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“It is impossible to swear an oath to the German Basic Law without realizing that our constitution is among the most liberal constitutions in the world. As the head of government in such a country, I would stand up to all those who call into question this free, open and tolerant model of society.”
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“The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The wolf thought bacon form was a very sensible way for pigs to behave.”
Source : Vivian Vande Velde (2010). “Cloaked in Red”, p.104, Marshall Cavendish
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“So it's more the musician in me that makes me stretch out and try different things more than anything. But, like a lot of guitar players, I have one certain niche that's my thing that I'm better at than the others”
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“I am an ordinary human being who is impelled to write poetry. ... I still do feel that a poet has a duty to words, and that words can do wonderful things, and it's too bad to just let them lie there without doing anything with and for them.”
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“Being humble and sweet is the hardest thing you can do.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“Something went klunk. Like a nickel dropping in a soda machine. One of those small insights that explains everything. This was puberty for these boys. Adolescence. The first date, the first kiss, the first chance to hold hands with someone special. Delayed, postponed, a decade's worth of longing--while everybody around you celebrates life, you pretend, suppress, inhibit, deprive yourself of you own joy--but finally ultimately, eventually, you find a place where you can have a taste of everything denied.”
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“Even in comedy it's important to get your body acquainted with what you're going to do.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
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“Before a kid learns how to use a computer that can solve mathematical problems, he or she should know how to do arithmetic without a computer.”