German Quotes

652 German quotes by 461 unique authors

German militarism and Nazism have devastated twice in our generation the lands of German neighbors. — James F. Byrnes
Freedom from militarism will give the German people the opportunity, if they will but seize it, to apply their great energies and abilities to the… — James F. Byrnes
There is a German word, Sehnsucht, which has no English equivalent; it means 'the longing for something'. It has Romantic and mystical connotations; C.S. Lewis… — Julian Barnes
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… — Angela Merkel
I am bored. The great things are done. The German Reich is made. — Otto von Bismarck
The French need a thrashing. If the Prussians win, the centralisation of the state power will be useful for the centralisation of the German working… — Karl Marx
The most interesting acquaintanceship I have struck up here is that of Colonel Lapinski. He is without doubt the cleverest Pole -- besides being an… — Karl Marx
Conservative New Testament studies could also provide an intellectually satisfying alternative to German biblical criticism and to the liberal theology that accompanied it — John Gresham Machen
Every German child learns to speak English in school. — Cornelia Funke
I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to… — Cornelia Funke
It's not that I'm against nudity. I'm German, I'm very open, in Germany they lay in the park naked. It's just the principle. — Claudia Schiffer
Kill the Germans, wherever you find them! Every German is our moral enemy. Have no mercy on women, children, or the aged! Kill every German… — Ilya Ehrenburg
By sending Lenin to Russia our (German) Government had, moreover, assumed a great responsibility. From a miliaty point of view his journey was justified, for… — Boris Brasol
Some of the most intriguing new research is in the area of extreme weather events and rainfall. A recent study by German scientists published in… — Al Gore
I imagine hell like this: Italian punctuality, German humour and English wine. — Peter Ustinov
Among German historians, there's really not much debate about whether or not Hitler was a social Darwinist. He clearly was drawing on Darwinian ideas. — Richard Weikart
All Germany was in turmoil. Revolutionaries seized power in the cities of Munich, Hanover and Cologne. One regional German government after another was toppled by… — Unknown Author
While public school history courses in the United States stress the horrors of the German Nazi murder of 6 million Jews and Josef Stalin's pogroms… — Unknown Author
Germany is the enemy of Judaism and must be pursued with deadly hatred. The goal of Judaism of today is: a merciless campaign against all… — Unknown Author
God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he [Hitler] was sent to us by God to… — Hermann Goring
American universities are organized on the principle of the nuclear rather than the extended family. Graduate students are grimly trained to be technicians rather than… — Camille Paglia
The tune was too ingrained for Mortenson to consider the novelty of this moment- an American, lost in Pakistan, singing a German hymn in Swahili. — Greg Mortenson
I have often heard the statement made by foreign singers, as a demonstrated fact, that the German artists are artists in feeling indeed, and serious… — Anton Seidl
I studied German at school. I lived in Berlin for two years and had a German girlfriend for five years, so I don't find speaking… — Martin Gore
It was with horror that I learned of the abominable terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington… — Gerhard Schroder

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