Quotes by Polish authors

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Small: Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we m
Marie Curie
"Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less"
Marie Curie, Scientist
Small: The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, w
Daniel Libeskind
"The foreign press seems obsessed with the Freedom Tower, as if it was the only thing going on here. In fact, we're trying to keep a huge juggling act in balance, with the tower as just one of the many balls in play"
Daniel Libeskind, Architect
Small: Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustnt misuse it
Pope John Paul II
"Stupidity is also a gift of God, but one mustn't misuse it"
Pope John Paul II, Clergyman
Small: I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing qu
"I learned the business in about two months, and then made as much as the others, and was consequently doing quite well when the factory burned down, destroying all our machines - 150 of them. This was very hard on the girls who had paid for their machines"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: I cant talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been spilled. I know from my experienc
"I can't talk fellowship to you who are gathered here. Too much blood has been spilled. I know from my experience it is up to the working people to save themselves. The only way they can save themselves is by a strong working-class movement"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: Surely these women wont lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a yea
"Surely these women won't lose any more of their beauty and charm by putting a ballot in a ballot box once a year than they are likely to lose standing in foundries or laundries all year round. There is no harder contest than the contest for bread, let me tell you that"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: By working hard we could make an average of about 5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own
"By working hard we could make an average of about $5 a week. We would have made more but had to provide our own machines, which cost us $45, we paying for them on the installment plan. We paid $5 down and $1 a month after that"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a
"They talk of a man betraying his country, his friends, his sweetheart. There must be a moral bond first. All a man can betray is his conscience"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions
"Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?
"Is it progress if a cannibal uses a fork?"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: In a war of ideas it is people who get killed
"In a war of ideas it is people who get killed"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: Going home must be like going to render an account
"Going home must be like going to render an account"
Joseph Conrad, Novelist
Small: Telling lies does not work in advertising
"Telling lies does not work in advertising"
Stanislaw Lec, Poet
Small: So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look.
"So I ask the nuclear powers to abandon the out-of-date thinking of the Cold War period and take a fresh look. Above all, I appeal to them to bear in mind the long-term threat that nuclear weapons pose to humankind and to begin action towards their elimination"
Joseph Rotblat, Physicist
Small: At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of man
"At a time when science plays such a powerful role in the life of society, when the destiny of the whole of mankind may hinge on the results of scientific research, it is incumbent on all scientists to be fully conscious of that role, and conduct themselves accordingly"
Joseph Rotblat, Physicist
Small: We will work with everybody for the good of New York
Daniel Libeskind
"We will work with everybody for the good of New York"
Daniel Libeskind, Architect
Small: Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many re
"Let me remind you that nuclear disarmament is not just an ardent desire of the people, as expressed in many resolutions of the United Nations. It is a legal commitment by the five official nuclear states, entered into when they signed the Non-Proliferation Treaty"
Joseph Rotblat, Physicist
Small: We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, a
"We expected that people were just waiting for the collapse of the Soviet Union, or at least for its retreat, and they were going to be full of initiative in all areas of life - in culture, in economy and in politics"
Andrzej Wajda, Director
Small: On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and s
"On the one hand, we had great filmic spectacles that brought in big audiences, adults as well as primary and secondary school students. On the other hand, there were attempts to create contemporary Polish film"
Andrzej Wajda, Director
Small: Also a great part of Polish industry proved to have existed only to support the Soviet military industry, and
"Also a great part of Polish industry proved to have existed only to support the Soviet military industry, and it became superfluous and incapable of being transformed into anything else. We did not foresee that or the magnitude of these phenomena"
Andrzej Wajda, Director
Small: Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create
Pope John Paul II
"Social justice cannot be attained by violence. Violence kills what it intends to create"
Pope John Paul II, Clergyman
Small: The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists
"The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world was allowed to fly in, because Angola was closed otherwise"
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Journalist
Small: Im disappointed. I dont care about Will Smith, I dont want to
"I'm disappointed. I don't care about Will Smith, I don't want to"
Robert Conrad, Director
Small: But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do somethin
"But I think Barry Sonnenfeld let his ego go out of control. He told me in a meeting that he had to do something to make it his film"
Robert Conrad, Director
Small: A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators m
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow
"I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from different Ugandan peoples, it was the only way they could understand one another"
Ryszard Kapuscinski, Journalist
Small: Man is a messenger who forgot the message
Abraham Joshua Heschel
"Man is a messenger who forgot the message"
Abraham Joshua Heschel, Educator
Small: Ive never actually seen a Star Trek, but I have seen an Alien movie
Izabella Scorupco
"I've never actually seen a Star Trek, but I have seen an Alien movie"
Izabella Scorupco, Actress
Small: You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects
"You can find the entire cosmos lurking in its least remarkable objects"
Wislawa Szymborska, Poet
Small: A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems a better mathematician is one who can see
"A mathematician is a person who can find analogies between theorems; a better mathematician is one who can see analogies between proofs and the best mathematician can notice analogies between theories"
Stefan Banach, Mathematician
Small: We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless
"We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless"
Lech Walesa, Activist
Small: We have women working in the foundries, stripped to the waist, if you please, because of the heat
"We have women working in the foundries, stripped to the waist, if you please, because of the heat"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board
"Our people were very restive, saying that they could not sit under that notice, and that if the National Board did not call them out soon they would go out of themselves"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time I became a member of the National
"I read upon the subject and grew more and more interested, and after a time I became a member of the National Board, and had duties and responsibilities that kept me busy after my day's work was done"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to
"The worker must have bread, but she must have roses, too. Help, you women of privilege, give her the ballot to fight with"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to dawn on me that we girls needed an organiz
"After I had been working as a cap maker for three years it began to dawn on me that we girls needed an organization. The men had organized already, and had gained some advantages, but the bosses had lost nothing, as they took it out on us"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: We have tried you citizens we are trying you now, and you have a couple of dollars for the sorrowing mothers,
"We have tried you citizens; we are trying you now, and you have a couple of dollars for the sorrowing mothers, brothers and sisters by way of a charity gift"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matter
"The life of men and women is so cheap and property is so sacred. There are so many of us for one job it matters little if 146 of us are burned to death"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest against conditions which are unbearab
"But every time the workers come out in the only way they know to protest against conditions which are unbearable the strong hand of the law is allowed to press down heavily upon us"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
Small: Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls
"Then came a big strike. About 100 girls went out. The result was a victory, which netted us - I mean the girls - $2 increase in our wages on the average"
Rose Schneiderman, Activist
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