English En
  • Deutsche De
  • English En
  • Français Fr
  • Русский Ru

We use cookies to personalise content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyse our traffic. We also share information about your use of our site with our marketing and analytics partners who may combine it with other information you've provided to them or which they've separately collected from you. You also may to see our Privacy Policy. By clicking the OK button below, you accept our cookies.

Authors:
Antonio Tabucchi Quotes

Antonio Tabucchi quotes

Italian Writer September 23, 1943 – March 25, 2012

Antonio Tabucchi quotes in french
Antonio Tabucchi quotes in russian
Antonio Tabucchi quotes in german
 Cite this Page: Citation

Quotes

I don't have any doubts either about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Perhaps some more should be added to the list, but I don't have the slightest doubt about human rights. Antonio Tabucchi
But I don't think I have any particular talent for prediction, because when you have three or four elements in hand, you don't have to be a genius to reach certain conclusions. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "It's the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on..."
It's the job of intellectuals and writers to cast doubt on perfection. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a..."
My job is to look at what politics is doing, not be a politician myself. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of..."
I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country. Antonio Tabucchi
Fifty years after half a million gypsies were exterminated in the Second World War - thousands of them in Auschwitz - we're again preparing the mass killing of this minority. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there..."
It's very useful when politicians have doubts because there are so many choices to be made in the world. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "I've always been drawn to tormented people full of..."
I've always been drawn to tormented people full of contradictions. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "I don't go for people who lead full and satisfying lives."
I don't go for people who lead full and satisfying lives. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like..."
I don't want to promote my own image either. I don't like going on television or mixing in literary circles. Antonio Tabucchi
Doubts are like stains on a shirt. I like shirts with stains, because when I'm given a shirt that's too clean, one that's completely white, I immediately start having doubts. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas."
Perfection spawns doctrines, dictators and totalitarian ideas. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be..."
But democracy isn't a state of perfection. It has to be improved, and that means constant vigilance. Antonio Tabucchi
Antonio Tabucchi quote: "The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone..."
The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character. Antonio Tabucchi
When you have a foreign invasion - in this case by the Indonesian army - writers, intellectuals, newspapers and magazines are the first targets of repression. Antonio Tabucchi

Popular Author

Related Authors