Our job is like a bakers work — his rolls are tasty as long as theyre fresh; after two days theyre stale; after a week, theyre covered with mould and fit only to be thrown out. – Ryszard Kapuscinski
Money changes all the iron rules into rubber bands. – Ryszard Kapuscinski
The tradition of Russian literature is also an eastern tradition of learning poetry and prose by heart. – Ryszard Kapuscinski
There are several reasons why Russians view the oppressive state positively. First, in the Russian Orthodox religion, there is an understanding of authority as something sent by God. – Ryszard Kapuscinski