#ali

At the beginning of the 60's our country called the foreign workers to come to Germany and now they live in our country. We kidded ourselves a while, we said: 'They won't stay, sometime they will be gone.' But this isn't reality. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#called #come #country #foreign #germany

In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#both #christian #clubs #coalition #democrats

The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land was alive to his loving touch, and he, its son, was brother to all creatures. ↗

— Stewart Udall

#american #brother #common #creatures #earth

If you look at the various strategies available for dealing with a new technology, sticking your head in the sand is not the most plausible strategy. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#dealing #head #look #most #new

There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It is going to be scarce, it is going to be expensive. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#california #certain #certain things #example #expensive

When I wake up on a Monday morning and I realise I don't have to go and work at the civil service, I really think I've won. ↗

— Paul Merton

#civil service #go #i #monday #monday morning

The beauty of jazz is that it's malleable. People are addressing it to suit their own personalities. ↗

— Pat Metheny

#beauty #jazz #malleable #own #people

When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them. ↗

— Paul Merton

#being #being funny #creating #funny #i

Either we're going to solve this by realistic negotiation or there will be blood on the border. ↗

— Tom Metzger

#border #either #going #negotiation #realistic

At the moment, I have it planned as a six or seven year experiment, but the books will only ever appear in bursts like this every couple of years and only with the best quality artists. ↗

— Mark Millar

#artists #best #books #bursts #couple