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7 Quotes by Uruguayan authors

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Uruguayan voices speak in a quiet register, mate shared at dusk, irony softened by tenderness, and a stubborn, democratic dignity called garra charrúa. Quotes from poets and neighbors alike carry the river’s melancholy and the stadium’s roar, mixing milonga cadence with candombe drums and rambla wind. They prize plain speech, neighborly humor, and steady hope, skeptical of grand gestures yet fierce about small decencies. Reflections where the pampas widen the sentence, Montevideo’s lights lend intimacy, and memory keeps faith without losing its smile.

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"We are all mortal until the first kiss and the second glass of wine"
Eduardo Galeano, Journalist
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"The walls are the publishers of the poor"
Eduardo Galeano, Journalist
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"It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society"
Tabare Vazquez, Statesman
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"I am astonished each time I come to the U.S. by the ignorance of a high percentage of the population, which knows almost nothing about Latin America or about the world. It's quite blind and deaf to anything that may happen outside the frontiers of the U.S"
Eduardo Galeano, Journalist
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"This work is a torture on the rump but a joy to the heart"
Eduardo Galeano, Journalist
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"I invite you, from my sentiments, my convictions and my responsibilities, to work together in the construction of a Uruguay where being young is not suspicious, where aging is not a problem"
Tabare Vazquez, Statesman
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"The decisions and problems of Uruguay will be resolved by Uruguayans"
Tabare Vazquez, Statesman
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