“I see no constitutional problems with the identification, staving off and defusing of outside threats.” Quote by Thomas de Maiziere
“Everyone hasn't got the power to free oneself and go away to another place or country... No one is capable of freeing oneself from society.” CapableOneself Author:Abdellah Taia
“I think it would be really rotten to tell boys that schools won't cater for them properly because men have unquestionably been dominant for thousands of years. A feminism that deliberately neglects boys is immoral in my opinion.” ThinkingMenYearsWould BeSchoolOpinionBoysFeminismNeglectDominantImmoralRotten Author:Kristina Schroder
“So many people and institutions are against homosexuals that, as a homosexual, you can't waste your time by trying to convince them that you're a good person.” PeopleTryingPersonsWasteInstitutionsConvinceHomosexualGood Person Author:Abdellah Taia
“If I'm going to sing like someone else, then I don't need to sing at all.” IfsNeedsImaginationIndividuality Author:Billie Holiday
“A quota for women always amounts to a failure of politics. For me, economics is first and foremost the ability to act freely without state rules. That's why I believe quotas should only be used as a last resort.” ShouldFirstsBelieveStatesLastsUsedI BelieveAbilityAmountEconomicsResortsQuota Author:Kristina Schroder
“I am certain that we do not need quotas for women, especially not in a time when we have a growing shortage of qualified workers. Companies are already asking head hunters to find women for top positions.” NeedsCertainCompanyGrowingPositionAskingWorkersHuntersQualifiedShortageQuota Author:Kristina Schroder
“We, as women, often believe that we have to endear ourselves by acting modestly. But that leads personnel directors to think: Anyone who gives themselves away so cheaply cannot be very good. On that point, women need to get much, much more self-confident and tough.” ThinkingNeedsGivingBelieveSelfActingDirectorsToughVery GoodPersonnelSelf Confident Author:Kristina Schroder
“Any gay person understands at some point that he or she has to disappear, to become invisible. That's very difficult. You somehow have to kill yourself. This is asked of people who haven't got the tools to understand that it's all a social construction, and that they shouldn't inferiorize themselves. This is asked of little kids. But I still live in the same outcome.” PeopleLittlesPersonsStillsKidsSocialDifficultHavensGayToolsDisappearInvisibleOutcomesConstructionLittle KidKilling YourselfSocial Construction Author:Abdellah Taia
“Many women are simply bad at negotiating (their salaries). Many are happy if they succeed in returning to professional life. The main thing for them is that their job is at least somewhat compatible with their family life. But that's exactly where they are wrong.” IfsJobsSucceedFamily LifeSalaryCompatibleNegotiatingProfessional Life Author:Kristina Schroder
“Not careers alone make people happy. A successful professional life and joy in work are certainly a part of it, but I couldn't be happy without a fulfilling private life.” PeopleJoyCareersSuccessfulFulfillingPrivate LifeMaking People HappyProfessional LifeJoy In Work Author:Kristina Schroder