Gunter Grass Quotes

I had an uncle who was a postal official at the Polish post office in Gdansk. He was one of the defenders of the Polish postal service and, after it capitulated, was shot by the Germans under the provisions of martial law. Suddenly he was no longer a member of the family, and we were no longer allowed to play with his children.

Gunter Grass

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: October 16, 1927 - April 13, 2015

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Private unions, such as the UAW, is a choice between employees and employers. If that is what they want, then who am I to say you can't have it?

Joe Wurzelbacher

EmployeesYouChoiceSayWantWho

You can be taking two steps forward as an actor, but if a movie doesn't make money, you might as well be taking two steps backwards. It's all about economics.

Joel Grey

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I am most interested in the outcomes at schools and school districts and ensuring that all kids are prepared for college and a career in the 21st-century job market.

Michael Bennet

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I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves. They don't ask if they can come - they just turn up!

Stephen Frears

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When the judges shall be obliged to go armed, it will be time for the courts to be closed.

Stephen J. Field

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The pill was the liberation of the spirit of women.

Sonia Rykiel

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Looking back, one of the things I love most about my mom was that she never, ever relented. She stuck to her guns right up until the end. She wasn't abusive, but she was never that thrilled that I was gay.

Rufus Wainwright

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I wish that there were more stringent laws to make guns sold anywhere that they're legal harder to get.

Rosie O'Donnell

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Certainly when you're surrounded by top-class players, like Cesc Fabregas, Eden Hazard, all of them, you only can make progress in a situation like that.

Michy Batshuayi

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I loved growing up in Washington, but I have been a diehard, 100 percent 49ers fan since I was 11.

Michael Mina

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Horror is my favorite genre, but there have been a few horror movies that have properly scared me and that I don't jump back in to watch over and over.

Lucy Davis

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As governor, part of my job is to tell people things they don't like to hear.

Brian Sandoval

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