“The colonel stood up. “I hope you enjoy your trip to Uruguay. Its government is stable, democratic, and politically mature. There’s even… — Philip Kerr Copy Share Image
Strict shopping laws mean that most German shops close on Saturday afternoons, reopening only on Monday when everybody is back at work. — Luke Harding Copy Share Image
I wasn't born Austrian; I wasn't born German. My roots are from Africa, and I do not have any reason for not… — Jessye Norman Copy Share Image
What we did in Hoffenheim had a lot of influence on German football. — Ralf Rangnick Copy Share Image
For centuries, the Yangtze River - the longest in Asia - has played an important role in China's history, culture, and economy.… — Rebecca MacKinnon Copy Share Image
I've got two little dogs, a little Chihuahua-Pomeranian I've had for about eight years - his name is Oliver - and a… — Scott Michael Foster Copy Share Image
“Now I don’t know how many people like to drive a Beetle at that kind of speed (on purpose) but I know… — Christina Engela Copy Share Image
I do think there is much truth in the Young German idea that marriage is a shockingly immoral institution, as well as… — Jane Welsh Carlyle Copy Share Image
“Wie bald 'nicht jetz' 'nie' wird. How soon 'not now' becomes 'never'.” — Douglas Kennedy Copy Share Image
There is nothing false or arrogant about German pride in German technical and business skills. — Douglas Hurd Copy Share Image
I am Dominican American. My father was born and raised in the U.S. and his heritage is German and Eastern European, and… — Monica Raymund Copy Share Image
“(Er) hat in unbegreiflicher Verblendung übersehen, daß ein Mensch auch ohne selbstständige Ideen und ohne Persönlichkeit in dem Augenblick Wesen und Inhalt… — Lion Feuchtwanger Copy Share Image
A German firm called Friendsurance relies on people forming their own groups, which apply peer pressure to keep claims and costs lower.… — John Gerzema Copy Share Image
Sadly, my German is almost non-existent, although I did a little at school. — Miranda Otto Copy Share Image
The readership of Victorian novels, when they were published, was much less diverse. People were probably white, and had enough money to… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
Six-hundred-page biographies of German theologians aren't known to fly off the shelves. — Eric Metaxas Copy Share Image
If you were to ask me to speak Swedish or Dutch or German, I have no idea if I could pull that… — Marisol Nichols Copy Share Image
I'm all self-taught. I never had a teacher. Even for English, and French, and German, I hardly went to school. — Karl Lagerfeld Copy Share Image
Occasionally I write a small piece or the odd lecture in English, and I teach in English, but my fiction is always… — W. G. Sebald Copy Share Image
My most interesting correspondence is with my translators. I marvel at their sensitivity over certain passages that just anyone, even if he… — Heinrich Boll Copy Share Image
