“I never prepare a speech. I never think when I give a speech, except for "don't embarrass yourself or others," meaning "remember the names of the people you have to thank."” PeopleThinkingGivingRememberNamesSpeech Author:Roger Ballen
“Life on the planet and in our galaxy is so complex, I don't hope to have any substantial effect in it, but if I can touch a few people deep in their psyche, by making my personal subjective journey concrete for others, then I am very happy.” PeopleIfsI CanJourneyEffectsPlanetsComplexesConcreteVery HappyGalaxySubjective Author:Roger Ballen
“Fiction is too complicated and too elusive to break down into a set of tricks.” FictionBreakComplicatedTricksBreaking DownElusive Author:Ben Marcus
“I don't want anybody to accuse me of taking advantage of the situation to pursue a particular political agenda.” WantPoliticalSituationParticularAdvantagePursueAgendasTaking AdvantagePolitical Agendas Author:Thomas de Maiziere
“They think they can make fuel from horse manure - now, I don't know if your car will be able to get 30 miles to the gallon, but it's sure gonna put a stop to siphoning.” IfsThinkingKnowsAbleFunnyScienceTechnologyCarHorseMilesFuelManureGallons Author:Billie Holiday
“Security matters should not be entrusted to people who make decisions without weighing things up.” PeopleShouldMatterDecisionSecurityWeighing Author:Thomas de Maiziere
“I stand for a strong state that safeguards freedom. I don't need to show muscle for that.” NeedsStatesShowsStrongMuscles Author:Thomas de Maiziere
“I don't agree with a core statement by most feminists, the statement by Simone de Beauvoir: "One is not born a woman, one becomes one." Even as a schoolgirl I wasn't convinced by the claim that gender has nothing to do with biology and is only shaped by one's environment.” BornEnvironmentClaimsAgreeFeministGenderConvincedCoreStatementsBiology Author:Kristina Schroder
“I never wanted to express my independence by dressing in a particularly masculine way or appear particularly boyish.” WayWantedIndependenceDressingsMasculineBoyish Author:Kristina Schroder