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January 2005
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Note: These quotations have been collected from a variety of sources, including works in print, online and reader contributions. The resulting collection, i.e., the German and the English versions in these archives, may not be reproduced or used elsewhere without the express permission of Hyde Flippo and About.com. Single, individual quotations may be used for non-commercial or classroom purposes with this notice: “From the German Language site at About.com - http://german.about.com.”
Glücklicherweise kann der Mensch nur einen gewissen Grad des Unglücks fassen; was darüber hinausgeht, vernichtet ihn oder läßt ihn gleichgültig.
Fortunately, people can comprehend only a certain degree of misfortune; anything beyond that either destroys them or leaves them indifferent.
- J.W. Goethe (1749-1832) 'Die Wahlverwandtschaften'
Wer unglücklich ist, der verdient es zu sein.
He who is unhappy deserves to be.
- Ludwig Börne (1786-1837), 'Aphorismen'
Idiologien sind bewaffnete Ideen.
Idiologies are ideas with weapons.
- Martin Greifenhagen
Wann hast du Fliegen gelernt? - Gestern.
When did you learn to fly? - Yesterday.
- Meryl Streep (Karen Blixen) and Robert Redford (Denys Fitch Hatton) in OUT OF AFRICA (JENSEITS VON AFRIKA, 1995)
Um richtig dumm dahereden zu können, muss man schon akademisch gebildet sein.
To truly be able to blather stupid nonsense, one must have an academic education.
- Manfred Rommel, Sohn von Erwin Rommel ("The Desert Fox," 1891-1944)
Das Leben gehört den Lebenden an, und wer lebt, muss auf Wechsel gefasst sein.
Life belongs to the living, and those who live must be prepared for change.
- J.W. von Goethe (1749-1832), 'Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre'
In guten Zeiten ist der Aufsichtsrat nutzlos, in schlechten hilflos.
In good times the board of directors is useless, in bad times helpless.
- Horst Schmitz
Hier wird nicht geheult. Heulen gibt's nicht beim Baseball.
There's no crying. There's no crying in baseball.
- Tom Hanks (Jimmy Dugan) in EINE KLASSE FÜR SICH (A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN, 1992)
Ein hübsches Kompliment ist eine glaubwürdige Übertreibung.
A nice compliment is a believable exaggeration.
- Peter Alexander, deutscher Sänger
Der Optimist erklärt, dass wir in der besten aller möglichen Welten leben, und der Pessimist fürchtet, dass dies wahr ist.
The optimist claims that we live in the best of all possible worlds, and the pessimist fears that this is true.
- James Branch Cabell
Siehst du, Otero, es führt zu nichts, wenn man vor den Großen klein macht und kuscht. Je weiter oben sie stehen, desto tiefer sie fallen.
You see, Otero. There's no use in being scared of any of these big guys. The bigger they come, the harder they fall.
- Edward G. Robinson (Little Caesar) in DER KLEINE CAESAR (LITTLE CAESAR, 1931)
Es gibt keine patriotische Kunst und keine patriotische Wissenschaft. Beide gehören, wie alles hohe Gute, der ganzen Welt an...
There is no patriotic art and no patriotic science. Both belong, like all high good, to the whole world...
- J.W. von Goethe (1749-1832), 'Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre'
Über Nacht wird man nur dann berühmt, wenn man tagsüber hart gearbeitet hat.
You only become famous overnight if you've worked hard during the day.
- Howard Carpendale, German pop star born in South Africa (1946- )
Die Bibel ist ein Buch, wo jeglicher, was ihn gelüstet, sucht und jeglicher auch, was ihn gelüstet, entdeckt.
The Bible is a book in which each person seeks what he craves, and each person also discovers what he craves.
- Johann Heinrich Voss
Das ist der Unterschied zwischen uns. Du findest, dass wir uns streiten, und ich finde, dass wir endlich miteinander reden.
See, that's the difference between us. You think we're fightin', and I think we're finally talkin'.
- Cuba Gooding, Jr. (Rod Tidwell) in JERRY MCGUIRE, 1996
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