Alija Izetbegovic famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

I believe that the people, instead of pretty lies, should be told the truth, no matter how ugly it may be. What can we do, destiny hasn't been kind to us; but, with the help of God, we will prevail.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Lying #Believe #Destiny
In some socialist states well-performed work is rewarded with moral stimulants instead of material ones. However, the moral stimulants cannot be explained by materialistic philosophy. It is the same case with the appeals for humanism, justice, equality, freedom, human rights, and so forth, which are all of religious origin. Certainly, everybody has the right to live as he thinks best, including the right not to be consistent with his own pattern. Still, to understand the world correctly, it is important to know the true origin of meaning and of the ideas ruling the world.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Religious #Philosophy #Thinking
Bosnia is a complicated country: three religions, three nations and those "others". Nationalism is strong in all three nations; in two of them there are a lot of racism, chauvinism, separatism; and now we are supposed to make a state out of that.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Country #Strong #Two
As far as the sovereignty of Bosnia-Hercegovina is concerned we agreed to have limited sovereignty for a limited time and that is clear from the Dayton Agreement.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Agreement #Bosnia #Limited Time
Science attempts to figure out laws and then uses it later. While the work of art reflects the cosmic order without asking for an explanation
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Art #Order #Law
I would sacrifice peace for a sovereign Bosnia-Herzegovina ... but for that peace in Bosnia-Herzegovina I would not sacrifice sovereignty.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Sacrifice #Bosnia #Sovereign
People complain that life is short,for me it seems very long.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Life Is Short #Long #People
When a man is ill,he has only one wish -to gain health,and when he does -then come a hundred wishes and he turns even unhappier than when he was lying sick in bed
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Lying #Men #Sick
In history, good intentions do not always make good consequences
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Good Intentions #Intention #Consequence
In these negotiations we are not a helpless object, although great world powers are involved. We play an active role and try to influence our destiny; we have our own trump cards and we use them.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Destiny #Play #Trying
The international community is pushing things forward in Bosnia... but it is doing it at expense of the Muslim people. I feel it as an injustice, these are the things that I cannot live with.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#People #Community #Bosnia
We Bosniaks would for sure fight for integrity of Bosnia.
-- Alija Izetbegovic

#Integrity #Fighting #Bosnia

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