Germans Quotes

218 Germans quotes by 177 unique authors

The aphorism in which I am the first master among Germans, are the forms of 'eternity'; my ambition is to say in ten sentences what… — Friedrich Nietzsche
When I was very young, I remember my mother telling me about a friend of hers in Germany, a pianist who played a symphony that… — Steven Spielberg
I know what Germans are. They are a funny people. They are always choosing someone to lead them in a direction which they do not… — Gertrude Stein
The East Germans first used biomechanics. This meant that rather than guessing about technique and form, they could apply changes to athletic performance based on… — Bill Toomey
As a young man, every bone in my body wanted to pick up a machine gun and kill Germans. And yet I had absolutely no… — Pete Townshend
Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace. — Walter Ulbricht
Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work… — Henry A. Wallace
After World War II it was decided that, in order to prevent the Germans and the French from having another war, it would be better… — Frans de Waal
If Germans are happy it means everyone else is miserable. — Stephen Colbert
What is a country? A country is a piece of land surrounded on all sides by boundaries, usually unnatural. Englishmen are dying for England, Americans… — Joseph Heller
The Germans have an inhuman way of cutting up their verbs. Now a verb has a hard time enough of it in this world when… — Mark Twain
The Germans in basements were pitiable, surely, but at least they had a chance. That basement was not a washroom. They were not sent there… — Markus Zusak
They were adored by the Germans, who thought they were exactly what Englishmen ought to be. They made war look stylish and reasonable, and fun...… — Kurt Vonnegut
It was Russia, January 5, 1943, and just another icy day. Out among the city and snow, there were dead Russians and Germans everywhere. Those… — Markus Zusak
I would like travelers, especially American travelers, to travel in a way that broadens their perspective, because I think Americans tend to be some of… — Rick Steves
Itâ€™s a small story really, about, among other things: * A girl * Some words * An accordionist * Some fanatical Germans * A Jewish… — Markus Zusak
No class or group or party in Germany could escape its share of responsibility for the abandonment of the democratic Republic and the advent of… — William L. Shirer
Up till now I always thought bickering was just something children did and they outgrew it. Of course, there's sometimes a reason to have a… — Anne Frank
The human race is unimportant. It is the self that must not be betrayed." "I suppose one could say that Hitler didn't betray his self."… — John Fowles
When all this is over, people will try to blame the Germans alone, and the Germans will try to blame the Nazis alone, and the… — Iain Pears

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