#ill

Four hoarse blasts of a ship's whistle still raise the hair on my neck and set my feet to tapping. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#feet #four #hair #hoarse #neck

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#doing #even #hold #illusion #important

Europe is difficult to coordinate, and our main deficit may not even lie in this area of finance and economics, but in foreign and security policy. We have a leadership problem because we are still 27 different members who have still not decided on how to work with each other based on what we used to call a European constitution. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#based #because #call #constitution #coordinate

One has to explain to people that the EU in this form is the answer both to 1945 and to the 21st century, in a dramatically altered world with new heavyweights, and that Germany benefits from the continued integration of Europe in political, economic and societal ways. And, of course, that means the Germans will have to pay. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#altered #answer #benefits #both #century

Over a period of 20 years, German reunification has cost 2 trillion euros, or an average of 100 billion euros a year. So, we have to ask ourselves: Aren't we willing to pay a tenth of that over several years for Europe's unity? ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#average #billion #cost #europe #euros

The U.S. will lose its status as the superpower of the world financial system. The world will become multi-polar. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#financial #financial system #lose #status #superpower

You can't let a candidate run for too long. He will be dragged along, cut apart, put back together and ripped to shreds again - from both the political opponents and the media. ↗

— Peer Steinbruck

#along #apart #back #both #candidate

America is an enormous frosted cupcake in the middle of millions of starving people. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#enormous #middle #millions #people #starving

I will no longer be referred to as Miss Steinem of Ms. magazine. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#longer #magazine #miss #ms #referred

In my own mind, I am still a fat brunette from Toledo, and I always will be. ↗

— Gloria Steinem

#am #brunette #fat #i #i always