“Traveling to Europe and traveling in the U.S.A. was a much different experience. 'On the Road' exemplified everything glamorous that was happening on this side of the planet. The book puts off some kind of sweet melody - part hope for the world, part nostalgic.” WorldKindBookDifferentSidesPlanetsSweetHappeningsEuropeMelodyGlamorousNostalgicDifferent Experiences Author:Edward Ruscha
“It is one of history's most mocking ironies that the German customs union, which set out to dominate Europe and conquer Britain in the form of Bismarckian or Hitlerian military force, has at last vanquished the victor by drawing Britain into a Zollverein which comprises Western Europe and aspires to comprise the Mediterranean as well. If the ghosts of the Hohenzollerns come back to haunt this planet, they must find a lot to laugh at.” IfsWellsLastsFormForceLaughingMilitaryPlanetsEuropeUnionsWesternDrawingGhostConquerIronyBritainCustomsAspireMilitary ForceWestern Europe Author:Enoch Powell
“By 1914, the royal families of Europe were inbred to the point of pantomine. You feel about them as you do about koalas. Nothing so stupid has any right to exist on the planet. On the other hand, they are rather cute, and in grave danger of extinction due to their specialised needs.” NeedsFeelsHandsHistoryStupidDangerHumourPlanetsEuropeDuesGravesCuteRoyalExtinctionRoyal FamilyInbredsKoalas Author:Nancy Banks-Smith
“Over the last several quarters we have been growing faster in Asia and Europe than any other place on the planet. We have 18 percent of the global PC share, about 12 percent in Europe, and 8 percent in Asia.” Has BeensLastsEconomyGrowingSharePlanetsPercentEuropeFasterQuartersAsia Author:Kevin B. Rollins
“Americans are the most generous country on the planet. I've worked in Europe, I've worked in Australia. There is no where else where you get absolutely no attitude for being a foreigner. If you do your job well, they embrace you.” IfsWellsCountryJobsAttitudePlanetsEuropeEmbraceGenerousAustraliaForeigners Author:Hugh Jackman
“The climate of this planet has been changing since God put the planet here. It will always change, and the warming in the last 10 years is not much difference than the warming we saw in the 1930s and other decades. And, lets not forget we are at the end of the ice age in which ice covered most of North America and Northern Europe.” YearsHas BeensEndsAgeLastsAmericaDifferencesForgetSawsPlanetsEuropeClimateDecadesIceCovered1930sNorth AmericaIce Age Author:James Spann
“You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a certain level of physical comfort - while on the other hand, several billion people on the planet exist on less than a dollar a day. That's a huge and terrible reality to get your head around.” PeopleWorldHandsRealityCertainLevelsCareersTechnologyPlanetsHugeTerribleComfortEuropeDollarsBillionsMainstreamMortgageBourgeoisTechnology In Education Author:Ben Fountain
“I think that as a teenager in England, it's very hard to avoid Europe. You see Barcelona, and you see all those places as a youngster. You go there on school trips and everything, but America is like a different planet.” ThinkingDifferentHardSchoolAmericaPlanetsEuropeEnglandTeenagerYoungstersBarcelona Author:Simon Taylor-Davis
“I travel Europe every couple of weeks. I just came back from London, Holland and Denmark. Every nation on this planet has its issues with race, and I am not sure if everyone has figured out how to deal with it.” IfsNationsDealsRaceIssuesWeekPlanetsCoupleTravelEuropeLondonNot SureFunny TravelHollandDenmark Author:Montel Williams