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Old German Quotes

...you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take, even if you're not sure you're doing the right thing. You'll never go wrong if, when you make a decision, you keep in mind an old German proverb: 'The devil is in the detail.' Remember that proverb and you'll always be able to turn a wrong decision into a right one. - Paulo Coelho One of my assistants found this old German machine. It was originally used to make underwear. Like Chanel, who started with underwear fabric - jerseys - we used the machine that made underwear to make something else. - Issey Miyake This old Germany was partly defeated in its conflict with the progressive ideas of socialism, for it had given the people nothing that could serve as a successful alternative to socialism. - Gustav Stresemann As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as did that part of the ...

German Shepherd Quotes

We were looking for a 'good shepherd,' and instead we got a German shepherd. - Pope Benedict Xvi I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where my parents raised German shepherds - we had about 30 dogs at any given time. - Tory Burch The dog, who had sounded so ferocious in the winter distances, was a female German Shepherd. She was shivering. Her tail was between her legs. She had been borrowed that morning from a farmer. She had never been to war before. She had no idea what game was being played. Her name was Princess. - Kurt Vonnegut Orafoura was yelling at his dog (not a German shepherd) in German, and I thought, I didn't realize dogs can speak German. - Jarod Kintz I have German Shepherds that I train and have brought back to Germany. I love going there. - Ted Shackelford