--- title: "611 Eastern Quotes by 511 authors" description: "Browse 611 Eastern quotes by 511 authors. Discover the best Eastern sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/niki-lauda-9419_eastern_vienna-is-the-gate-to-eastern-europe-215_2158517.jpg" --- > [Vienna is the gate to Eastern Europe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/niki-lauda/vienna-is-the-gate-to-eastern-europe/) [Niki Lauda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/niki-lauda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/niki-lauda-9419_eastern_vienna-is-the-gate-to-eastern-europe-215_2158517.jpg) > [I cannot be second to last in the Eastern Conference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-schroder/i-cannot-be-second-to-last-in-the-eastern-conference/) [Dennis Schroder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-schroder/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf4/dennis-schroder-6914_cannot_i-cannot-be-second-to-last-in-the-easter_568110.jpg) > [Russia is an Eastern Orthodox country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/vladimir-zhirinovsky/russia-is-an-eastern-orthodox-country/) [Vladimir Zhirinovsky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/vladimir-zhirinovsky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d5/vladimir-zhirinovsky-21006_country_russia-is-an-eastern-orthodox-country-24_2426163.jpg) > ['Eastern Promises' is great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/the-weeknd/eastern-promises-is-great/) [The Weeknd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/the-weeknd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/648/the-weeknd-1870_eastern_eastern-promises-is-great-147631_147631.png) > [All along the eastern shore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mgmt/all-along-the-eastern-shore/) [MGMT](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mgmt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/549/mgmt-21926_eastern_all-along-the-eastern-shore-715586_715586.jpg) > [I loved history and Eastern European politics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bel-powley/i-loved-history-and-eastern-european-politics/) [Bel Powley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bel-powley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0e6/bel-powley-16204_eastern_i-loved-history-and-eastern-european-pol_126481.jpg) > [Education is neither eastern nor western.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malala-yousafzai/education-is-neither-eastern-nor-western/) [Malala Yousafzai](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malala-yousafzai/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/157/malala-yousafzai-808_eastern_education-is-neither-eastern-nor-western_1856561.png) > [Christianity... is an Eastern religion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-robbins/christianity-is-an-eastern-religion/) [Tom Robbins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-robbins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b0/tom-robbins-169_christianity_christianity-is-an-eastern-religion-1132_1132215.jpg) > [I was born in Eastern Europe, in Latvia, and I'm fluent in Russian.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ksenia-solo/i-was-born-in-eastern-europe-in-latvia-and-i-m-fluent-in-russian/) [Ksenia Solo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ksenia-solo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/817/ksenia-solo-32138_born_i-was-born-in-eastern-europe-in-latvia-a_1932144.jpg) > [I was never a pipe or bong man. That's California stuff. I was an Eastern roller.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-carlin/i-was-never-a-pipe-or-bong-man-that-s-california-stuff-i-was-an/) [George Carlin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-carlin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/105/george-carlin-155_bongs_i-was-never-a-pipe-or-bong-man-that-s-ca_1987214.jpg) > [There is huge merit in both Eastern and Western medicine, and I've taken a little bit from both.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ann-romney/there-is-huge-merit-in-both-eastern-and-western-medicine-and-i-ve/) [Ann Romney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ann-romney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5de/ann-romney-8927_eastern_there-is-huge-merit-in-both-eastern-and_2961453.jpg) > [I can't imagine a set of circumstances that would produce Chapter 11 for Eastern.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-lorenzo/i-can-t-imagine-a-set-of-circumstances-that-would-produce-chapter-11/) [Frank Lorenzo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-lorenzo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a54/frank-lorenzo-90488_airline_i-can-t-imagine-a-set-of-circumstances-t_1486084.png) > [Eastern churches simply often try to please Muslims. Why doesn't the New York Times report this?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/manfred-gerstenfeld/eastern-churches-simply-often-try-to-please-muslims-why-doesn-t-the/) [Manfred Gerstenfeld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/manfred-gerstenfeld/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9d4/manfred-gerstenfeld-30139_church_eastern-churches-simply-often-try-to-ple_656755.jpg) > [Give me a Japanese division armed with bamboo spears and I'll wipe out the entire Russian Far Eastern Army.