German Parachute

Famous quotes containing the words german and/or parachute:

“The French courage proceeds from vanity—the German from phlegm—the Turkish from fanaticism & opium—the Spanish from pride—the English from coolness—the Dutch from obstinacy—the Russian from insensibility—but the Italian from anger.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)

“I did not just fall in love. I made a parachute jump.”
—Zora Neale Hurston (1891–1960)