Paradoxically, in its quest to make Americans more secure, the NSA has made American communications less secure; it has undermined the safety of the entire internet.

By the time of the GDR's demise, two in every 13 citizens were informers.

Strict shopping laws mean that most German shops close on Saturday afternoons, reopening only on Monday when everybody is back at work.

The common theme here was contempt: a poisonous disregard for human life. For Vladimir Putin’s critics have an uncanny habit of turning up dead.

Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what’s for lunch.

When you knew you would break my heart why did you do all in your power to make me fall in love with you?

May find the right road to travel on.

The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along.

We are one with God and He loves us. Now if that isn't a hazard to this country-How're we gonna keep building nuclear weapons?

Don't just stand there, idiot. Call a doctor, and then help me find a nose.

Do nothing in haste; look well to each step; and from the beginning think what may be the end.

Government money in the arts, I fear, can only deflect artists from their responsibility to find an authentic market for their products.

Nowadays, as soon as a striker scores three goals, everyone starts asking him about it.

Don’t worry, Chris. The day that Sony PlayStation attacks the world and threatens to destroy it, we’ll give you a call. (Katra)