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German Quotes

The first reactions from Germany and German industry was quite negative. People right from the start were saying that we will steal technology and take it away and move the plant to India and use low cheap labor to compete Picture Quote #1

I did not know that the planning for biological and chemical warfare was so widespread in England, and even in France before France fell. It was news to me that there had been talk, even in the First World War, of dropping Colorado beetles on German potato crops and that kind of thing Picture Quote #1

If you want to judge the performance of the Egyptian people by the standards of German or Chinese or American culture, then there is no room for judgment Picture Quote #1

During Christmas time, on German television they show films with three or four episodes, and I quite like the feeling of waiting for the next episode Picture Quote #1

When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don’t just say white. They give you a math equation. ‘Well, I’m a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.’ Picture Quote #1

I worked as a lawyer; as a member of the teaching staff of a technical college; and then I worked principally as legal adviser to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party Picture Quote #1

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The Cinquecento was an engine of motivation at Fiat. It refurbished the image of the entire company. It’s a symbol for the company, but it’s more than that. It’s a global Italian symbol, as Mini is a global British symbol and the Beetle is a global German symbol Picture Quote #1

In the German concentration camps, Jews wore yellow stars while homosexuals wore pink lambdas Picture Quote #1

Dachau-the significance of this name will never be erased from German history. It stands for all concentration camps which the Nazis established in their territory Picture Quote #1

I want to remind people that the Nazis weren’t able to take the Jews to the crematoriums immediately. The German people wouldn’t have allowed for it. Instead, the Nazis had to change public opinion. They marginalized the Jewish people, disparaged them, and made them objects of contempt Picture Quote #1

Of course, as a German, I wouldn’t like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice Picture Quote #1

Imbued with the desire to secure for the German people the great religious, moral, and cultural values rooted in the two Christian Confessions, we have abolished the political organizations but strengthened the religious institutions Picture Quote #1

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I have seen and drawn dying, poisoned worlds. I published a book of drawings called ‘Death of Wood’ about one such world, on the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and what was then still the German Democratic Republic Picture Quote #1

I certainly hoped that in the Eastern part of Germany, what was just beginning to be called the German Democratic Republic, you would develop a system of socialism with freedom and democracy Picture Quote #1

When we were negotiating the ongoing financial period in 2013, I talked myself hoarse. London and Berlin in particular insisted on reducing the budget. So we - to the applause of German journalists - made cuts to central future-oriented areas and slashed the budget for development aid, research and technology Picture Quote #1

Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions Picture Quote #1

There’s a documentary film-maker called Werner Herzog, who’s a German film-maker. I really dig his stuff, I’d love to chat with him Picture Quote #1

I only care for the subjective life; I am very German, you see: The woods interest me, and the world does not Picture Quote #1

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Serious drama in a significant degree began at Harvard in the 1880s. In 1881, the Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions Picture Quote #1

Having achieved such signal successes in the east, Russia and Roumania being both disposed of, the German leaders planned a campaign designed to crush Italy Picture Quote #1

It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West Picture Quote #1

We couldn’t generalize on the people. Some of them were known to be tough guys and they didn’t say much, but some of them were kind of soft-headed, but they did that. That was an East German film Picture Quote #1

When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in an escalator in Alexanderplatz. A few hours later, thanks to blowtorches and chainsaws and East German soldiers and the U.S. Embassy, my foot was released, and I along with it Picture Quote #1

I have to make sure I don’t eat too much chocolate. You can’t imagine how hard that is for a German to not eat chocolate Picture Quote #1

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The Nazi period could have happened only in Germany because the German education of obedience to any law and order was the main problem Picture Quote #1

The rate of growth of the management skills of any country is inversely proportional to the number of MBAs. Germany produces no MBAs, but America used to produce MBAs by the millions, and you saw the German economy, until at least the 90s, was certainly more efficient than the American economy Picture Quote #1

For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China’s history, culture, and economy. The Yangtze is as quintessentially Chinese as the Nile is Egyptian or the Rhine is German. Many businesses use its name Picture Quote #1

I’ve never lived in an English-speaking country, ever, but I lived in Austria. So, my second language is German. And when I went to school, I had a lot of classes in English Picture Quote #1

German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character Picture Quote #1

