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"Today's Russia is not to be compared with the Soviet Union of back then."
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"The moment you compare yourself with another, you become inferior or superior."

"Lightning thief was good but the sea of monsters is better and has more action!"

"The dividing line between those who will be great and those who will be mediocre is the amount of time each person converts into added value to himself."

"The Scarehouse is like Turkey Soap. The Girl House is better as a film!"

"Human resource is limited to the duration of his/her lifespan while time is unlimited."

"He who hunts deer must not boast to he who hunts buffalo."

"A scientist is proud of his intelligence, an artist is proud of his imagination."

"Comparisons are like rigid fingers-eager to point at a subject but unwilling to grasp it."

"Prostitutes are paid for taking their clothes off. Celebrities are paid for putting others' clothes on."
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"The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations."

"We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here."

"The problem is, of course, that these interest groups are all asking for changes, but their enthusiasm for change rapidly disappears when it affects the core of their own interests."

"It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes."

"Personally, I think that for example the chemical directive in its present form does too much damage to the chemical industry - especially the medium sized businesses - and will hurt our worldwide competitiveness."

"At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: 'They won't stay, sometime they will be gone.' But this isn't reality."

"I don't carry any early childhood trauma around with me, if that's what you're hinting at. The story of the bicycles - and there were three of them which were stolen from me - I've dealt with it well."

"On the one hand, the financial projection is on the agenda - we will see if this problem can be resolved or not. I think it is a right idea to stage a special summit, which would deal with the question of priorities of European politics."
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