Erster Bundeskanzler Quotes & Sayings

Oh fuck, oh man, my hand has gone all gross and clammy. He's going to feel that. He's going to think I'm so gross. Please, please, please, I begged whatever was divine and listening, stop my hand from sweating. Please, please, please. And don't let me puke! — Kelli Jean

Nobody cares about feminist academic writing. That's careerism. These poor women in academia have to talk this silly language that nobody can understand in order to be accepted ... But I recognize the fact that we have this ridiculous system of tenure, that the whole thrust of academia is one that values education, in my opinion, in inverse ratio to its usefulness - and what you write in inverse relationship to its understandability. [ ... ] Academics are forced to write in language no one can understand so that they get tenure. They have to say 'discourse', not 'talk'. Knowledge that is not accessible is not helpful. — Gloria Steinem

The highest virtue is not virtuous. Therefore it has virtue. The lowest virtue holds on to virtue. Therefore it has no virtue. — Laozi

Democracy's real test lies in its respect for minority opinion. — Ellery Sedgwick

The National Debt is a very Good Thing and it would be dangerous to pay it off for fear of Political Economy. — W.C. Sellar

One of the secrets of success is to refuse to let temporary setbacks defeat us. — Mary Kay Ash

I'm not cheap, you understand, I'm just a cut price person in a low budget land. — Ray Davies