International Quotes

“At one point, approximately halfway through her remarks, Merkel stated in German something about ‘being able to greet the president of the United States of America, Barack Obama,’ and an overly ambitious Obama, who perhaps thought that was his cue, headed toward the podium.  Perhaps catching the president’s movement out of the corner of her eye, Merkel thought quickly, and without even looking up from her notes, she told the excited American president, in English, ‘Not yet, dear Mr. President, dear Barack Obama.’ Obama sheepishly returned to his seat to allow the chancellor to finish her speech.”
― Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

“In her usual manner, Merkel spoke in German. It is worth pointing out, however, that before the translator had an opportunity to convert her statements to English, Obama gave the chancellor and the press a big smile, saying, ‘I think what she said was good. I’m teasing.’ The laughter in the room drowned out the sounds of the cameras clicking and flashing, with Merkel’s giggle and smile among the loudest.”
― Claudia Clark, Dear Barack: The Extraordinary Partnership of Barack Obama and Angela Merkel

“Your comfort zone is a place where you keep yourself in a self-illusion and nothing can grow there but your potentiality can grow only when you can think and grow out of that zone.”
― Rashedur Ryan Rahman

“To those peoples in the huts and villages of half the globe struggling to break the bonds of mass misery, we pledge our best efforts to help them help themselves, for whatever period is required - not because the Communists may be doing it, not because we seek their votes, but because it is right. If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.”
― John F. Kennedy

“War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides.”
― Amit Kalantri, Wealth of Words

“Each man calls barbarism whatever is not his own practice.”
― Montaigne

“This could be my Everest, man—no, no, even better. Hacking a military AI? Wow, man, that’s like, that’s like going to Mars, dude, yeah, like Mars!”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“The desire Kayode thought he had conquered
through prayer had in fact gone nowhere. It had
only hidden in the shadows.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“First, she had been unconsciously absorbing this virginity rule
without ever questioning it. Second . . . it struck her that virginity
was a male fetish wrapped tightly around another male fetish called
“purity.” Emma was certain that whoever originated the concept of virginity
was a man.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“I would say that introverts make some of the best international philosophers. The less common attribute of the introverted lifestyle - a close societal connection, as such a connection disappears or changes in relevance as the currents of the winds change - leaves too much room for one's own cultural bias. Instead, introverts tend to turn inward, the laboratory of being and all its forms. This is the most accurate study of the individual human being, which is in turn, rather than those affected by cultural limitations, the most universal reflection of human understanding and human behavior.”
― Criss Jami, Killosophy

“We went on a Senate kiss-ass tour, but apparently, I have a genetic inability to pucker.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“So then, a test for singularity would be the point at which an AI can create another viable and conscious AI. Singularity must include not only intelligence, but also self-awareness, self-determination, and self-conception.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“Why are people so evil to each other? We need to spread good in the
world, not evil.”
― Kwei Quartey, Last Seen in Lapaz

“Even the brightest human minds require a mentor to guide them. The assumption that an AI can teach itself by simply absorbing random information is ludicrous. If we want a computer to think like a human, we should train them as one.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“Capitalism and communism were two sides of the same coin of control. Control the capital and you control the economy. Control the economy and you can control the people.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“A prison cell of silver and silk is still a prison, isolating and solitary.”
― Guy Morris, Swarm

“That's the positive aspect of trade I suppose. The world gets stirred up together. That's about as much as I have to say for it.”
― Isabel Hoving, The Dream Merchant

“From one small spark a bushfire grows.
Sellers of misery are our foes.
Merging ruthlessly tongues of flame.
Point your finger at those to blame.”
― Paul Anthony, Bushfire

“Never do anything local or insignificant”
― Sunday Adelaja

“Fun trip, good company!”
― Steven Magee

“Balance life's stressors with life's pleasures.”
― Norene Moskalski, Nocturne, Opus 1: Sea Foam

“The USA reminds me of the school bully. Their school is the international community.”
― Steven Magee

“Wären die Hitze und die architektonischen Entgleisungen Antoni Gaudís nicht gewesen, die daran erinnerten, dass man sich tatsächlich in Barcelona befand, man hätte meinen können, wir wären gar nicht verreist. Die Trams waren von derselben schnittigen Bauart wie zu Hause, in den Cafés saßen Freelancer mit ihren dickrandingen Brillen an Notebooks und Lesegeräten, die sich so geheimnisvoll und so magisch mit dem Zeigefinger auf dem Display bedienen lassen. Im Taxi vom Flughafen erspähten wir auf der Autobahn ein Schild eines Möbelgeschäfts, das uns sehr vertraut war. Die kleinen weißen Plastikkarten, die die Schlüssel in Hotel abgelöst haben, glichen vollkommen denjenigen in Wuppertal oder Frankfurt, selbst die Toilettenschlüssel und Armaturenbretter im Badezimmer waren vom selben Fabrikat wie in meiner Wohnung. Das womöglich allerletzte Disinktionsmerkmal des Südens gegenüber dem Norden, schien es mir, war die deutlich höhere Verbreitung des Bidets.”
― Adam Soboczynski, Das Buch der Laster

“The Ukraine war is surprising. Russians killing past Russians in Ukraine. It just seems so bizarre! It is basically a territorial civil war that has been turned into an international proxy war.”
― Steven Magee

“The Ukraine war is great for the profits of international weapons suppliers.”
― Steven Magee

“International responses to refugee crises cannot get by on being well-intentioned: they need to be smart, too.”
― Alexander Betts, Refuge: Transforming a Broken Refugee System

“It seems international USA war bases just cause unrest in the world.”
― Steven Magee

“Borders are imaginary, but people are different. As nations are separated by invisible lines, humanity is united by diversity.”
― Dr. Lucas D. Shallua

“The fusion of politics, business, and entertainment may create headlines, but a sustainable solution to international disputes requires a deeper understanding of the underlying issues.”
― Dipti Dhakul, Quote: +/-

“It feels like going home, same as always, and opening the door to find all these people there: someone who feels like an old friend even though we’ve never met, someone who means the world to me but I can never see again, somebody crying, somebody laughing, people from far away—and I’m there, too. We don’t talk about anything special, but we’re all there, just sharing time.”
― Mieko Kawakami