Small: I dont know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several months, t
"I don't know where Bush is going - yet. But, Sharon obviously - I wrote somewhere in the last several months, that Sharon has adopted, essentially, the position of the Labor Party: that the Palestinians are here to stay"
Arthur Hertzberg, Theologian
Small: In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fig
"In my opinion, terrorism is a question which is not a short- term problem for all of us. It is a long-term fight. And NATO can play, and will play, a very crucial role in this struggle"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: During the first 3 years at Auschwitz, 2 million people died over the next 2 years - 3 million
"During the first 3 years at Auschwitz, 2 million people died; over the next 2 years - 3 million"
Witold Pilecki, Soldier
Small: To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It bring
"To tell you the truth, in my work, love is always in opposition to the elements. It creates dilemmas. It brings in suffering. We can't live with it, and we can't live without it. You'll rarely find a happy ending in my work"
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Director
Small: In believing too much in rationality, our contemporaries have lost something
"In believing too much in rationality, our contemporaries have lost something"
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Director
Small: The number of people who left for the United states and Canada increased with every year
"The number of people who left for the United states and Canada increased with every year"
Leopold Trepper, Celebrity
Small: We know enough to stand here in truth - facing pain, cry and suffering of those who were murdered here.
"We know enough to stand here in truth - facing pain, cry and suffering of those who were murdered here. Face to face with the victims' families who are here today. Before the judgment of our own conscience"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more resp
"And I think to be in NATO for the countries of our region, it means more guarantees for us, it means more responsibility for our common security, but it means fulfillment of all standards of civilized world, like protection of human rights and democratic mechanisms"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: Someone knocks at the door of an apartment to borrow salt or sugar, people run into each other in the elevator
"Someone knocks at the door of an apartment to borrow salt or sugar, people run into each other in the elevator, and in this way become inscribed in the spectator's memory"
Krzysztof Kieslowski, Director
Small: The presentation of hard core pornography, brutality and shocking language, from what I hear, is leaving the p
"The presentation of hard core pornography, brutality and shocking language, from what I hear, is leaving the public jaded and tired of this kind of film"
Pola Negri, Actress
Small: Stars didnt have to worry as they were on long term contracts and were able to enjoy their vacations without w
"Stars didn't have to worry as they were on long term contracts and were able to enjoy their vacations without worrying about tomorrow. Few had financial worries due to large incomes and little taxes"
Pola Negri, Actress
Small: And in the last sentence I would like also to mention that Poland is one of the countries with which the Unite
"And in the last sentence I would like also to mention that Poland is one of the countries with which the United States has run strategic dialogues since last year"
Marek Belka, Economist
Small: My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors
"My hard work and excellent training entitled me to be a better actress than some of my competitors"
Pola Negri, Actress
Small: I agree with Marjorie Rosens good psychological analysis of my acting ability
"I agree with Marjorie Rosen's good psychological analysis of my acting ability"
Pola Negri, Actress
Small: This homage has been rendered not to me - for the Polish soil is fertile and does not lack better writers than
"This homage has been rendered not to me - for the Polish soil is fertile and does not lack better writers than me - but to the Polish achievement, the Polish genius"
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Novelist
Small: The sky is one whole, the water another and between those two infinities the soul of man is in loneliness
"The sky is one whole, the water another; and between those two infinities the soul of man is in loneliness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Novelist
Small: On an exhausted field, only weeds grow
"On an exhausted field, only weeds grow"
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Novelist
Small: But the French writers always had more originality and independence than others, and that regulator, which els
"But the French writers always had more originality and independence than others, and that regulator, which elsewhere was religion, long since ceased to exist for them"
Henryk Sienkiewicz, Novelist
Small: Theses officers were good friends, so it must have been a terrible argument, because the one who played chess
"Theses officers were good friends, so it must have been a terrible argument, because the one who played chess with my father was so angry that he walked over to the dentist's house and got the dentist out of bed and shot him"
Bruno Schulz, Novelist
Small: Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic ele
"Israel is the only country in the Middle East where Arabs can be elected to the parliament in a democratic election"
Adam Michnik, Editor
Small: France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of
"France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French right and the French left. They keep thinking that Americans are primitive cowboys or farmers who do not understand anything"
Adam Michnik, Editor
Small: I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we a
"I consider that 9/11 was the day when war was started against my own work and against myself. Even though we are not sure of the links, Iraq was one of the countries that did not lower its flags in mourning on 9/11"
Adam Michnik, Editor
Small: Painting is the aesthetic side of the object but it has never been original, has never been its own goal
Kazimir Malevich
"Painting is the aesthetic side of the object but it has never been original, has never been its own goal"
Kazimir Malevich, Artist
Small: We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have und
"We have become aware of the responsibility for our attitude towards the dark pages in our history. We have understood that bad service is done to the nation by those who are impelling to renounce that past"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations
"The nation is a community. Community of individuals, community of generations"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development
"Technology should be an important ingredient. It may be and should be a tool for social development"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, were proud that I am coming from Poland, which is diffe
"So I think that I can say, as the President of Poland, we're proud that I am coming from Poland, which is different and what's more important, much better than before"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering
"Righteous is the one who was able to demonstrate compassion in face of human suffering"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shap
"My message to the Americans, to the American President, is that I am coming from Poland, which is in good shape; it is much different than ten years ago when last state visit from Poland was here in the United States"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: However, I dont doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland
"However, I don't doubt that a wave of immigration will come to Poland"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeolog
Kazimir Malevich
"Painters were also attorneys, happy storytellers of anecdote, psychologists, botanists, zoologists, archaeologists, engineers, but there were no creative painters"
Kazimir Malevich, Artist
Small: Thank goodness we dont live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas
"Thank goodness we don't live in medieval times, when people fought wars over ideas"
Wojciech Jaruzelski, Leader
Small: We are a strong democratic country
"We are a strong democratic country"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty-five years ago, I did not
"We all live in a free Poland, and there would be no free Poland without you, Twenty-five years ago, I did not stand on the same side together with you, but today I have no doubts that it was your vision of Poland which led us in the right direction"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. Its necessary to be active still
"And still the time, especially in the economy, is very tough, very difficult. It's necessary to be active still, to work, to fight, to make our economy more competitive"
Aleksander Kwasniewski, Politician
Small: The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to li
"The trouble with us is that the ghetto of the Middle Ages and the children of the twentieth century have to live under one roof"
Anzia Yezierska, Novelist
Small: Poverty was an ornament on a learned man like a red ribbon on a white horse
"Poverty was an ornament on a learned man like a red ribbon on a white horse"
Anzia Yezierska, Novelist
Small: A man is free to go up as high as he can reach up to but I, with all my style and pep, cant get a man my equal
"A man is free to go up as high as he can reach up to; but I, with all my style and pep, can't get a man my equal because a girl is always judged by her mother"
Anzia Yezierska, Novelist
Small: It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its
"It is often said that Poland is a country where there is anti-semitism and no Jews, which is pathology in its purest state"
Bronislaw Geremek, Historian
Small: If you want to truly understand something, try to change it
Kurt Lewin
"If you want to truly understand something, try to change it"
Kurt Lewin, Psychologist
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