300 German Quotes for You to Enjoy

I've said it before: War brings out the patriotic bullies. In World War I, they went around kicking dachshunds on the grounds that dachshunds were 'German dogs.' They did not, however, go around kicking German shepherds. Molly Ivins

We should invade their countries, kill their leaders and convert them to Christianity. We weren't punctilious about locating and punishing only Hitler and his top officers. We carpet-bombed German cities; we killed civilians. That's war. And this is war. Ann Coulter

War Christianity Top Punishing Cities Invade About Civilians Only Leaders Countries Were His German Officers Convert Them Should

The difference between the Parthenon and the World Trade Center, between a French wine glass and a German beer mug, between Bach and John Philip Sousa, between Sophocles and Shakespeare, between a bicycle and a horse, though explicable by historical moment, necessity, and destiny, is before all a difference of imagination. Guy Davenport

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I was born into a Turkish family that had acquired Italian citizenship. Many members of the family subsequently became British, French, Brazilian, and German, so there was a bit of everything. It was not uncommon for people in the family to speak seven languages: English, French, Ladino, Italian, Turkish, Arabic, and even Greek. Andre Aciman

Family People Speak Seven Everything Bit Members Arabic Citizenship Born Uncommon Had French Became Italian German Greek Subsequently Brazilian Turkish Acquired Languages English Many Even British

Before the Berlin Wall came down, we played behind the Iron Curtain and sang, 'Born in the U.S.A.,' and I thought, 'We're all going to die. The man is going to get us all killed.' But then you saw all these kids with the American flag and German flags together and singing the song, and it was, wow, like 'We Shall Overcome.' Clarence Clemons

You Man Together Song Overcome Thought Berlin Wall Singing Before Down Saw Kids Berlin Wow Born Shall Like Came German Iron Iron Curtain Wall Get American Flag Die Flags Going Behind American Flag Curtain Then Us Sang Played

On the first 'Indiana Jones' movie, I tore an ACL in one of my knees - can't remember which knee. The scene in which I was fighting the big German mechanic on an airplane called a flying wing, I was run over by the landing gear and injured my knee, but I can't remember which one it was. Lots of bumps and injuries along the way. Harrison Ford

Remember Mechanic First Big Fighting Way Flying Airplane Run Gear Indiana Indiana Jones Wing Scene Knee Knees Over Along Lots German Bumps Movie Which Landing Injured Injuries

German and European unification are two sides of the same coin. Helmut Kohl

Sides German Same Unification European Two Coin

The German Doctors say that persons sensible of harmony have one sense more than others. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

Doctors Sense Others Harmony Say More German Than Sensible Persons

The joke about SAP has always been, it's making '50s German manufacturing methodology, implemented in 1960s software technology, delivered to 1970-style manufacturing organizations, like, it's really - yeah, the incumbency - they are still the lingering hangover from the dot-com crash. Marc Andreessen

Our only president who has died as U.S. commander in chief in war is Franklin Delano Roosevelt - who died of a cerebral hemorrhage or massive stroke on April 12, 1945, only three weeks before the unconditional surrender of the German armed forces he had laid down as implacable Allied policy two years before. Nigel Hamilton

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Over 30 years ago, Airbus was founded by a European consortium of French, German, and later Spanish and British companies to compete in the large commercial aircraft industry with U.S. companies. Norm Dicks

Later Aircraft Over French Industry Years Years Ago German Commercial Spanish Companies European Large Founded Compete British

Dad's Jewish and Irish, Mom's German and Scotch. I couldn't say I was anything. My last name isn't even Downey. My dad changed his name when he wanted to get into the Army and was underage. My real name is Robert Elias. I feel like I'm still looking for a home in some way. Robert Downey, Jr.

Home Mom Army Looking Changed Way Say I Feel I Feel Like Some He Feel Underage Name Like Robert Real Still His German Irish Scotch Real Name Get Wanted Anything Even Dad Last Jewish

Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason. Adam Mansbach

Saying Time Good You Country National Every Heritage Other Jews Kicked Say Plenty Out One Time Ability Good Reason About Something Never Identify Well Another Because Polish Without Were Hear German Being Places Reason Europe Jew Jewish

I still have a pretty lively audience in German and across Europe. And I continue to say, 'Thank you, God,' for making me smart enough to avoid getting hit by trucks and going out and finding myself an audience abroad. Which includes Asia - from Jakarta to Japan. Working hard at finding an audience abroad. Al Jarreau

God Myself Me You Smart Thank You Enough Say Out Finding Pretty Abroad Trucks Audience Making Still Continue German Hit Thank Getting Going Which Japan Asia Working Across Working Hard Hard Avoid Europe Lively

Based on German prototypes, green walls and roofs are a natural idea in Singapore's tropical environment, where mosses, ferns, philodendrons, orchids and other epiphytes literally grow on trees. Alan Huffman

Natural Walls Other Trees Tropical Environment Idea Singapore Prototype German Green Where Literally Grow Based

In World War II, a British mathematician named Alan Turing led the effort to crack the Nazis' communication code. He mastered the complex German enciphering machine, helping to save the world, and his work laid the basis for modern computer science. Does it matter that Turing was gay? Alan K. Simpson

Work War Gay Science Communication World Matter Computer Science Save The World Machine Complex Computer He Named Mastered Does His Led Mathematician German Crack Effort Modern Laid Helping Code Alan World War Basis British World War II Save

It took centuries to form the German order. Alexander Lukashenko

Took German Order Form Centuries

Living in Manhattan opened me to whole new sets of things to envy, study, gather and imagine stealing. A full-size 1809 German harp, beautifully painted with three goddesses, covered in a pea-green coat of great silvery refinement: mine for $180. Though all its strings were broken, its beauty let it claim a quarter of my one - bedroom. Allan Gurganus

Great Me Broken Envy Three Beauty Living Sets Harp Mine Strings Claim Though Stealing Study Opened New Beautifully Bedroom Quarter Were Covered Refinement German Goddesses Manhattan Coat Painted Whole Things Imagine Gather

I know very well that Berlin attaches great importance to NATO and solidarity, in terms of sharing the burden. For this reason, I feel confident that the German government will take the right decision, one that serves both German and NATO interests. Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Government Great Burden Decision Right Decision Will NATO Solidarity Berlin Both Take Sharing Feel Importance Know Terms Well German Very Confident Interests Reason Serve Right

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness. Angela Merkel

Unity Our Boost Parcel Only Indispensable Part Part And Parcel Obviously Identity Parts Said Always Integration German Germany Same Want Again Europe European Two Coin Competitiveness

I felt really sorry for Oliver Kahn. Up to that point he had made lots of saves for the German team. Of course he could have caught the ball but it just happened. It was bad luck. In that situation, you need to be very strong psychologically to carry on. Angela Merkel

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In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction. Angela Merkel

Sit Christian Other On And Off Direction Both Football Football Team Democrats Off German Get Same Same Direction Pitch Different Grand Clubs Social Boat Coalition Team Each Players Need Pull

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