"Having lost the last war, they are currently enjoying a Wirtschaftswunder , which can be briefly translated as "The best way to own a Mercedes is to build one."

--

Source : "The Sanity Inspector". Book by Alan Coren, 1974.

Alan Coren

#War Quotes #Way Quotes #Lasts Quotes

“It never ceases to amaze us that when we were in kindergarten they taught us that a frog turning into a prince was a nursery fairy tale, but when we got to college they told us that a frog turning into a prince was science.”

Source : Ron Carlson, Ed Decker (2003). “Fast Facts® on False Teachings”, p.47, Harvest House Publishers
“What they're not doing is marketing the Dead Kennedys in the spirit of what the band stood for.”
“For me narcissism is not about money. For me, narcissism is something so romantic and something so human. Everybody is a narcissist. Some people admit it and some people don't. As an artist, it's important to be a narcissist. Look at Picasso, look at Warhol.... As an artist, you can get away with a lot of things that normal people cannot.”
“I come from a dancing background, and I know it's stereotypical, but I would dance because I wasn't comfortable speaking to people.”

Source : "Carrie Ann Inaba Picks Her Ultimate DWTS Contestant, and Admits: 'I've Thrown Up Before Every Show'" by Jessica Radloff, www.glamour.com. March 27, 2012.
“That was what made them so hilarious and unafraid. That was the strength of the Nazis. [...] They understood God better than anyone. They knew how to make Him stay away.”
“You want to compete, and you want to compete at the highest level.”
“We offend God because we do not know His greatness.”
“I grew up in a big Irish, Catholic family. My dad was a pretty rough guy. So one of my brothers left home when he was 15 and found his way to the gym. It gave me the opportunity to go and spend some time with him and work out in the gym.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

You may also like:

Frank Muir
Writer
Henry Mayhew
Journalist
John Tenniel
Illustrator
Miles Kington
Journalist
Richard Ingrams
Journalist
Simon Hoggart
Journalist
Victoria Coren Mitchell
Writer
Giles Coren
Columnist
Sandi Toksvig
Writer