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sadao-araki/give-me-a-japanese-division-armed-with-bamboo-spears-and-i-ll-wipe/) [Sadao Araki](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sadao-araki/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/140/sadao-araki-30530_army_give-me-a-japanese-division-armed-with-b_1800871.jpg) > [I lived a very, very Middle Eastern life until I was in my early 20s. It was very sheltered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tan-france/i-lived-a-very-very-middle-eastern-life-until-i-was-in-my-early-20s/) [Tan France](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tan-france/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/93b/tan-france-7727_early_i-lived-a-very-very-middle-eastern-life_2768985.jpg) > [The Games have been decimated. If you take away the Eastern Bloc, you take away 50% of the medals](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ron-pickering/the-games-have-been-decimated-if-you-take-away-the-eastern-bloc-you/) [Ron Pickering](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ron-pickering/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/739/ron-pickering-44543_athletics_the-games-have-been-decimated-if-you-tak_15375.jpg) > [What are the odds that a nuclear emergency like the one at Fukushima Dai-ichi could happen in the central or eastern United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-dedman/what-are-the-odds-that-a-nuclear-emergency-like-the-one-at-fukushima/) [Bill Dedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-dedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/bill-dedman-3519_central_what-are-the-odds-that-a-nuclear-emergen_2800221.jpg) > [Some countries that are close to Europe that already hold Deutschemarks, clearly would automatically hold euros, those are countries in Eastern Europe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-c-solomon/some-countries-that-are-close-to-europe-that-already-hold/) [Robert C. Solomon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-c-solomon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/24d/robert-c-solomon-13743_eastern_some-countries-that-are-close-to-europe_1674732.jpg) > [I remain committed to a balanced policy, which will protect our national interests both on our eastern border - I mean with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/viktor-yanukovych/i-remain-committed-to-a-balanced-policy-which-will-protect-our/) [Viktor Yanukovych](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/viktor-yanukovych/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/438/viktor-yanukovych-39709_balanced_i-remain-committed-to-a-balanced-policy_721702.jpg) > [When I'm not at the keyboard, I'm generally reading, practicing tai chi or middle eastern dance, or cooking.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sarah-zettel/when-i-m-not-at-the-keyboard-i-m-generally-reading-practicing-tai-chi/) [Sarah Zettel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sarah-zettel/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/923/sarah-zettel-12795_cooking_when-i-m-not-at-the-keyboard-i-m-general_83324.png) > [It will be a sad day for the world when the Oriental gent realizes that Western bumbling is only Eastern guile in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kyril-bonfiglioli/it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-world-when-the-oriental-gent-realizes/) [Kyril Bonfiglioli](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kyril-bonfiglioli/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b90/kyril-bonfiglioli-40926_different_it-will-be-a-sad-day-for-the-world-when_2623056.jpg) > [ Especially for this film \[ 47 ronin\] there's a nice mixture between western and eastern. So Ronin wearing the boots, like Western… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hiroyuki-sanada/especially-for-this-film-47-ronin-there-s-a-nice-mixture-between/) [Hiroyuki Sanada](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hiroyuki-sanada/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/836/hiroyuki-sanada-22294_boots_especially-for-this-film-47-ronin-there_2997150.jpg) > [Socialism is undoubtedly in the throes of a crisis greater than at any time since 1917. The last half of 1989 saw…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-slovo/socialism-is-undoubtedly-in-the-throes-of-a-crisis-greater-than-at/) [Joe Slovo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-slovo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/295/joe-slovo-23476_capitalism_socialism-is-undoubtedly-in-the-throes-o_977227.jpg) > [In the Middle Eastern culture, it is looked upon with very high regard to get the best deal possible, no matter what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-d-hunter/in-the-middle-eastern-culture-it-is-looked-upon-with-very-high-regard/) [Duncan D. Hunter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-d-hunter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d4/duncan-d-hunter-54029_best_in-the-middle-eastern-culture-it-is-look_562766.jpg) > [Music is monophonic in the Eastern world, especially if we're talking about Indian music, Persian music. What we have in classical and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hafez-nazeri/music-is-monophonic-in-the-eastern-world-especially-if-we-re-talking/) [Hafez Nazeri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hafez-nazeri/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/675/hafez-nazeri-54631_able_music-is-monophonic-in-the-eastern-world_1926140.jpg) > [In spite of the frightful pogroms which took place, first in Poland and then in unprecedented fashion in the Ukraine, and which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-fahey/in-spite-of-the-frightful-pogroms-which-took-place-first-in-poland/) [Denis Fahey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-fahey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c02/denis-fahey-51989_america_in-spite-of-the-frightful-pogroms-which_2030563.jpg) > [ The other thing we did as government is to open gates for the civilians to leave that \[ eastern part\] area \[in… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bashar-al-assad/the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is-to-open-gates-for-the/) [Bashar al-Assad](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bashar-al-assad/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/bashar-al-assad-1027_areas_the-other-thing-we-did-as-government-is_37737.jpg) > [If there is a central theme to what I called "a peaceful warrior's approach to living," and to The Four Purposes of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dan-millman/if-there-is-a-central-theme-to-what-i-called-a-peaceful-warrior-s/) [Dan Millman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dan-millman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65d/dan-millman-1475_above-and-beyond_if-there-is-a-central-theme-to-what-i-ca_522646.png) > [I