“Most young people seem to be behaving very intelligently: They look at things once in a while, but then they find it so idiotic and uncool that they just look away again. That is, provided they're not growing up in a family in which a drunk father is already watching pornos in the morning.” PeopleLooksSeemsYoungFatherMorningGrowing UpGrowingDrunkIdioticUncool Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“There will be other forms in addition to our classic marriage. One is already looming on the horizon: polyamory, or having more than one intimate partner.” FormPartnersIntimateClassicHorizonLoomingPolyamory Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“You're married to a woman who has no objection to another woman joining the couple. Then she brings in her boyfriend. Suddenly you realize - my God! - you can love more than one person. In fact, you can love several people at the same time.” PeoplePersonsFactsRealizingCoupleMarriedJoiningObjectionsAnother Woman Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“I have the utmost respect for people who are asexual. I didn't believe that they existed at first. But they do exist, and their numbers are growing.” PeopleFirstsBelieveNumbersGrowing Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“We could have made peace with Syrian dictator Bashar Assad a long time ago. It didn't happen, because Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu doesn't want to give up the Golan (Heights).” WantGivingLongMadeHappensGiving UpLong TimeMinistersHeightPrimeDictatorPrime MinisterLong Time AgoAssad Author:Tom Segev
“Sexuality is pushed back more and more and people try to replace what they've lost with other forms of excitement.” PeopleTryingFormLostSexualityExcitement Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“There are young men who want thrills but no longer value sex, so they do completely different things, including aggressive things.” MenWantDifferentYoungValuesSexIncludingYoung ManDifferent ThingsAggressive Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“If the region truly becomes democratic, an undemocratic bit of earth would remain here. It's hard to imagine that the world, especially the Arab world, would tolerate this.” IfsWorldHardEarthBitsImagineDemocraticRegionsImagine ThatTolerateArab World Author:Tom Segev
“It's very important to approach pedophiles and pedosexuals and offer them therapy. It's been my experience that you can reach your objective with what I would call kind-hearted, informed and enlightened patients - in the sense that they don't lose their desire, but that they no longer have physical contact with children. That would be the goal.” KindChildrenImportantWould BeDesireGoalLosesOffersApproachPatientObjectivesContactTherapyEnlightenedHeartedKind Hearted Author:Volkmar Sigusch
“Netanyahu adheres to his old position: He doesn't want a Palestinian state, and he doesn't want to give up the settlements and the occupied territories. Pressure from abroad is the only way to change anything.” WayWantGivingStatesPositionGiving UpPressureTerritoryPalestinianSettlement Author:Tom Segev