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The first reactions from Germany and German industry was quite negative. People right from the start were saying that we will steal technology and take it away and move the plant to India and use low cheap labor to compete. (German Quotes) I did not know that the planning for biological and chemical warfare was so widespread in England, and even in France before France fell. It was news to me that there had been talk, even in the First World War, of dropping Colorado beetles on German potato crops and that kind of thing. (German Quotes) If you want to judge the performance of the Egyptian people by the standards of German or Chinese or American culture, then there is no room for judgment. (German Quotes) During Christmas time, on German television they show films with three or four episodes, and I quite like the feeling of waiting for the next episode. (German Quotes) When you ask your white friends what their cultural heritage is, they don’t just say white. They give you a math equation. ‘Well, I’m a third German and a fourth Irish and one-sixteenth Welsh and one-fortieth Native American for college applications.’ (German Quotes) I worked as a lawyer; as a member of the teaching staff of a technical college; and then I worked principally as legal adviser to Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers Party. (German Quotes) The Cinquecento was an engine of motivation at Fiat. It refurbished the image of the entire company. It’s a symbol for the company, but it’s more than that. It’s a global Italian symbol, as Mini is a global British symbol and the Beetle is a global German symbol. (German Quotes) In the German concentration camps, Jews wore yellow stars while homosexuals wore pink lambdas (German Quotes) Dachau-the significance of this name will never be erased from German history. It stands for all concentration camps which the Nazis established in their territory. (German Quotes) I want to remind people that the Nazis weren’t able to take the Jews to the crematoriums immediately. The German people wouldn’t have allowed for it. Instead, the Nazis had to change public opinion. They marginalized the Jewish people, disparaged them, and made them objects of contempt. (German Quotes) Of course, as a German, I wouldn’t like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice. (German Quotes) Imbued with the desire to secure for the German people the great religious, moral, and cultural values rooted in the two Christian Confessions, we have abolished the political organizations but strengthened the religious institutions. (German Quotes) I have seen and drawn dying, poisoned worlds. I published a book of drawings called ‘Death of Wood’ about one such world, on the border between the Federal Republic of Germany and what was then still the German Democratic Republic. (German Quotes) I certainly hoped that in the Eastern part of Germany, what was just beginning to be called the German Democratic Republic, you would develop a system of socialism with freedom and democracy. (German Quotes) When we were negotiating the ongoing financial period in 2013, I talked myself hoarse. London and Berlin in particular insisted on reducing the budget. So we - to the applause of German journalists - made cuts to central future-oriented areas and slashed the budget for development aid, research and technology. (German Quotes) Of course, success is a relative term. It can be something completely different from winning the German championship eight times or making millions. (German Quotes) There’s a documentary film-maker called Werner Herzog, who’s a German film-maker. I really dig his stuff, I’d love to chat with him. (German Quotes) I only care for the subjective life; I am very German, you see: The woods interest me, and the world does not. (German Quotes) Serious drama in a significant degree began at Harvard in the 1880s. In 1881, the Cercle Francais initiated the annual French play, and shortly afterwards the German and Spanish clubs added their productions. (German Quotes) Having achieved such signal successes in the east, Russia and Roumania being both disposed of, the German leaders planned a campaign designed to crush Italy. (German Quotes) It is not in the interest of the German people or in the interest of world peace that Germany should become a pawn or a partner in a military struggle for power between the East and the West. (German Quotes) We couldn’t generalize on the people. Some of them were known to be tough guys and they didn’t say much, but some of them were kind of soft-headed, but they did that. That was an East German film. (German Quotes) When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in an escalator in Alexanderplatz. A few hours later, thanks to blowtorches and chainsaws and East German soldiers and the U.S. Embassy, my foot was released, and I along with it. (German Quotes) I have to make sure I don’t eat too much chocolate. You can’t imagine how hard that is for a German to not eat chocolate. (German Quotes) The Nazi period could have happened only in Germany because the German education of obedience to any law and order was the main problem. (German Quotes) The rate of growth of the management skills of any country is inversely proportional to the number of MBAs. Germany produces no MBAs, but America used to produce MBAs by the millions, and you saw the German economy, until at least the 90s, was certainly more efficient than the American economy. (German Quotes) For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China’s history, culture, and economy. The Yangtze is as quintessentially Chinese as the Nile is Egyptian or the Rhine is German. Many businesses use its name. (German Quotes) I never felt that although we were based in Germany, Puma was and should be considered as a German brand. So we restructured it in a way that positioned us as a global brand, with English being the corporate language, rather than us looking at it from a German perspective. (German Quotes) I’ve never lived in an English-speaking country, ever, but I lived in Austria. So, my second language is German. And when I went to school, I had a lot of classes in English. (German Quotes) German football is like English football. The Germans and the English do not play like a Brazilian side. They have to improve, bring up their young players, who have character. (German Quotes)

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