German Quotes

652 German quotes by 461 unique authors

My birth neither shook the German Empire nor caused much of an upheaval in the home. It pleased mother, caused father a certain amount of… — Conrad Veidt
Religion is the opium of the people translated from the German Die Religion ... ist das Opium des Volkessometimes misquoted as opiate of the people. — Karl Marx
The improvement of relations with German is positive, but this does not mean that we no longer have very important problems. — Lech Kaczynski
You can tell German wine from vinegar by the label. — Mark Twain
A German firm called Friendsurance relies on people forming their own groups, which apply peer pressure to keep claims and costs lower. The result is… — John Gerzema
If you were to ask me to speak Swedish or Dutch or German, I have no idea if I could pull that off! — Marisol Nichols
I was born in New York, but I was only here for two months. My parents are German, and I grew up in Germany for… — Peter Hermann
I still speak to my parents only in German, and I have endless family over there. — Peter Hermann
I started to do theater when I was a little boy at school, and then, I think because my father was a documentary filmmaker and… — Daniel Bruhl
I started to do theater when I was a little boy at school, and then, I think because my father was a documentary filmmaker and… — Daniel Bruhl
I am Dominican American. My father was born and raised in the U.S. and his heritage is German and Eastern European, and my mother hails… — Monica Raymund
The earth is bountiful, and where her bounty fails, nitrogen drawn from the air will refertilize her womb. I developed a process for this purpose… — Nikola Tesla
Spotting a rare bird is never worth the bite of a cur. Once bitten by a German shepherd, I knew that I preferred cats, even… — James D. Watson
Like a lot of kids, I had a Superman cake or different theme cakes, but then I hit the age where I think my mom… — Willie Geist
The Swedish language combines the strong manhood of the German with the delicate beauty of the Italian. — Bayard Taylor
My father had been in the German Diplomatic Service, and although he had been in the United States since World War II and out of… — Hermann Eilts
In German science, we have a special problem. We lose talented women at the time they get pregnant. Some of it occurs because they are… — Christiane Nusslein-Volhard
When I was growing up, Forest Park was full of integrated families. It was amazing. One my best friends was Vietnamese. Another one was half-Mexican,… — Dinaw Mengestu
When I was a kid, while touring East Berlin - back when there was an East Berlin - I got my left foot stuck in… — Kevin Bleyer
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… — J. Anthony Lukas

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