Konrad Adenauer Quotes

"Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat."
- Konrad Adenauer

"In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity."
- Konrad Adenauer
(Related: Intelligence, God, Fact, Man, Stupidity)

"History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided."
- Konrad Adenauer
(Related: History)

"An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured."
- Konrad Adenauer

"A thick skin is a gift from God."
- Konrad Adenauer
(Related: God, Skin)

"The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt."
- Konrad Adenauer
(Related: Art, Politics)

"All parts of the human body get tired eventually - except the tongue."
- Konrad Adenauer
(Related: Body, Tongue)

"Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher."
- Konrad Adenauer