One could talk with Helmut Schmidt* about anything. Except politics
Willy Brandt*
She who has visions should seek medical help!
Helmut Schmidt*
*both were Bundeskanzler
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'The internet is new for all of us'
Angela Merkel, Head Girl of Europe, 2013
Angela Merkel, Head Girl of Europe, 2013
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Holding the presidency of the EU is like driving a tram, one can change speed, go slower or faster, but one can not change direction
Explained a Romanian expert
Explained a Romanian expert
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'This is the fight of my life. I chose it because it chose me'
Elizabeth Warren, hopes to become PotUS/The Guardian
Elizabeth Warren, hopes to become PotUS/The Guardian
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It is a poor pupil who does not do better than her teacher
-Leonardo da Vinci
-Leonardo da Vinci
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brynpoeth wrote:It is a poor pupil who does not do better than her teacher
-Leonardo da Vinci
In secondary school, in the metalwork room. There was a poster in a similar vein " the teacher only suceeds when the pupil suceeds the teacher." That was Jock Reid a brilliant teacher.
Percussive maintainance, if it don't fit, hit it with the hammer.
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Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei.
(Everything has an end, only the sausage has two)
(Everything has an end, only the sausage has two)
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An uncultured king is a crowned donkey
Ireland, Bourke 1856
Ireland, Bourke 1856
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-Mr Gorbachev, Tear Down This Wall!
Ronald Reagan
..
-Gimme five billion dollars to build this wall!
PotUS Trump
Ronald Reagan
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-Gimme five billion dollars to build this wall!
PotUS Trump
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'The world needs more men like the shy boy from Dunblane'
The Guardian praised retiring tennis legend Andy Murray (Scotland) for his feminist views
Plus One!
The Guardian praised retiring tennis legend Andy Murray (Scotland) for his feminist views
Plus One!
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Bald reif hält nicht steif
Early ripe, early rotten
Quite a metaphor for this Brexit carry on.
Early ripe, early rotten
Quite a metaphor for this Brexit carry on.
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Ossis sind schlau und stellen sich dumm
Bei Wessis ist es anders rum
East Germans are smart and pretend to be thick
West Germans are the other way round
Not so simple now mind, many are both. Or neither. Or define themselves by time (before /after 1989), not by place
Bei Wessis ist es anders rum
East Germans are smart and pretend to be thick
West Germans are the other way round
Not so simple now mind, many are both. Or neither. Or define themselves by time (before /after 1989), not by place

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'I know enough people who are afraid of dying, want to live as long as possible, but cannae occupy themselves on a wet Sunday afternoon'
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Just spent a wet Sunday afternoon cycling, cooking, reading Aesops Fables
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Just spent a wet Sunday afternoon cycling, cooking, reading Aesops Fables

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"Time, my birdies!"
Freddie May, long time landlord of the Queens Head, Albaston.
Freddie May, long time landlord of the Queens Head, Albaston.
Mick F. Cornwall
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'The pursuit of happiness is the source of all happiness'
Text on a shopping bag
Text on a shopping bag
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