Sleep Quotes by Ryszard Kapuscinski

We have such a mixture now, such a fusion of different genres.

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

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

“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

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

Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands.

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

More than anything, one is struck by the light. Light everywhere. Brightness everywhere. Everywhere, the sun.

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

The Cold War in Africa is one of the darkest, most disgraceful pages in contemporary history, and everybody ought to be ashamed.

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

Our salvation is in striving to achieve what we know we'll never achieve.

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

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

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

“on war and conquest: in the realm of human affairs one also needs a pretext. it is important to give it the rank of…

— Ryszard Kapuscinski

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