best quotations about
Germans |
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Quotations
 | If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew. — Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist 12 likes |
 | This agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire. — Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer 8 likes |
 | We've beaten the Germans twice and now they're back! — Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister (on Germany's reunification, in 1989, according to Chancellor Helmut Kohl) 5 likes |
 | Germany is a machine for producing geniuses. Its crowning product was the German Jew which in suitably dramatic style it then tried to destroy. — Michel Tournier, 1924-2016, French writer 4 likes |
 | A German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself. |
 | Poor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world. |
 | Hitler is no worse, nay better, in my opinion, than the other lugs. He makes the German mistake of being tactless, that's all. |
Personal Stories
 | The Germans and I no longer speak the same language. — Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress 4 likes |
Proverbs
 | God made the man, devil made the German. 9 likes |
Special Quotes
 | Better to be hated by the Turks than being loved by the Germans. — Croatian proverb 3 likes |
Movie Quotes
 | The Odyssey needs a German director! Anybody knows that a German, Schliemann, discovered Troy. — from the film Contempt (1963) 3 likes |
