"Life is too short to learn German" — Oscar Wilde

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• We were looking for a 'good shepherd,' and instead we got a German shepherd. — Pope Benedict XVI
• A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself. — Theodor Adorno
• An appeal to fear never finds an echo in German hearts. — Otto von Bismarck
• The Imperial German Government will not expect the Government of the United States to omit any word or any act… — William Jennings Bryan
• When I'm in England, I know I'm a visitor, but being a white man in England with ancestry that's German… — Nicolas Cage
• More particularly, having a largely German-oriented education has made me very responsive to 19th-century German literature. — John le Carre
• I taught principally German language and literature at Eton. But any master with private pupils must be prepared to teach… — John le Carre
• I received a letter just before I left office from a man. I don't know why he chose to write… — Ronald Reagan
• Oh great, socks. You know I'm dying for your sins right? Yeah, but thanks for the socks! They'll go great… — Jim Gaffigan
• The statement that 'God is dead' comes from Nietzsche and has recently been trumpeted abroad by some German and American… — Karl Barth
• I say that they can be solved; there is no problem that cannot be, but faith is necessary. Think of… — Adolf Hitler
• As Fuehrer of the German people and Chancellor of the Reich, I can thank God at this moment that he… — Adolf Hitler

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