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Albania is a beautiful country known for its scenic beauty, as well as its rich culture. In this blogpost, here are the quotes dedicated to Albania, a great historic nation.
I hope some of these will inspire you to know more about the country. Or give wings to your wanderlust!
Quotes about Albanian pride
“They are strewn with the wreckage of dead Empires – past Powers – only the Albanian “goes on forever.”
– Edith Durham
Albanians are a bunch of proud people, they are proud of their identity, their culture and their country. Here are some quotes that evoke that feeling of Albanian pride:
“The men who marched to Babylon , Persia and India were the ancestors of the Albanians…”~ Wadham Peacock
“They are strewn with the wreckage of dead Empires — past Powers — only the Albanian “goes on forever.”— Edith Durham
“The Albanians have been born to resist and disobey.”~ Dursam Bey
“He sat down with a dour face. “Ah, Shqipëria!” he said dropping his head. “Albania will never become Albania with Albanians in it!” He glanced at Jude. “Don’t ask.”― Paul Alkazraji, The Silencer
Travel Quotes About Albania
Dreaming about traveling to a distant land? Want to go on an unknown adventure? Here are some of the best travel quotes about Albania to fuel your wanderlust:
“I was just thinking about Byron,’ said Jude. ‘He went to Greece, you know, Athens, during his gap years. A young man doing the grand tour; loved ancient Greece and all it stood for; put it all down in a poetic travelogue, Childe Harold’s Pilgrimage … yeah. There’s a bit about Albania in it too.’ Jude covered his mouth and coughed lightly. ‘“Morn dawns and with it stern Albania’s hills … birds, beasts of prey, and wilder men appear … and gathering storms around, convulse the closing year.”― Paul Alkazraji, The Migrant
“It was an oblong, two-storey building with crumbling, dirty-red roof tiles and mauve plasterwork on the outside walls that had fallen off in chunks. Across it the faded slogan ‘Long Live the Albanian Communist Party’ was flaking off. It now had a wooden plaque on the door reading ‘Shënomadh Church’: an epitaph for the ideology that had claimed Albania as ‘the world’s first atheist state’, thought Jude.”― Paul Alkazraji, The Silencer
“I tried to visit Albania but I couldn’t find it on the map.”— Oscar Wilde
“The wonderful thing about Albania is that not only is it extraordinarily beautiful and provides everything you could want out of a vacation (wonderful seafood, fresh farms, affordability, culture, and history), but it’s also surrounded by a nation of people who are some of the kindest, most welcoming people I’ve ever met.” ~ Eliza Dushku
“It struck me that Albania was the sort of place that might keep a man from yawning.”— John Buchan
“I want to introduce the world to Albanian beauty and most importantly, in the film I will introduce them to their beautiful soul (Albanians).” ~ Fadil Berisha
“Albania is located sixty miles across the Adriatic Sea from Italy. It borders Montenegro and Kosovo to the north, Macedonia to the east, and Greece to the south. If you know nothing about ‘the Land of the Eagles,’ relax. You’re not alone.”— Michael Paterniti
“Most people don’t even know where Albania is, which naturally leads to a fear of the unknown. And yet here I was visiting two UNESCO World Heritage sites and passing through some of the most picturesque and untouched mountain regions and bright turquoise blue coastlines that I have ever seen.” ~ Eliza Dushku
“Motherhood is like Albania – you can’t trust the descriptions in the books, you have to go there. ~ Marni Jackson
“If I manage to write something that I consider good and valuable in a particular place, that spot automatically has a special aura for me. In Albania, there are two cities where I have written the majority of my work: Gjirokaster, my home city, and Tirana.”~ Ismail Kadare
Quotes by Albanians
I thought for a long time about leaving Albania, but at the same time to play a role in its life.
– Ismail Kadare
These are the collection of Albanian quotes by the people themselves, no-matter if they are still living in Albania or anywhere else:
Like, back in Albania, all my cousins sing, they play the drums, they play guitar, it’s like… a thing! – Ava Max
I thought for a long time about leaving Albania, but at the same time to play a role in its life. ~ Ismail Kadare
“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.”— Masiela Lusha
“Albanians are a nation of freedom fighters who know something about living under oppression.”— Fatos Nano
As a Doctor, I’m often asked: why can’t we see more pictures of Albania?– Eddie Mair
Quotes About Albanian History
And, with much of Europe occupied by Nazi Germany, and Mussolini’s armies in Albania, on the Greek frontier, one wasn’t sure what came next. So, don’t trust the telephone. Or the newspapers. Or the radio. Or tomorrow.
– Alan Furst
Albania had a tumultuous past to put it mildly, to get you a sense what this country went through, here are some of the quotes about Albania’s history:
Albania does not feel alone. It is part of the Partnership for Peace structures in NATO, and it will do what it can within that. – Author: Fatos Nano
“I had always pictured the Albanian peasants as a very fine picturesque race of men wearing spotless native costume, and slung about with fascinating looking daggers and curious weapons of all kinds, but the great majority of those I saw, more especially in the small towns, werea very degenerate looking race indeed.” – Flora Sandes, An English Woman-Sergeant in the Serbian Army
Unlimited enmity of the Albanian people against Serbia is the foremost real result of the Albanian policies of the Serbian government. The second and more dangerous result is the strengthening of two big powers in Albania, which have the greatest interests in the Balkans. – Author: Dimitrije Tucovic
“I believe that the capital of the Republic of Albania is a suitable venue for discussing the dialogue among religions and civilizations, notably in the countries of South East Europe, because we are well familiar with this country’s track record of religious tolerance.” ~ Georgi Parvanov
Albania is going through a deep crisis because it lacks the rule of law, an independent judiciary, and freedom of the media. I don’t think if we stop protesting the problem is solved. – Edi Rama
Albania has to demonstrate that it is willing to be a reliable partner in the international community. – Emma Bonino
Even if we have to go without bread, we Albanians do not violate principles. We do not betray Marxism – Leninism. – Enver Hoxha
And, with much of Europe occupied by Nazi Germany, and Mussolini’s armies in Albania, on the Greek frontier, one wasn’t sure what came next. So, don’t trust the telephone. Or the newspapers. Or the radio. Or tomorrow. – Alan Furst
It is well known that in the Communist countries, and especially in my own, Albania, readers were often called upon to demonstrate their vigilance by detecting and denouncing the ‘errors’ of authors. – Ismail Kadare
Quotes by/on Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa was an Albania by origin, here are some quotes from the lady herself:
“I have a diplomatic passport for India, diplomatic passport for Albania. I have Vatican passport and to America, I can go any time.” ~ Mother Teresa
“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.”— Mother Teresa
In 1990 [Mother Teresa] made a trip to Albania, then the most oppressive of the Balkan Stalinist states, and laid a wreath on the grave of the dictator Enver Hoxha as well as on the irredentist monument to “Mother Albania”. She was herself of Albanian descent (born in Skopje, Macedonia), but many Albanians were shocked by her embrace of Hoxha’s widow and her silence on human rights. – Enver Hoxha
Albania Quotes
They are Nietzsche’s over-men, these primitive Albanians – something between kings and tigers.
– Henry Noel Brailsford
Find below a few other interesting/ hilarious Albania quotes you would love to read:
I am among those who firmly believe that a round of golf should not take more than three and a half hours, four at most. Anything longer than that is not a round of golf, it’s life in Albania. – Dan Jenkins
They are Nietzsche’s over-men, these primitive Albanians – something between kings and tigers. – Henry Noel Brailsford
[Getting the truth in the New York Post has been as] difficult as finding a good hamburger in Albania. – Paul Newman