“[News of the deal broke on Oct. 5, when Adidas announced the partnership at its Investor Day in Germany, and sports business mavens took notice.] To have historically the No. 1 soccer brand in the world invest in your league as a key sponsor is a great legitimizing statement to the league at a time when it's looking to expand again, ... My initial response when I first heard of the deal was that [sixth-year MLS commissioner] Don Garber and his group are sort of hitting their stride. The long-term approach to building a soccer league with managed and realistic expectations has really begun to show its dividends.”
Paul Swangard
“Volkswagen has been playing hardball in recent months. This is good news, as Europe needs a buoyant Germany, which in turns needs a buoyant Volkswagen.”
Stephen Pope
“The agreement is lower than expected and it's good news for Germany and for the euro zone because the ECB will have one reason less to raise interest rates. The whole package entails a total rise of 5.1 percent over 24 months, so for German standards that is a really good agreement.”
Stefan Bielmeier
“I was cut on Thursday, Oct. 27 — my sister's birthday. That was hardly a great day for me. But the offer from Bamberg came on the 27th. We discussed it on the 28th. And I signed it on the 29th. And on Monday, the first (of November), I was on a plane to Germany.”
Spencer Nelson
“It would be a bad day for Germany if the court were to reject early elections, because the fiddling around would just continue. A rejection would mean no further reforms and only moderate growth.”
Martin Figge
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Goering
