Careful Quote by Gretl Braun
![“[Eva Braun] was careful, she was always careful about what she divulged to me or to anyone about [Adolf] Hitler.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a9/gretl-braun-9500_careful_eva-braun-was-careful-she-was-always-car_348904.jpg)
“[Eva Braun] was careful, she was always careful about what she divulged to me or to anyone about [Adolf] Hitler.”
About This Quote
Source Memoir: My Life with Adolf Hitler, 1975
She emphasizes her cautiousness in sharing information about Hitler.
In simple terms: She was always careful about what she told others regarding Hitler.
Key Takeaway
Practice discretion when handling sensitive personal or historical information.
Themes
trust
privacy
historical narrative
personal safety
information control
Mood
thoughtful
guarded
Type
historical
personal
When to use this quote
- family discussions
- historical research
- media interviews
- personal memoirs
Key Concepts
caution
confidentiality
memory management
Questions to Reflect On
- What motivates your caution in sharing personal stories?
- How does discretion affect collective memory?
A Different Perspective
Complete secrecy may hinder transparency and historical understanding.
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![“[Eva Braun] loved [Adolf Hitler]. She would have done that had she been able to spend 10 minutes with him. She endured a lot on his behalf, there's a great deal on that subject to be said.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/19a/gretl-braun-9500_able_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-she-would-h_493918.jpg)
![“[Eva Braun] always said, "you're the Führer, you can do whatever you want to do."” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b21/gretl-braun-9500_can-do_eva-braun-always-said-you-re-the-f-hrer_705472.jpg)
![“Eva [Braun] loved [Adolf] Hitler and he was the only man in her life. She flirted and danced with other men but never would she have done more than that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/242/gretl-braun-9500_done_eva-braun-loved-adolf-hitler-and-he-was_22780.jpg)
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![“Eva [Braun] wanted him [Adolf Hitler] to look his absolute best and he just didn't care.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/8a6/gretl-braun-9500_absolutes_eva-braun-wanted-him-adolf-hitler-to-loo_1188903.jpg)
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![“[Eva Braun] always called him der Führer to us. It was ridiculous, but she never changed that.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7f1/gretl-braun-9500_changed_eva-braun-always-called-him-der-f-hrer-t_623868.jpg)
![“She [Eva Braun] was always complaining later on, "I know nothing that's going on." They [with Adolf Hitler] talked about other things: dogs, movies, music, Munich gossip, who was going with who, who was cheating on their spouses, who was drinking too much or trying to quit. All sorts of local…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/aca/gretl-braun-9500_always-complaining_she-eva-braun-was-always-complaining-lat_1929934.jpg)
![“Hitler was flirting and courting Eva [Braun] I would say, but he was not serious about her yet. That took awhile to develop.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/da0/gretl-braun-9500_flirting_hitler-was-flirting-and-courting-eva-bra_388758.jpg)
![“[Wilhelm] Bruckner was one of [Adolf] Hitler's adjutants, very close to him and he'd been in the party probably since day one. Personally neither of us could stand him.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/402/gretl-braun-9500_party_wilhelm-bruckner-was-one-of-adolf-hitler_30529.jpg)
![“My father would never have come to visit, he detested Eva's [Braun] choice in a man and the fact [Adolf] Hitler had set her up in an apartment. To him it was deeply humiliating that she was living with a man at his own whim at an apartment he was paying for.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/2a7/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_my-father-would-never-have-come-to-visit_40016.jpg)
![“For instance, [Adolf Hitler] would never have spent the night at the Widenmayerstraße apartment. He visited it before we moved the furniture in, he visited maybe 4 times afterwards and he never spent the entire night.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/3c6/gretl-braun-9500_apartment_for-instance-adolf-hitler-would-never-ha_54634.jpg)
![“If [Eva Braun] was crying upstairs, it wouldn't be long before [Adolf] Hitler would quietly excuse himself and then make things right. What he said to her, I don't know. Whether he said the words "I'm sorry," I don't know. But he was a charmer, he knew how to stop a woman from crying.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/154/gretl-braun-9500_charmers_if-eva-braun-was-crying-upstairs-it-woul_178210.jpg)
![“More or less constantly [he tease he]. [Adolf Hitler] would tell her, "Oh Evi, you're getting so fat I can't dare be seen with you. You really need to reduce." Eva [Braun] would flew into a panic until he would laugh and reassure her.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c70/gretl-braun-9500_dare_more-or-less-constantly-he-tease-he-adol_286699.jpg)
![“At the Berghof, it was almost like a family atmosphere there. We all ate meals together, watched films together before the war, listened to records, all those things. The same faces were always around on the mountain. If [Adolf] Hitler and Eva [Braun] had an argument there, it would have been…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/67d/gretl-braun-9500_argument_at-the-berghof-it-was-almost-like-a-fami_321214.jpg)
![“What [Adolf Hitler] felt deep inside he wasn't going to show to outsiders.” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/7b7/gretl-braun-9500_deep-inside_what-adolf-hitler-felt-deep-inside-he-wa_358722.jpg)
![“After [Adolf] Hitler took power, Hoffmann moved to a grander place on the Ebersbergerstrasse. I never saw the first house, I was never there. It was at the Schnorrstrasse that Eva [Braun] and he first really got to know each other. Some of this was before Geli Raubal's death, much of it was after…” quote by Gretl Braun](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/949/gretl-braun-9500_death_after-adolf-hitler-took-power-hoffmann-m_529999.jpg)
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