The only thing you need to know about a country is whether people are trying to get in, or get out

There are two Italies - The one is the most sublime and lovely contemplation that can be conceived by the imagination of man ; the other is the most degraded, disgusting, and odious

Countries are well cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as they are free

Ireland really is my problem; the breaking point of the huge suppuration which all British and all European society now is

So long as you are ready to die for humanity, the life of your country is immorta

Love of country is like love of woman - he loves her best who seeks to bestow on her the highest good

England always seems to me like a man swimming with his clothes on his head

There is a vast world of work out there in this country, where at least 111 million people are employed in this country alone - many of whom are bored out of their minds. All day long

France is getting younger. I am not

In Tel Aviv the weekends last 48 hours. In Jerusalem they last 6 months