“Herr Klothe, der über den Rhodes im Italienischen Haus wohnte, Leiter der Abteilung Planung/ Rationalisierung im VEB "Robotron" und nach Meno an der Reihe, nahm es mit der Gelassenheit, die man für diese Fälle entwickelt hatte: "Sagen Sie, Betten haben Sie wohl nicht mehr?" - "Nee", antwortete der in einen blaugrauen Kittel gekleidete Herr Priebsch, "hier gibt's nur keine Winterreifen. Keine Betten gibt's im Möbelladen. Und auch dort werden Sie kein Glück haben, denn Betten werden ja hierzulande nicht mehr hergestellt," - "Sachense bloß. Und wieso?" - "Ganz einfach, nicht nötig! Die Volksarmee steht auf Friedenswacht, der Intellekt ist auf Rosen gebettet, die Politiker schlafen im Ausland, die Rentner im Westen, die Künstler ruhen sich auf ihren Lorbeeren aus, die Partei schläft nie - und der Rest sitzt!”
― Der Turm
― Der Turm
“You might object, “Well, I just could not manage to take on something that important.” What if you began to build yourself into a person who could? You could start by trying to solve a small problem—something that is bothering you, that you think you could fix. You could start by confronting a dragon of just the size that you are likely to defeat. A tiny serpent might not have had the time to hoard a lot of gold, but there might still be some treasure to be won, along with a reasonable probability of succeeding in such a quest (and not too much chance of a fiery or toothsome death).”
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
“If you want to become invaluable in a workplace—in any community—just do the useful things no one else is doing. Arrive earlier and leave later than your compatriots (but do not deny yourself your life).1 Organize what you can see is dangerously disorganized. Work, when you are working, instead of looking like you are working.”
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
― Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life
“The most important objective was to drive the sub away from the convoy. To destroy the sub was an important objective but not the only one.”
― The Good Shepherd
― The Good Shepherd
“he had his duty to do, whether it was a losing phase of the war or a winning one. He could only go on, fight on to the end of his strength.”
― The Good Shepherd
― The Good Shepherd
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