King of Germany

Famous quotes containing the words king of, king and/or germany:

“I know I have the body of a weak and feeble woman, but I have the heart and stomach of a king, and of a king of England, too.”
—Elizabeth I (1533–1603)

“I am as unfit for any practical purpose—I mean for the furtherance of the world’s ends—as gossamer for ship-timber; and I, who am going to be a pencil-maker to-morrow, can sympathize with God Apollo, who served King Admetus for a while on earth.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)

“The tears I have cried over Germany have dried. I have washed my face.”
—Marlene Dietrich (1904–1992)