Quotes by German/Germany authors (page 12)

"Horror is beyond the reach of psychology"

Theodor Adorno, Philosopher

"He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image of the past, but to the past itself"

Theodor Adorno, Philosopher

"Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices"

Theodor Adorno, Philosopher

"Every work of art is an uncommitted crime"

Theodor Adorno, Philosopher

"A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself"

Theodor Adorno, Philosopher

"G is Grace, the Flaming Star is the Torch of Reason. Those who possess this knowledge are indeed Illuminati"

Adam Weishaupt, Clergyman

"What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action"

Meister Eckhart, Philosopher

"What a man takes in by contemplation, that he pours out in love"

Meister Eckhart, Philosopher

"I never had many problems to do my music and to give it to a record company. Rarely do they try to argue with me about my music, probably because it's still too far-out"

Klaus Schulze, Composer

"Every music - except dance music, which is for dancing, I suppose - is for the spirit of the human being, and not for the body"

Klaus Schulze, Composer

"My interest in his new toy, the Theremin, isn't very big. It simply does not fit into my way of playing music. I do not want to fiddle around with my hands in the air"

Klaus Schulze, Composer

"That is why everyone in politics, and we do it, must make sure that they do not depend on one single interest group. A good compromise is one where everybody makes a contribution"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"If my tongue were trained to measures, I would sing a stirring song"

Paul Tillich, Theologian

"I see nothing that points to a recession in Germany. But I see considerable long-term tasks ahead of us that have to do with markets regaining confidence in Europe and that have a lot to do with reducing debt"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"I have just explained my idea of how a constructive period of reflection, one that would send a clear message to the citizens of Europe: You should now what our priorities are. For Germany this means: Unemployment is one of one of our biggest problems"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here"

Angela Merkel, Statesman

"He who loves with purity considers not the gift of the lover, but the love of the giver"

Thomas Kempis, Writer

"Gladly we desire to make other men perfect, but we will not amend our own fault"

Thomas Kempis, Writer

"Things you create with your mind are always part of your postmortal life, whether they seem real or not"

Hans Bender, Psychologist

"In the Seventies, a lot of executions via electric chair failed because of technical problems. Seed tells the true story of someone who survived and sought revenge. They buried him alive to make it seem he was dead"

Uwe Boll, Director

"Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied"

Otto von Bismarck, Leader

"I am not making spiteful assertions now but merely stating the facts-that, for instance, among Hungarian generals there is such a considerable percentage of men of German origin, who of course had, in most cases, to alter their names if they wanted to get anywhere"

Heinrich Himmler, Criminal

"You shall always find what you created in your mind, for instance, a benevolent God or an evil Devil. Between them are countless facets. Therefore, concentrate on the depth of your consciousness and on what you consider to be positive and good"

Hans Bender, Psychologist

"Good and evil do not exist for me any more. The fear of evil is merely a mass projection here and on Earth"

Hans Bender, Psychologist

"No civilization other than that which is Christian, is worth seeking or possessing"

Otto von Bismarck, Leader

"PLease, do not visualize that we exist above you such as in heaven. The concepts above and below are products of your mind. The soul does not swing upwards. It exists in the center and orients itself in every direction"

Hans Bender, Psychologist

"The core of my personality consists of many selves"

Hans Bender, Psychologist

"Politics is the art of the possible"

Otto von Bismarck, Leader

"So if you want to have a great video game-based movie you have to keep the mood of the game, use the normal character setup - but you have to flesh out the story and provide more background for the characters"

Uwe Boll, Director

"I play PC and Xbox games at home, and I just got a PSP as a birthday present"

Uwe Boll, Director

"I boxed 15 years in a club"

Uwe Boll, Director

"Heart of America is a movie I'm very proud of. The young actors are great and the story has impact"

Uwe Boll, Director

"All of us, who are members of the Germanic peoples, can be happy and thankful that once in thousands of years fate has given us, from among the Germanic peoples, such a genius, a leader, our Fuehrer Adolf Hitler, and you should be happy to be allowed to work with us"

Heinrich Himmler, Criminal

"Perhaps we shall also have to hold in check other coloured peoples who will soon be in their certain prime, and thus preserve the world, which is the world of our blood, of our children and of our grandchildren"

Heinrich Himmler, Criminal