Helmut Schmidt Quotes

The critical thing about Western democracy is the fact that you usually have a transition of power without bloodshed. That is an enormous advantage. But still, democracy as we know it was only invented recently in the West, historical speaking. It did not really work in ancient Rome. It functioned for less than 200 years in ancient Athens.

Helmut Schmidt

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: statesman
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: December 23, 1918 - November 10, 2015

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The latest wrinkle is on wrinkles. There is a widespread belief that women can't grow old in television news.

Jessica Savitch

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You are not very good if you are not better than your best friends imagine you to be.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

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I was born in Yangzhou, China, two years after World War II ended. I was 5 when my family escaped to Taiwan. Eight years later, we moved to Japan.

Andrew Cherng

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I used to be very much Jekyll-and-Hyde, where the Jekyll in me would say, 'Keep to the budget, be responsible,' and Hyde would be like ,'Ah, we can do an extra shot or an extra day.'

Matthew Vaughn

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The words that we use I think are symbolic of the values that we hold.

Angela Duckworth

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Anger can be a useful emotion; it's built into our genetic code to help with self preservation. But it can also be destructive, even when it is justified.

Michael Hayden

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Politeness, n: The most acceptable hypocrisy.

Ambrose Bierce

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'Jane Eyre' must have been something I read six or seven times as an early adolescent. And 'Kristin Lavransdatter,' and 'Lorna Doone' when I was younger. My parents had a pretty rich library, no jackets on any of the books, so no descriptions. You just pulled something off the shelf and started to read it.

Sue Miller

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Obama wants people, as many people as he can get, covered by the government, exchanges, however you want to phrase it, and the more the better, and the sooner, the better, making it impossible to take it away. Meaning, making it impossible to repeal Obamacare.

Rush Limbaugh

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Everything is autobiographical, and nothing is autobiographical. That's fiction.

Lisa Unger

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Almost all comedy is of its time. You can't expect audiences now to laugh at what amused people 60 years ago.

Denis Norden

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The best feeling is when you are remembered for the character you play on the screen and people associate you with that character. There is no better feeling than that feeling.

Deepika Padukone

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