I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail. — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them. — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from… — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
“Marxism rejected the family and the state, but in practice it kept these institutions. Every pure religion disapproved of man's worrying about this world,… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
All man's failures are either because of the religious denial of man's biological needs or the materialistic denial of man's spiritual desires. — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
“What we call happiness is sometimes the accordance between our life and circumstances,our biography and history ,our personal aspirations and historical currents .If i… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
“In a poem, melody, or picture, we are forced with a mystery: quality in the metaphysical sense of the word. How could the difference… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
“one soldier walked infront of the troop and asked me :"President ,will there be injustice when freedom comes?", I was surprised by the question… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
“All men believe in the soul and act accordingly, even if they do not always speak up. If somebody has committed a murder and… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
“Modern man's narrow-mindedness is best shown in his belief that there is no riddle before him. His wisdom is the sum of his knowledge… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
There are only three integral views of the world: the religious, the materialistic, and the Islamic. They reflect three elemental possibilities (conscience, nature, and… — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
“All the dilemmas and questions of today were known in ethics more than 2,000 years ago. All the greatest teachers of mankind whether prophets… — Alija Izetbegović Copy Share Image
In some socialist states well-performed work is rewarded with moral stimulants instead of material ones. However, the moral stimulants cannot be explained by materialistic… — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those "others". Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there… — Alija Izetbegovic Copy Share Image
