“Our position in Europe is not negotiable. The Greek people will defend it by all means. But participation in the euro involves rules and obligations, which we must consistently meet. Greece belongs to Europe and Europe cannot be envisaged without Greece.” PeopleMeanPositionEuropeObligationGreekConsistentlyParticipationGreeceEuro Author:Lucas Papademos
“Greece's position in Europe will not be put in doubt.” DoubtPositionEuropeGreece Author:Antonis Samaras
“There is no doubt that the absence of a second front in Europe considerably relieves the position of the German Army, nor can there be any doubt that the appearance of a second front on the Continent of Europe - and undoubtedly this will appear in the near future - will essentially relieve the position of our armies to the detriment of the German Army.” WorldWarDoubtFrontsPositionEuropeArmyWar Of The WorldsNo DoubtWorld War 2 Author:Joseph Stalin
“Pianists of extraordinary talent, such as Christina Petrowska,spend a large part of their early lives perfecting technique…Miss Petrowska,a Canadian with a phenomenal ability to play the most difficult music cleanly, gave a demonstration of her achievements at Carnegie Recital Hall. A product of the Juilliard School who studied with Karlheinz Stockhausen and Gyorgy Ligeti in Europe, Miss Petrowska built most of her program around fiercely difficult contemporary works. She has fingers that work like chrome-plated pistons, and her high-seated position let her bring pulverizing power to bear.” PlaySchoolDifficultAbilityTalentMissingPositionProductsBearsAchievementEuropeBuiltProgramFingersExtraordinaryTechniqueContemporaryHallsDemonstrationPhenomenalPianistCarnegieChristinaEarly LifeRecitalsChromeJuilliardStockhausen Author:Donal Henahan
“European Union partners never said European Union partners're going to renege on any promises, European Union partners said that European Union partners promises concern a four-year parliamentary term, european Union partners will be spaced out in an optimal way, in a way that is in tune with our bargaining stance in Europe and also with the fiscal position of the Greek state.” WayYearsSaidStatesTermFourPositionPromiseEuropeConcernUnionsPartnersGreekTunesFour YearsEuropean UnionStanceBargainingParliamentaryOptimal Author:Yanis Varoufakis
“If I were a German today, I would be proud, proud but also worried. I would be proud of the magnificent achievement of rebuilding my country, entrenching democracy and assuming the undoubtedly preponderant position in Europe. But a united Germany can't and won't subordinate its national interests in economic or in foreign policy to those of the Community indefinitely. Germany's new pre-eminence is a fact - and its power is a problem - as much for Germans as for the rest of Europe.” IfsCountryFactsProblemWould BeTodayInterestCommunityUnitedDemocracyEconomicPolicyPositionProudAchievementEuropeAssumingWorriedGermanyForeign PolicyMagnificentBe ProudSubordinatesRebuildingNational InterestsEminence Book:As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations Source: As I said to Denis--: the Margaret Thatcher book of quotations
“Judging by their positions at the time, rather than their post hoc allegations, Democrats adored the Soviet Union. Congressional Democrats repeatedly opposed funding anti-Communist rebels, they opposed Reagan's military build-up, they opposed building a shield to protect America from incoming missiles, they opposed putting missiles in Europe. As a rule, Democrats opposed anything opposed by their cherished Soviet Union.” AmericaMilitaryPositionBuildingJudgingProtectEuropeUnionsDemocratPostsCommunistRebelSovietSoviet UnionFundingShieldsMissilesAllegationsAnti Communist Author:Ann Coulter
“I recently interviewed Bernie Ecclestone in London. He had a go at women, said [Vladimir] Putin should be running Europe and so on. He enjoys it - he's been doing it for such a long time. He has an entrenched position. The truth be known, he is unique, right?” ShouldLongSaidRunningEnjoyKnownPositionTruth IsLong TimeUniqueEuropeLondonPutin Author:Martin Sorrell
“The black man will inherit the earth; he will resume control, taking back the position he held centuries ago when the white devil was crawling around the caves of Europe on his all fours. Before the white devil came into our lives we had a civilization, we had a culture, we were living in silks and satins. Then he put us in chains and put us aboard the "Good Ship Jesus," and we have lived in hell ever since.” MenEarthCultureJesusBlackWhiteHellOur LivesCenturyPositionCivilizationDevilEuropeShipsChainsCavesSilkResumesCrawlingSatinFours Author:Malcolm X
“Greece, alone, is in a very vulnerable position. If the Greeks had had support from progressive left and popular forces elsewhere in Europe they might have been able to resist the demands of the Troika, but they had almost no support. Not even from Portugal, Spain, or other left forces. They were left alone.” IfsHas BeensMightAbleLeftForceSupportPositionDemandEuropeVulnerableGreekProgressiveElsewhereSpainMight Have BeenGreeceLeft AlonePortugal Author:Noam Chomsky
“The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours. I am in favor of a multi-polar world in which France once again takes its position as the leader of non-aligned states, not with the US, not with Russia and not with Germany. One should strive to be neither slave nor master.” WorldShouldTryingStatesInterestLeaderInfluencePositionMastersEuropeSlaveStriveFavorsRussiaFranceGermany Author:Marine Le Pen
“Chamberlain's stubborn, fanatical insistence on giving Hitler what he wanted, his trips to Berchtesgaden and Godesberg and finally the fateful journey to Munich rescued Hitler from his limb and strengthened his position in Europe, in Germany, in the Army, beyond anything that could have been imagined a few weeks before. It also added immeasurably to the power of the Third Reich vis-a-vis the Western democracies and the Soviet Union.” GivingHas BeensWantedHistoryJourneyWeekPositionEuropeThirdsArmyGermanyStubbornLimbsCould Have BeenNazismInsistenceNazi GermanyMunichChamberlain Author:William L. Shirer