“on war and conquest: in the realm of human affairs one also needs a pretext. it is important to give it the rank of a universal imperative or of a divine commandment. The range of choices is not great; either… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
“We do not really know what draws a human being out into the world. Is it curiosity? A hunger for experience? An addiction to wonderment? The man who ceases to be astonished is hollow, possessed of an extinguished heart. If… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share Image
We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
The official independence celebration was going to be held over four or five days, and a group of journalists from all over the world… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
“Here is an oral tradition, legends passed from mouth to mouth, a communal myth created invariably at the base of the mango tree in… — Ryszard Kapuściński Copy Share Image
He killed his enemies because he was afraid they would kill him. Amin ordered entire tribes to be put to death, because he feared… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve. — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
I remember in 1978 meeting two Ugandan captains in the hotel talking Russian. They had been educated in Moscow and since they came from… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
How do cultures differ from one another? Above all, in their customs. Tell me how you dress, how you act, what are your habits,… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
“on war and conquest: in the realm of human affairs one also needs a pretext. it is important to give it the rank of a universal imperative or of a divine commandment. The range of choices is not great; either it is that we must defend ourselves, or that we have an obligation to help others, or that we are… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share
In the tropics the white feels weakened, or downright weak, whence comes the heightened tendency to outbursts of aggression. People who are polite, modest… — Ryszard Kapuscinski Copy Share Image
