Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.

Dante can be understood only within the context of Italian thought, and Faust would be unthinkable if divorced from its German background; but both are part of our common cultural heritage.

History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick.

The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term credits are called in, a large section of our economy would collapse.

In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.

As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order, in its economic structure. Its thinking and feeling changed.

To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation.

Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.

Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood.

For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.

No matter how hard you think that you are pushing, there is always more left in you to turn your drive up a notch. Vow to continuously impress your inner positive self.

Looking back, I realize that nurturing curiosity and the instinct to seek solutions are perhaps the most important contributions education can make.

We've been living under outdated immigration rules from decades ago. They're decades and decades old.

Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness - give me truth.

I am too much a moralist at heart, and really want to preach at people in some acceptable form, rather than entertain them.

The surest aid in combating the male's disease of self-contempt is to be loved by a clever woman.

That's the great thing about plankton. It pretty much keeps to itself.

Have you no morals, man?' 'Can't afford them,Governor.

You write about what you know.

Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.