“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
Albert Einstein
“There will always be nations. The United States will last a long, long time, I believe. France and Germany and Japan, China, other nations, they're going to exist. But they're losing their significance and ability to deal with certain matters.”
Alan Cranston
“Temperatures throughout Northwest Europe have dipped below normal. Temperatures in England, northern France and Germany will be 4 to 10 degrees below normal on Friday and through the weekend. The cold looks set to continue further out as well.”
Joel Burgio
“Let France have good mothers, and she will have good sons”
Napoleon Bonaparte
“To conquer [our enemies] we must dare, and dare again, and dare for ever; and thus will France be saved”
Georges Jacques Danton
“The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.”
James A. Michener