Peter Maurer Quotes

The ICRC did not see Nazi Germany for what it was. Instead, the organization maintained the illusion that the Third Reich was a 'regular partner,' a state that occasionally violates laws, not unlike any army during World War II, occasionally using illegal means and methods of warfare.

Peter Maurer

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WarOrganizationWorldPartnerArmy

If an alien came down from Mars and saw us all taking selfies and the like, I think it'd up and leave. It'd think we were all mad.

Joe Cole

ThinkMadDownAlienMarsLeave

I'd never been a teacher before, and here I was starting my first day with these eager students. There was a shortage of teachers, and they had been without a math teacher for six months. They were so excited to learn math.

Andrew Shue

TeacherDayLearnTeachersNever

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.

Anatoly Karpov

RightOpponentStrengthsOwnJust

I actually didn't grow up in New York. I grew up in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Max Casella

New YorkGrowNewGrow UpUpGrew

Some of my biggest complaints about acting in television were that I was always wearing a tight dress or pencil skirt, and I was always wearing heels.

Trieste Kelly Dunn

DressTelevisionActingPencilHeels

I'm a huge fan of Joe Walsh and a big James Gang fan. A lot of what I know about playing the guitar I learned from listening to him.

Tom Scholz

ListeningGuitarKnowHimGangBig

Some days, I'd feel better with Punxsutawney Phil in the Oval Office - at least he doesn't lie about the weather.

Molly Ivins

LieWeatherBetterFeelOfficeDays

Agents and publishers only want one thing - good writing.

Jasper Fforde

GoodWritingWantGood WritingOnly

Well, the truth is always what should be told. And the truth and the knowledge of the truth is what everybody should represent, regardless of the consequences of doing it.

Johnny Isakson

TruthKnowledgeTruth IsDoingWell

I firmly believe there are no bad people.

Dove Cameron

PeopleBelieveBad PeopleBadFirmly

In a perfect world, I would never give another speech, address, talk, lecture or whatever as long as I live.

David Souter

LiveWorldSpeechLongPerfectTalk

I've been really fortunate that I've worked with a lot of strong women who are also mothers.

Brie Larson

WomenStrongStrong WomenFortunate

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