"I certainly hoped that in the Eastern part of Germany, what was just beginning to be called the German Democratic Republic, you would develop a system of socialism with freedom and democracy."

-- Stefan Heym

#Democracy Quotes #Germany Quotes #Republic Quotes

“I want to be very close to someone I respect and admire and have somebody who feels the same way about me.”
“I grew up in a modern business environment and did not experience the kind of prejudice that my mother and grandfather experienced.”
“To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is, a dissatisfaction with self, an impossible claim that one should be at once Rose Bowl princess, medieval scholar, Saint Joan, Milly Theale, Temple Drake, Eleanor of Aquitaine, one”
“Scientists themselves readily admit that they do not fully understand the consequences of our many-faceted assault upon the interwoven fabric of atmosphere, water, land and life in all its biological diversity. But things could also turn out to be worse than the current scientific best guess. In military affairs, policy has long been based on the dictum that we should be prepared for the worst case. Why should it be so different when the security is that of the planet and our long-term future?”
“Well, I have been playing electric guitar all these years and acoustic was something new to me.”
“I hope and pray that mother nature is leaving us alone to get on with the job of cleaning up and recovering from this event.”
“I must say I've rarely been described as 'diplomat.”
“Allah is not Jehovah either. Jehovah's not going to turn you into a terrorist that'll try to bomb people and take the lives of thousands and thousands of people.”

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