do think, from the other side, that George W. ush was somewhat of an innocent in his thinking about what Ronald…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-brolin/i-do-think-from-the-other-side-that-george-w-ush-was-somewhat-of-an/) [Josh Brolin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-brolin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fdb/josh-brolin-11868_cold_i-do-think-from-the-other-side-that-geor_797895.jpg) > [I see now that this has been a story of the West, after all--Tom and Gatsby, Daisy and Jordan and I, were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/f-scott-fitzgerald/i-see-now-that-this-has-been-a-story-of-the-west-after-all-tom-and/) [F. Scott Fitzgerald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/f-scott-fitzgerald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be7/f-scott-fitzgerald-72_common_i-see-now-that-this-has-been-a-story-of_1305184.jpg) > [I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-grey/i-remarked-constantly-just-at-sunset-in-these-latitudes-that-the/) [George Grey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-grey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/17a/george-grey-37991_another_i-remarked-constantly-just-at-sunset-in_876552.jpg) > [The more I see of Arabs the less I think of them. By having studied them a good deal I have found…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-s-patton/the-more-i-see-of-arabs-the-less-i-think-of-them-by-having-studied/) [George S. Patton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-s-patton/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/436/george-s-patton-1770_army_the-more-i-see-of-arabs-the-less-i-think_1724109.jpg) > [Once the Eastern Bloc collapsed, what I call 'historical spontaneity' prevailed and the countries that were subject to Soviet control naturally gravitated…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zbigniew-brzezinski/once-the-eastern-bloc-collapsed-what-i-call-historical-spontaneity/) [Zbigniew Brzezinski](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zbigniew-brzezinski/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae2/zbigniew-brzezinski-1312_country_once-the-eastern-bloc-collapsed-what-i-c_3224406.jpg) > [When I was a teenager, working towards dropping out of high school to starting to tour with bands, I'd drive around in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-grohl/when-i-was-a-teenager-working-towards-dropping-out-of-high-school-to/) [Dave Grohl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-grohl/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/241/dave-grohl-1713_amazon_when-i-was-a-teenager-working-towards-dr_1606249.jpg) > [The largest weight is now on Germany's shoulders. Chancellor Merkel must continue to convince people of the EU's importance; she must spearhead…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-glees/the-largest-weight-is-now-on-germany-s-shoulders-chancellor-merkel/) [Anthony Glees](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-glees/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f1/anthony-glees-45968_convince_the-largest-weight-is-now-on-germany-s-s_1455697.jpg) > [If the churches ever did reunite, it would have to be into something that was as sacramental and liturgical and authoritative as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-kreeft/if-the-churches-ever-did-reunite-it-would-have-to-be-into-something/) [Peter Kreeft](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-kreeft/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ca7/peter-kreeft-820_abuse_if-the-churches-ever-did-reunite-it-woul_3141946.jpg) > [Wisdom: The first error is that of the southern people, and it consists in holding that these eastern and western places are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/c-s-lewis/wisdom-the-first-error-is-that-of-the-southern-people-and-it-consists/) [C. S. Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/c-s-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c9/c-s-lewis-2-132_believe_wisdom-the-first-error-is-that-of-the-so_112089.png) > [Every writer owes something to a particular tradition he/she grew up in. But no serious writer - other than the militantly nationalist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleksandar-hemon/every-writer-owes-something-to-a-particular-tradition-he-she-grew-up/) [Aleksandar Hemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleksandar-hemon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/aleksandar-hemon-1490_age_every-writer-owes-something-to-a-particu_1660270.jpg) > [There's a long history in the Middle East of "bread intifadas," starting with 1977 in Egypt, when Anwar Sadat tried to lift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/annia-ciezadlo/there-s-a-long-history-in-the-middle-east-of-bread-intifadas-starting/) [Annia Ciezadlo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/annia-ciezadlo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/950/annia-ciezadlo-21699_bread_there-s-a-long-history-in-the-middle-eas_95249.jpg) > [Winning control of the Senate would allow Republicans to pass a whole range of measures now being held up by Reid, often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-krauthammer/winning-control-of-the-senate-would-allow-republicans-to-pass-a-whole/) [Charles Krauthammer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-krauthammer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/23b/charles-krauthammer-1232_add_winning-control-of-the-senate-would-allo_529681.png) ## Top authors on Eastern - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-vladimir-putin-94037.jpg) Vladimir Putin 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eastern/vladimir-putin/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-frederick-lenz-36205.jpg) Frederick Lenz 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eastern/frederick-lenz/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-noam-chomsky-71799.jpg) Noam Chomsky 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/eastern/noam-chomsky/) ```json { "@context": 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