Famous quotes
Quotes by famous people, credited to who said them. Your own quotes must not match any of these. More are added all the time. 1,158,269 quotes Who coined it · How we decide
EnglishItalianoPolskiעבריתFrançaisPortuguêsفارسیEspañol中文РусскийDeutschالعربيةहिन्दी日本語ΕλληνικάLatina
Paolo Emilio Taviani
15 quotes
“To explore does not mean to be the first to reach a place: it means to get there, to return, and to tell someone about it so that they can follow the same route.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On the 1956 invasion of Hungary] We were certain that there were hundreds of Soviet aircraft loaded with troops in Hungary, an hour's flight from Trieste and two hours from Milan.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“My [Christian Democrat] friends believed that, by balancing between the right and the left, the DC would consolidate its dominance at the centre of the electorate. Instead, there was an unusual exodus of young people to the left and older people to the right , which dragged the centre into a void. The 'opposing extremisms' strategy was supposed to be the cornerstone of the Christian Democrats' electoral strength, but instead it was the bacteria that corroded the party: it prolonged the 'Years of Lead', wore down the institutions, and destroyed the DC.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“From the age of thirty-four to forty-two: the best years in a man's life, in terms of productivity and the effectiveness in action. For the man born in Genoa, these years seem to have been wasted in a series of hopes, expectations, illusions and disappointments.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[About Christopher Columbus] He felt like he ruled the ocean.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[About Christopher Columbus] The darkness parted before his sharp, penetrating gaze, and before his exceptionally keen sense of smell and hearing.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“By the time he settled in Portugal, Columbus was already dreaming of a great idea. In Porto Santo and Madeira, he gathered clues and signs from which he could deduce that the Atlantic did not plunge into an abyss at all, but rather lapped against other lands to the west.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On my appointment as a life senator] It was an honour for Liguria and for Genoa: above all, it was a tribute to the Resistance, in keeping with the spirit of the Risorgimento.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On my appointment as a life senator] I am honoured by this appointment, but I see only one small risk: becoming distanced from my constituents.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“[On the First and Second Republics] I don't want the First Republic to be consigned to history, not even as a joke.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At most, we can talk about making adjustments to the second part of the Constitution. Rauti has not grasped the fact that, as Home Secretary, I dissolved Ordine Nuovo and Anno Zero.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“At that time, it was war – war against those who had wanted war, against those who deserved nothing but war.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“No more killings out of personal hatred; no more revenge! Justice has already been delivered through the People's Tribunals, and it will continue to be delivered through the Special Assize Courts.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“The partisan army was supposed to be a single force. Plurality of parties. Plurality in youth and women's movements. Ideological and operational autonomy for the parties. However, in the mountains, the army had to be—and could only be—unified.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Justice must be administered by the people, that is, by the body made up of representatives of the people.”
Paolo Emilio Taviani (1912–2001) said by 2001 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source