The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time.

Dante can be understood only within the context of Italian thought, and Faust would be unthinkable if divorced from its German background; but both are part of our common cultural heritage.

History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick.

The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term credits are called in, a large section of our economy would collapse.

In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order, in its economic structure. Its thinking and feeling changed.

To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation.

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.

Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.

Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood.

The body of Christ is about doing life together, and by doing life together sin is revealed.

Knowing that I'm not a model and I'm never going to be has relieved me of the pressure of looking good. If you don't establish yourself as McDreamy then you don't have to live up to it.

We have a saying in Germany. It is better to have loved and lost than to engage in a land war with Russia in the winter.

His motto is "Love Thy Neighbor". His neighbor is an 18 year old hooker.

If honesty did not exist, we ought to invent it as the best means of getting rich.

Where then shall hope and fear their objects find?

Never ask God to provide for you what you can provide for yourself. Get up and go get it because God will only provide what you can't.

Shall we go dance the hay, the hay? Never pipe could ever play Better shepherd's roundelay.

Let there be more darkness