaches Honest

Mastery passes often for egotism. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Mastery Passes Egotism Often

If there is anyone here whom I have not insulted, I beg his pardon. Johannes Brahms

Pardon Insulted His Beg Anyone Whom Here

Often when He comes, He finds the soul occupied. Other guests are there, and He has to turn away. He cannot gain entry, for we love and desire other things; therefore, His gifts, which He is offering to everyone unceasingly, must remain outside. Johannes Tauler

Love Soul Other Everyone Guests Gifts Must Finds Remain Entry Outside He Occupied His Offering Often Cannot Gain Which Turn Therefore Away Things Desire

It was my family that wanted me to be a teacher. That was safe, you see. To be a painter was terrible. Josef Albers

Teacher Family Me You See Safe Terrible Wanted Painter

You should never surrender, never give up. Jupp Heynckes

Never Give Up You Surrender Never Surrender Give Never Up Should

Disappointment over nationalistic authoritarian regimes may have contributed to the fact that today religion offers a new and subjectively more convincing language for old political orientations. Jurgen Habermas

Today Religion Disappointment Political Old Language More Fact Over New Authoritarian Offers May Nationalistic Regimes Convincing

I am a very emotional guy. What I love, I do with all I have. Jurgen Klopp

Love Guy Emotional Am Very

The community of masses of human beings has produced an order of life in regulated channels which connects individuals in a technically functioning organisation, but not inwardly from the historicity of their souls. Karl Jaspers

Life Technically Community Channels Individuals Masses Inwardly Souls Human Order Human Beings Which Organisation Produced Beings Connects

Yes, some people say to me you're too skinny, but never a skinny person says that to me, only people who could lose a few pounds say that. Karl Lagerfeld

Me You People Some People Lose Few Too Say Says People Say Some Only Could Pounds Never Yes Person Skinny Who

I never smoked. I never drank and I never took drugs. The funny thing is, nothing is more boring, people like this. For me, it's OK. But most of my friends, at least they smoke and drink. Karl Lagerfeld

The brain is a muscle, and I'm a kind of body-builder. Karl Lagerfeld

Kind Brain Muscle

Clothes if they are not well cut, you can kill nobody. A building poorly built can kill people. It's a much more difficult work. I would not compare myself with that. Karl Lagerfeld

Work Myself You People Building Clothes Difficult Would More Nobody Well Built Cut Much Poorly Compare

I hardly went to school. Karl Lagerfeld

School Hardly

I don't look at my old work. I mean, they made nice books; the books were made without me, the one from last year and the one from this year. I - personally, I'm not interested in my own past. I'm only interested in today - perhaps tomorrow. Karl Lagerfeld

I admire people who destroy themselves. Karl Lagerfeld

People Destroy Admire Themselves Who

Imperialism is not the creation of any one or any one group of states. Karl Liebknecht

Creation Group States Imperialism Any

For capitalism, war and peace are business and nothing but business. Karl Liebknecht

War Capitalism Business Peace Nothing

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