Munich Quotes: A Collection of Inspiring Sayings About the Bavarian Capital

"The Pact of Munich is signed. Czechoslovakia as a power is out"

"Naturally, it is a terrible, despicable crime when, as in Munich, people are taken hostage, people are killed. But probing the motives of those responsible and showing that they are also individuals with families and have their own story does not excuse what they did"

Steven Spielberg, Director

"The memories of the Munich games for me are of triumph and tragedy"

Mark Spitz, Athlete

"I liked Germany; I'm not into Berlin, it's too huge and empty and imposing, but Munich was good"

Graham Coxon, Musician

"My webmaster lives in Munich and is a very dear friend of mine. He is doing a great job on the site and it is constantly being updated and always will"

Jimmy Carl Black, Musician

"On the little money I had collected I lived in Berlin very cheaply, ate very cheaply. And already in 1920 I saved the first salaries I received to go to Munich"

Josef Albers, Artist

"We are Bayern Munich and English teams always have trouble as soon as they leave the island"

Oliver Kahn, Athlete

"My mind-set is Munich. Most of my generation's is Vietnam"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"We are known as one of the few truly antifascist families in Munich"

Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Composer

"I also work with the regular orchestras in Munich, Germany and other similar orchestras"

Skitch Henderson, Musician

"At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history"

F. L. Lucas, Critic

"Of course the Munich tragedy was the biggest event in my career and the most terrible"

Jim McKay, Journalist

"The stadium here in Munich is the best of the lot for me. It is absolutely fantastic, especially the way it lights up a different colour according to who is playing. It's superb"

Claudia Schiffer, Model

"After the first exams, I switched to the Faculty of Philosophy and studied Zoology in Munich and Vienna"

Karl von Frisch, Scientist

"The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians"

Daniel Craig, Actor