Always Quote by Alexander Volkanovski

My surname Volkanovski comes from my father's side, so I have many Macedonian supporters and I really appreciate it.

— Alexander Volkanovski

Remember all those references to Macedonia as the oasis of peace in the Balkans. You only really appreciate it when you have lost it.

— Boris Trajkovski

The Macedonian people and their kings were of Greek stock, as their traditions and the scanty remains of their language combine to testify.

— J. B. Bury

“If Heraclitus was a Macedonian, his philosophy would be : No Macedonian ever steps in the same native country twice. For it’s not the…

— Ljupka Cvetanova

Everything about me is Croatian.

— Toni Kukoc

My dad is Greek and my mum Jamaican. My grandparents brought me up for most of my childhood, but I saw my mum and…

— Lianne La Havas

My language is part of my culture, and I'm not gonna have someone change that.

— Ruben Gallego

My parents are actually very famous singers in Bulgaria. My dad was in a rock band, and my mom was in a pop group.…

— Leah LaBelle

I was born into a Greek family, and it was instilled in me not only to be passionate about the culture but also to…

— Elena Kampouris

My mum is Croatian, and obviously she's female and she's very emotional, very hot-blooded, very touchy-feely, whereas I think my dad's quite British.

— Tamara Ecclestone

Macedonia was, is and will forever be Greek.

— Mikis Theodorakis

My roots are Croatian. It's hard to get rid of that part.

— Ajla Tomljanovic