#m

I wouldn't trust any man as far as you can throw a piano. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#as far as #far #i #man #piano

I've never met a general yet who could milk a cow. ↗

— Lennart Meri

#cow #general #i #met #milk

In the past, when I shot films about fishermen and hunters, I always had to admire their ability to perceive time in its entirety. The present was always temporary. ↗

— Lennart Meri

#about #admire #always #entirety #films

Looking in the mirror to check if my tie is straight is a waste of my time. I only look in the mirror once a day, and that's in the morning when I shave. ↗

— Lennart Meri

#day #i #look #looking #mirror

Disease and ill health are caused largely by damage at the molecular and cellular level, yet today's surgical tools are too large to deal with that kind of problem. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#cellular #damage #deal #disease #health

Our civilisation has lost this bond between times, and tends to measure time with a yardstick, bit by bit, from one point to another. ↗

— Lennart Meri

#between #bit #bond #civilisation #lost

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#always #boost #coin #competitiveness #europe

For a few years, more people have been leaving our country than entering it. Wherever it is possible, we must lower the entry hurdles for those who bring the country forward. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#bring #country #entering #entry #few

I will not let anyone tell me we must spend more money. This crisis did not come about because we issued too little money but because we created economic growth with too much money and it was not sustainable growth. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#anyone #because #come #created #crisis

We feel bound to the Christian image of humanity - that is what defines us. Those who do not accept this are in the wrong place here. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#bound #christian #defines #feel #here