Belgians Quotes - Page 2

• I'm just full of surprises." Watching her, he waved the wrapped bar from side to side. "You can have the candy if you sit on my lap." That sounds like something perverted old men say to young, stupid girls." I'm not old, and you're not stupid." He sat, patted his knee. "It's Belgian chocolate." Just because I'm sitting on your lap and eating your candy doesn't mean you can cop a feel," she said as she folded into his lap.

  Nora Roberts

  Girl, Stupid, Mean

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• In other words, the problem of empire-building is essentially mystical. It must somehow foster the impression that a man is great in the degree that his nation is great; that a German as such is superior to a Belgian as such; an Englishman, to an Irishman; an American, to a Mexican: merely because the first-named countries are in each case more powerful than their comparatives. And people who have no individual stature whatever are willing to accept this poisonous nonsense because it gives them a sense of importance without the trouble of any personal effort.

  Felix Morley

  Country, Powerful, Men

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• I know you're Belgian, that's where those waffles come from.

  Alan Sugar

  Waffles, Knows

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• It’s a Belgian beer, sweetie. Please tell me you’ve at least heard of it. (Blaine) Boy, I was born in Brussels and the last time I checked, this was my new homeland, America, not my birthplace. So you can either order an American-made beer or I’ll bring you water and you can sit there and act all superior until you puke, okay? (Aimee)

  Sherrilyn Kenyon

  Beer, Boys, Order

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• Honestly, I really didn't want to take on World War II France, but when I came across the story of a nineteen-year-old Belgian woman who created an escape route out of Nazi-Occupied France, I was hooked.

  Megan Chance

  War, Years, Want

  Source: www.omnivoracious.com

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• I was born in Belgium and moved to Amsterdam when I was 17. I am not a Calvinist Dutchman but a Catholic Belgian. I think that makes a big difference.

  Eddy de Clercq

  Thinking, Differences, Catholic

  Source: thequietus.com

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• I try to be aware of technology and Japanese animation and old Belgian paintings, and get all my references from bits of everywhere.

  Guido Palau

  Technology, Trying, Painting

  Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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• There has been corruption in the Belgian civil service and at government level for decades. The Royal family do what they can to hold things together, and they don't do a bad job.

  Nicholas Royle

  Jobs, Government, Together

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• The Belgians tend to downplay the cultural divide issue, and the far-right issue, but there's a staggering degree of casual racism in Belgium, much worse than in the UK.

  Nicholas Royle

  Issues, Racism, Degrees

  Source: www.3ammagazine.com

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• I'm much more into bad, trashy Belgian techno. I like that much more than rock bands. The whole idea of a rock band is so archaic.

  Luke Haines

  Rocks, Ideas, Band

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• Some people hate Jews. Fine, alright it's been done. I mean, that's part of my problem with it. Could you hate somebody new? I'm not giving you any suggestions but the Belgians have had a good run.

  Gary Gulman

  Running, Hate, Mean

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• There have been many definitions of hell, but for the English the best definition is that it is the place where the Germans are the police, the Swedish are the comedians, the Italians are the defense force, Frenchmen dig the roads, the Belgians are the pop singers, the Spanish run the railways, the Turks cook the food, the Irish are the waiters, the Greeks run the government, and the common language is Dutch.

  David Frost

  Sarcastic, Running, Government

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• I'm happy to have a physical part in 'High Tension,' in 'Hereafter,' and in a lot of French movies and Belgian movies. But its not by chance directors choose me for physical parts. I like to do that. I like to tell a story also with the body. It's important, because you can tell a lot of things.

  Cecile de France

  Important, Stories, Body

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• I think America has the best assholes in the world. I defy the Belgians or the Japanese to produce something like a Donald Trump.

  Matt Taibbi

  Thinking, America, World

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