Quotes by Yugoslavian authors

Yugoslavia was a country located in the Balkans, containing 6 republics that shared an usual Slavic heritage. Individuals of Yugoslavia were understood for their strong feeling of neighborhood and their love for their homeland. Yugoslavian quotes usually show this deep link to their society and also the battles they dealt with throughout their background. From poets to political leaders, Yugoslavian quotes record the significance of a nation that was unified in variety. Below are some common Yugoslavian quotes that supply a look into their spirit as well as resilience.
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Small: The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemp
"The loss of national identity is the greatest defeat a nation can know, and it is inevitable under the contemporary form of colonization"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: We have no quarrel with America. We all know NATO is the strongest military machine in the world. We simply wa
"We have no quarrel with America. We all know NATO is the strongest military machine in the world. We simply want them to stop being so busy with our country and worry about their own problems"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions
"Equality means nothing unless incorporated into the institutions"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: At the time when this famous historical battle was fought in Kosovo, the people were looking at the stars, exp
"At the time when this famous historical battle was fought in Kosovo, the people were looking at the stars, expecting aid from them. Now, six centuries later, they are looking at the stars again, waiting to conquer them"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: We are not angels. Nor are we the devils you have made us out to be
"We are not angels. Nor are we the devils you have made us out to be"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity
"It is the utmost necessity that this congress be a congress of unity"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: Yugoslavia is a multinational community and it can survive only under the conditions of full equality for all
"Yugoslavia is a multinational community and it can survive only under the conditions of full equality for all nations that live in it"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between
"For as long as multinational communities have existed, their weak point has always been the relations between different nations"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symb
"Countries under foreign command quickly forget their history, their past, their tradition, their national symbols, their way of living, often their own literary language"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: It should be clear to all, after the past ten years, that NATO isnt attacking Serbia because of Milosevic it i
"It should be clear to all, after the past ten years, that NATO isn't attacking Serbia because of Milosevic; it is attacking Milosevic because of Serbia"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: The only differences one can and should allow in socialism are between hard working people and idlers and betw
"The only differences one can and should allow in socialism are between hard working people and idlers and between honest people and dishonest people"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: NATO believes it can pick on a small nation and force us to surrender our independence. And that is where NATO
"NATO believes it can pick on a small nation and force us to surrender our independence. And that is where NATO miscalculated. You are not willing to sacrifice lives to achieve our surrender. But we are willing to die to defend our rights as an independent sovereign nation"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: It is difficult to say today whether the Battle of Kosovo was a defeat or a victory for the Serbian people, wh
"It is difficult to say today whether the Battle of Kosovo was a defeat or a victory for the Serbian people, whether thanks to it we fell into slavery or we survived in this slavery"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: Equal and united people can above all become a part of the civilization toward which mankind is moving.
"Equal and united people can above all become a part of the civilization toward which mankind is moving. If we cannot be at the head of the column leading to such a civilization, there is certainly no need for us to be at is tail"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: The truth can not be drowned by any flood of false indictments
"The truth can not be drowned by any flood of false indictments"
Slobodan Milosevic, Criminal
Small: Thats the key to success, isnt it? It has to be fun
"That's the key to success, isn't it? It has to be fun"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: I never really did Christmas before. Christmas Day? I mean - whats that? Whats it all about? I was always flyi
"I never really did Christmas before. Christmas Day? I mean - what's that? What's it all about? I was always flying on Christmas Day"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay
"I have this terrible dark side to my personality, which playing tennis keeps at bay"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Life may be not only meaningless but absurd
"Life may be not only meaningless but absurd"
Thomas Nagel, Philosopher
Small: People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I dont know - was it talent or hard work? Who k
"People think I must have been so talented at an early age, but I don't know - was it talent or hard work? Who knows?"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: It doesnt matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesnt give me
"It doesn't matter who is playing or how old they are. I just worry about what I can control. It doesn't give me more or less motivation"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Tennis is so competitive. I guess thats the way it has to be
"Tennis is so competitive. I guess that's the way it has to be"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded plan
"Did you know that Christmas Day is absolutely the best day to fly? It is. No crowded airports and crowded planes. I always flew to Australia. That's what Christmas was for me - a plane journey to the next tournament"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable
"Consciousness is what makes the mind-body problem really intractable"
Thomas Nagel, Philosopher
Small: You will never have great tennis champions from England because of the cold and dark, but most of all because
"You will never have great tennis champions from England because of the cold and dark, but most of all because people only care about the sport for two weeks a year, and then they're on to something else. There's just not a great love of the sport there"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top
"You have to want to play it all day, every day to get to the top"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Tennis has to become everything to you if youre going to make it to the top. You have to live it
"Tennis has to become everything to you if you're going to make it to the top. You have to live it"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that
"Madonna has total control over her life, and not many women have that"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball
"I used to pretend that I was Tom attacking Jerry, who was drawn on the ball"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business
"I did realise more than ever, after the stabbing, that tennis is a business - a tough business"
Monica Seles, Athlete
Small: Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can per
"Eventually, I believe, current attempts to understand the mind by analogy with man-made computers that can perform superbly some of the same external tasks as conscious beings will be recognized as a gigantic waste of time"
Thomas Nagel, Philosopher
Small: There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality
"There is a tendency to seek an objective account of everything before admitting its reality"
Thomas Nagel, Philosopher