All of life is a foreign country.
—Jack Kerouac, 1949Quotes
In settling an island, the first building erected by a Spaniard will be a church, by a Frenchman a fort, by a Dutchman a warehouse, and by an Englishman an alehouse.
—Francis Grose, 1787When the missionaries first came to Africa they had the Bible and we had the land. They said, “Let us pray.” We closed our eyes. When we opened them, we had the Bible and they had the land.
—Desmond Tutu, 1984Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.
—George W. Bush, 2004Do not do unto others as you would that they should do unto you. Their tastes may not be the same.
—George Bernard Shaw, 1903Africa has her mysteries, and even a wise man cannot understand them. But a wise man respects them.
—Miriam Makeba, 1988Many need no other provocation to enmity than that they find themselves excelled.
—Samuel Johnson, 1751Other nations use “force”; we Britons alone use “might.”
—Evelyn Waugh, 1938There are chance meetings with strangers that interest us from the first moment, before a word is spoken.
—Fyodor Dostoevsky, 1866To need to dominate others is to need others. The commander is dependent.
—Fernando Pessoa, c. 1935Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.
—Euripides, 431 BCSome of us would be greatly astonished to learn the reasons why others respect us.
—Marquis de Vauvenargues, 1746