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The basic assumption of the secular society is that modernity overcomes religion. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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The idea that you surrender your identity when you relinquish national powers is unhelpful. No, indeed, precisely the opposite is the case: if done in an intelligent way, you attain the sovereignty to better solve national problems in cooperation with others. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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The world has become so complex that the idea of a power in which everything comes together and can be controlled in a centralized way is now erroneous. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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We do not yet have the solutions to these questions, but the awareness that we live in an endangered world is present in more and more life situations. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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You cannot make peace with terrorists. The normal dividing lines between war and peace do not apply. ↗

— Ulrich Beck

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We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment. ↗

— Hilaire Belloc

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Certainly it is a different world for players nowadays. But it depends on the individual. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

#depends #different #different world #individual #nowadays

We are the last remaining country to allow ourselves two breaks in the season. You just have to look at England, Italy and Spain, they play right through the season. We on the other hand take six weeks off in the winter until the end of January, and that is a luxury. ↗

— Franz Beckenbauer

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I go to my favourite tournament, I talk about my favourite sport and it's just a great month of parading. ↗

— Boris Becker

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I believed in raising my children as I had been raised. ↗

— Boris Becker

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