"Almost 20 percent of the people living in Germany today have a foreign background. The problem is that Germany can't really offer foreigners an identity because the Germans hardly have a national identity themselves. That is certainly a result of Auschwitz."

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Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

Bassam Tibi

#People Quotes #Identity Quotes #Germany Quotes

“A man must know when to retreat from a woman, but a wise man knows that sometimes he must stand and face her.”
“Lavish love on others receive it gratefully when it come to you. Cultivate friendship like a garden. It is the best love of all.”
“The injury that we do to a man must be such that we need not fear his vengeance”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“Of course, screening for HIV did essentially eliminate the transmission of this virus by transfusions.”

Source : Serge Lang (1998). “Challenges”, p.618, Springer Science & Business Media
“I have never cared very much for personal prizes. A person does not become a freedom fighter in the hope of winning awards.”
“I come from a sports family and my husband is a rugby player.”
“Referee Norlinger is outstanding in the sense that he stands out.”
“A fiddler on the roof. Sounds crazy, no? But here, in our little village of Anatevka, you might say every one of us is a fiddler on the roof trying to scratch out a pleasant, simple tune without breaking his neck. It isn't easy. You may ask 'Why do we stay up there if it's so dangerous?' Well, we stay because Anatevka is our home. And how do we keep our balance? That I can tell you in one word: tradition!”

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