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De - Pt| Proverbs, aphorisms, quotations (Deutsch) | by Linux fortune |
| When the Chinese write the word 'crisis', they do so in two characters, one meaning danger, the other opportunity. | |
| The trouble with being a pioneer is that pioneers get killed by the indians. | |
| We shall not cease from exploration And the end of all our exploring Will be to arrive where we started And know the place for the first time. (T.S. Elliot, engl. Dichter amerikan. Herkunft, 1888-1965) | |
| 'Neil must not sleep in the compost-heap' (Neil Hendry) | |
| Cows eat paperbags, glass, tins, razorblades (....), newspapers, radios, knifes, forks, yes, cows do. (Neil Hendry) Neil, DO NOT feed the cows to-day. (Markus Gansel) | |
| There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get heart's desire. The other one is to get it. (George Bernard Shaw, ir. Dramatiker, 1856-1950) | |
| Oh Sprint please come save me / from the prices of TELECOM Germany // Oh AT&T come to our aid / so much money we have paid // For quality that is rotten / and service best forgotten // Oh please come and save us and me / from a greedy state monopoly. // (Scot Stevenson) | |
| Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent (Isaac Asimov, am. Wissenschaftsautor, 1920-92) | |
| Microsoft is not the answer, Microsoft is the question. NO is the answer. | |
| There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to enjoy the waking hours much more. (Woody Allen, am. Schauspieler u. Regisseur, 1935-) | |
| Sex is not the answer. Sex is the question. "Yes" is the answer. | |
| Once there was a time when all people believed in God and the church ruled. This time is called the Dark Ages. | |
| Democracy is a form of government that substitutes election by the incompetent many for appointment by the corrupt few. (George Bernard Shaw, ir. Dramatiker, 1856-1950) | |
| The quickest way to a man's heart is through his chest, with an axe. | |
| Whenever I'm caught between two evils, I take the one I've never tried. (Mae West, am. Schauspielerin, 1892-1980) | |
| A diplomat...is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip. (Caskie Stinnett) | |
| A jury consists of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer. (Robert Frost, amerik. Lyriker, 1874-1963) | |
| Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock. (Will Rogers, am. Humorist, 1879-1935) | |
| I thoroughly disapprove of duels. If a man should challenge me, I would take him kindly and forgivingly by the hand and lead him to a quiet place and kill him. (Mark Twain, am. Schriftsteller, 1835-1910) | |
| The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one. (George Bernard Shaw, ir. Dramatiker, 1856-1950) | |
| Takt ist etwas, das man kaum bemerkt, wenn man es hat, das aber sofort auffällt, wenn man es nicht hat. Käthe Haack, deutsche Schauspielerin | |
| Season of the very smallest potatoes. [Sauregurkenzeit] Aus England | |
| Witz und Wahrheit sind keine Gegensätze. Die besten Witze sind wahr, und die besten Wahrheiten sind Witze. Laughing Matter (The University of Chicago Press) | |
| Love is like a hourglass with the heart filling up as the brain empties. Herzlichen Dank an eine unbekannte Netsurferin für diesen Spruch! | |
| Love is like quicksand, the more you fight it the faster you sink. Herzlichen Dank an eine unbekannte Netsurferin für diesen Spruch! | |
| Die Fahrt ins Exil »the journey of no return«. Wer sie antritt und von der Heimkehr träumt, ist verloren. Er mag wiederkehren - aber der Ort, den er dann findet, ist nicht mehr der gleiche, den er verlassen hat, und er selbst ist nicht mehr der gleiche, der fortgegangen ist. Carl Zuckmayer (1896 - 1977), deutscher Dramatiker, ab 1967 Schweizer Staatsbürger | |
