#we

It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#afford #certainly #clubs #consuming #dangerous

I don't carry any early childhood trauma around with me, if that's what you're hinting at. The story of the bicycles - and there were three of them which were stolen from me - I've dealt with it well. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#around #bicycles #carry #childhood #dealt

When it comes to human dignity, we cannot make compromises. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#comes #compromises #dignity #human #human dignity

The people in East Germany have lived through so many changes in the last 15 years like never before in the country, and they did this often with great enthusiasm. But in the West we also have a high degree of transformations. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#before #changes #country #degree #did

If you look at the human condition today, not everyone is well fed, has access to good medical care, or the physical basics that provide for a healthy and a happy life. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#access #basics #care #condition #everyone

Lighter computers and lighter sensors would let you have more function in a given weight, which is very important if you are launching things into space, and you have to pay by the pound to put things there. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#function #given #important #into #launching

Nanotechnology will let us build computers that are incredibly powerful. We'll have more power in the volume of a sugar cube than exists in the entire world today. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#build #cube #entire #entire world #exists

The first approximation in this future that we're looking at is that everyone will be physically well off. They will have a great abundance in material goods, and I think that will soften some of the conflicts we see now. ↗

— Ralph Merkle

#approximation #conflicts #everyone #first #future

At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#first #flea #head #i #i always

Christmas carols always brought tears to my eyes. I also cry at weddings. I should have cried at a couple of my own. ↗

— Ethel Merman

#also #always #brought #christmas #couple