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"Life is just repeated attempts at trying to do better."

"Prejudices are so to speak the mechanical instincts of men: through their prejudices they do without any effort many things they would find too difficult to think through to the point of resolving to do them."

"The bigger the 'flat' [apartment], the harder one has to work. If the 'flat' is worth six hundred thousand, then he has to work six times as hard. If it is three hundred thousand, he has to work three times over. One simply has to keep on working hard, doesn't he?"

"Working hard is not a waste of time, but a state of mind. Keep pushing your limits until you reach the edge. Then be kind and rewind."

"Anyone can be a barbarian; it requires a terrible effort to remain a civilized man."

"You cannot cross large rivers without building bridges."

"Planting flowers in a desert is more productive than imparting wisdom to fools."
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"There is no reason to change this system. I don't think we'll abandon it. For us the most important thing is to be compact in the back. That's the kind of game we have to play here and it will be very difficult to beat us."

"I have a feeling we are going to be world champions, I can't really explain why. Brazil are probably the best team in the world in terms of individual players. But the team with the most gifted players do not always win."

"Complaining and arguing will not help. We are fully concentrating on the game against the Czechs."

"We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island."

"A Germany team should not be afraid going into a tournament. History shows that we can raise the level of our game when it matters."

"When you look at our programme for the next few weeks, you do not fancy a trip to the Oktoberfest."
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