Albania

"The U.S. and British imperialists have accused us Albanians of being "savage and warlike". This is understandable, for the Albanian people have dealt telling blows at their repeated attempts to put us under bondage and have smashed the heads of their agents who conspired against the Party of Labor of Albania and our regime of people's democracy. Tito's gang, that of the Greek monarcho-fascist chauvinists, the rulers in Rome have accused and accuse us of being "warmongers and disturbers of the peace in the Balkans", because, without hesitation, we have always, and will always hit them hard, for their intentions have been, remain, and will always be to chop up Albania among themselves, to enslave our people."

"The Albanians have hacked their way through history, sword in hand."

"The Albanian culture is elusive to me. I think this has to do with leaving the country at such an early age, as well as the country rediscovering her roots after many decades of repression. What I can say about the Albanian culture is what runs through my limbs and what carries my philosophy in life. There’s a condensed softness about the Albanian people, and I’ve witnessed examples of their hospitality that have been famously engraved in history for centuries. Maybe I’m soaking memories of my homeland in sentimental syrup that grows thicker and sweeter with time, but there is something truly noble about the Albanian people and their culture of purity and keeping promises."

"I don't know what to say since I don't know what is happening there. I can say only one thing. My Albanian people are always in my heart. I pray very much to our Lord that His peace may come to our hearts, in our families and in all the world. I pray for Albania, that the Lord may help its leaders to see clearly because if they want to live in peace, they should love one another."

"Morn dawns: and with it stern Albania's hills... Robed half in mist, bedewed with snowy rills."

"I like the Albanians much; they are not all Turks; some tribes are Christians. But their religion makes little difference in their manner or conduct. They are esteemed the best troops in the Turkish service."

"They are strewn with the wreckage of dead Empires – past Powers – only the Albanian "goes on for ever.""

"[Albania] is a country within sight of Italy, which is less known than the interior of America."

"A few days after our arrival in this village, Spiro Milio presented himself to Mavrocordato, with a corps of two hundred picked Chimariots, the most martial-looking men in the whole army. They are not to be distinguished from Albanians, their dress and language being perfectly similar; but though their religion is Greek, they do not understand one syllable of Greek."

"Albania [is] a ridiculous country anyway that ought to be partitioned as soon as possible between Greece and Yugoslavia."

"The men who marched to Babylon, Persia and India were the ancestors of the Albanians..."

"It is very important to send a new signal of confidence and hope that this (Montenegro, Serbia, Albania, North Macedonia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo) accession (into the European Union) process is wanted by the EU (European Union) with great seriousness, and that it also has a realistic chance if everyone makes an effort."

"[The Albanians] seem to be rather backward and primitive people... they can be as faithful as a dog; that is one of the traits of the primitive. Our Chuvash were the same. The Russian tsars always used them for their bodyguards."

"Asnjëri nuk mund ti shërbejë dy zotërinj."

"Çdo njeri ndërton fatin e vet."

"Fillimi i mbarë është gjysma e punës."

"Iku macja, lozin minjtë."

"Kur s'ke punë luaj derën."

"Kush ka turp, vdes për bukë."

"Mali me mal nuk piqen, njeriu me njeriun piqen."

"Matë tre herë, prit një herë."

"Më mirë syri sesa nami."

"Molla nuk bie larg mollës."

"Mos hidh zjarr në kashtë."

"Në njërin vesh (më) hyn, në tjetrin (më) del."

"Peshku i madh ha të voglin."

"Punën e sotme mos e lër për nesër."

"Sa rron, aq mëson - Sa të rrosh, do të mësosh"

"Si i ati dhe i biri."

"Si e ëma dhe a bija."

"Trimi i mirë me shokë shumë."

"Ustau çatinë e vet e le të pikojë."

"There is a new burst and a new energy and a new yearning for freedom in the country and I am so delighted to be a part of that push for freedom, along with my colleagues and friends at the NCRI and MEK. As we start a new year in this springtime, we are here to rededicate ourselves to supporting, to inspiring those who want a free and democratic Iran."

"If you are so weak and ineffective, why are they constantly trying to kill you?"

"With regard to the United Nation’s Security Council’s decision to discuss Iran, among other issues, during its September 26th session, I must recall the demands of the Iranian Resistance underscored many years ago. It is an urgent imperative that the Security Council address the flagrant violations of human rights in Iran, especially the torture and massacre of political prisoners, and the regime’s export of terrorism and warmongering in the Middle East region. It must adopt binding measures to compel the regime to halt its crimes."

"Renoun’d Epire, that gave Olimpias life, Great Alexanders Mother, Phillips Wife."