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Heinrich Böll
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“Eine Familie, die keine schwarzen Schafe hat, ist keine charakteristische Familie.”
Heinrich Böll (1917–1985) first seen 1947 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Die schwarzen Schafe" (1951); cited from 1947 bis 1951 (Köln: F. Middelhauve, 1963) p. 478. Translation: "Black Sheep", in Leila Vennewitz (trans.) The Stories of Heinrich Böll (Evanston: Northwestern University Press, …
“Er meidet die überaus geschmackvollen offiziellen »Helden«friedhöfe. Warum nur, so denkt er, tun die Deutschen so viel für ihre Toten und so wenig für ihre Lebenden?”
Heinrich Böll (1917–1985) first seen 1967 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: You Enter Germany" (1967); cited from Aufsätze, Kritiken, Reden (Köln: Kiepenheuer & Witsch, 1967) p. 278. Translation: "You are Now Entering Germany", in Leila Vennewitz (trans.) Missing Persons and Other Essays (Evans…
“Sie muss also zu weit gehen, um herauszufinden, wie weit sie gehen darf.”
Heinrich Böll (1917–1985) first seen 1966 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Die Freiheit der Kunst", speech delivered at Wuppertal on September 24, 1966; cited from Cultura 21 magazine , September 30, 2005. Translation: Walter Laqueur Germany Today: A Personal Report (London: Weidenfeld and Nic…
“Creativity is not limited to people practising one of the traditional forms of art, and even in the case of artists, creativity is not confined to the exercise of their art. Each one of us has a creative potential, which is hidden by competitiveness and success-aggression. To recognize, explore and develop this potential is the task of the School. Creation – whether it be a painting, sculpture, symphony or novel – involves not merely talent, intuition, powers of imagination and application, but also the ability to shape material that could be expanded to other socially relevant spheres.”
Heinrich Böll (1917–1985) first seen 1972 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quote of Joseph Beuys and Heinrich Böll (1972), as cited in Joseph Beuys, exh. cat., Caroline Tisdall, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York 1979. p. 278
Also quoted by: Joseph Beuys