A Quote by Craig Ferguson

During the cold war, West Berlin was an exclave - a tiny outpost of liberalism surrounded by people who want to crush it. It was like Austin, Texas.

Craig Ferguson

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Austin Berlin Cold Cold War Crush Liberalism Like People Surrounded Texas Tiny Want War West West Berlin

Quote Author

Craig Ferguson
Scottish - Comedian
Born: May 17, 1962

My first visit to West Berlin was in February 1983. The drive through East Berlin, the fact that West Berlin was surrounded by a wall that was more than 100 miles long - the absurdity and intensity of it really knocked me out.

Henry Rollins

Berlin is still going through a transition since the Cold War - both in what used to be East and West Berlin. I can still sense the confusion and the struggle for identity there in the streets. There's a pulse to it.

Diane Kruger

Berlin is the testicles of the West, every time I want the West to scream, I squeeze on Berlin.

Nikita Khrushchev

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Bobby Bones

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Paul Greengrass

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Christopher Gorham

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Trae Young

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Stefan Heym

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