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Quotes by German Authors

"The rich become richer and the poor become poorer is a cry heard throughout the whole civilized world."

"Death not merely ends life, it also bestows upon it a silent completeness, snatched from the hazardous flux to which all things human are subject."

"We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework."

"Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience."

"Reason has always existed, but not always in a reasonable form."

"Everything transitory is but an image."


"But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain."

"Every cult of personality that emphasizes the distinguished qualities, virtues, and talents of another person, even though these be of an altogether spiritual nature, is worldly and has no place in the Christian community; indeed, it poisons the Christianity community."

"Set religion free, and a new humanity will begin."

"Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life."

"Thus first of all in His own person He sanctified, restored, and blessed human nature."

"Even though things happen by accident, you also unconsciously choose things that help you."


"The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory."

"Reading is my passion and my escape since I was 5 years old. Overall, children don't realize the magic that can live inside their own heads. Better even then any movie."

"To him who looks upon the world rationally, the world in its turn presents a rational aspect. The relation is mutual."

"A theory can be proved by experiment; but no path leads from experiment to the birth of a theory."

"Social Democratic and trade union organs have approved of the illegal invasion of Belgium, of the massacre of suspected guerrillas, as well as their wives and children, as well as the destruction of their homes in various towns and districts."

"Shortly afterwards my father told me that he might be going into the Eastern Zone of Germany. At that time my own mind was closer to his than it had ever been before, because he also believed that they are at least trying to build a new world."

"I am convinced that there are universal currents of Divine Thought vibrating the ether everywhere and that any who can feel these vibrations is inspired."

"Orlando's a really cool guy. They hired him for "Lord of the Rings" out of drama school. He's very new at this still and doesn't have a lot of experience. So we were in this together and we've tried to help each other out. We felt very equal which was good."

"One truth stands firm. All that happens in world history rests on something spiritual. If the spiritual is strong, it creates world history. If it is weak, it suffers world history."

"Everybody is talking today about the economy."

"With a gentleman I am always a gentleman and a half, and with a fraud I try to be a fraud and a half."

"A concert is a concert is a concert is a concert. An album is an album is an album is an album. Musically, both have nothing in common."

"I sometimes make pictures which are not up to my standard, but then it can only be said of a mediocrity that all his work is up to his standard."

"To a Christian, Easter Sunday means everything, when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ."

"Every emancipation is a restoration of the human world and of human relationships to a man himself."

"It is not the possession of truth, but the success which attends the seeking after it, that enriches the seeker and brings happiness to him."

"The psychological basis of the metropolitan type of individuality consists in the intensification of nervous stimulation which results from the swift and uninterrupted change of outer and inner stimuli."


"Any theory intended to describe and analyze socio-historical reality cannot restrict itself to the human spirit and disregard the totality of human nature."

"Sometimes if you have very confident people, you have to tell them please, be polite, there are other players are good enough as you and you should never speak out of an orchestra."

"If small things have the power to disturb you, then who you think you are is exactly that: small."
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