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[The Balkans] produce more history than they can consume.

— Winston Churchill

The Middle East is obviously an issue that has plagued the region for centuries.

— Barack Obama

“In the Middle East today there are too many people consumed by political dreams and too few interested in practical plans. That is why,…

— Fareed Zakaria

I think that's the nature of the region, not even simply Eastern Europe but the Balkans. They are their own region. They are a…

— Miroslav Penkov

The people of the Balkans are like a dysfunctional family. We may fight and argue, but in the end we are family.

— Vlade Divac

I distrust all multiculturalism, liberal or conservative. The Balkans amply demonstrate the perils of Balkanization.

— Charles Krauthammer

The clash of religion. We've had to coexist for hundreds of years in Bulgaria, in the Balkans, and we still don't get along. It's…

— Miroslav Penkov

All these wars, all these territories. For example, Macedonia is a disputed territory, and there are people directly to the west of Bulgaria who…

— Miroslav Penkov

“The Middle East is the only place in the world where three continents come together. It is a crossroads that links Asia, Africa, and…

— Phyllis Goldstein

There are some common problems in the Balkans in the settlement of which Bulgaria should also participate.

— Todor Zhivkov

Grouping and mutuality of countries and peoples in the Balkans is the only road that leads to economic, national and political liberation.

— Dimitrije Tucovic

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