Algeria Quotes

In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path.
It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
It's with them that we have constituted a liberation front and brought our logistic support to armies to help their countries come out of colonialism and establish a national internal regime.
My life has been a bit special, this is true. I participated in the liberation of my country. I was one of the organisers of its struggle for liberation. I likewise actively participated in all the struggles for liberation.
Peace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.
The French colonisation of Algeria lasted a long time: 132 years.
The liberation movement which I led in Algeria, the organization that I created to fight the French army, was at first a small movement of nothing at all. We were but some tens of people throughout Algeria, a territory that is five times the size of France.
These are the multinationals, like General Motors and Nestle; these are the big industrial groups that weigh, on the monetary scale, much more than big countries like Egypt.
Those who are leftists, once in power, are not different from other parties.
When I was engaged in the struggle for my country, I was very young. My horizons were open.
When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men.
With my government, we engaged in bringing our help to fights for national freedom. At that precise moment, several countries were still colonised or had barely overcome colonisation. This was the case in practically all of Africa. We supported them.
Yes, I am Algerian of Moroccan origin through my parents, but all my life is Algeria. I was born there.
Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me.
I think that's the real work of leadership: figuring out where you really believe you have significant risk.
If you're going to turn on an innovation engine, a lot depends on whether managers listen for the brilliance in their employees' ideas that they can then help test, or whether they listen for what's wrong and why it won't work.
Innovation is a game of numbers. How do you get enough ideas into the pipeline?
When people try to tell you what to say, don't do it. You have to own your own point of view.
Acting has always been a strong force in my life, but it was hard to change direction. I didn't make a paycheck for two years.
As a child, I would say that I wanted to become a dancer to honour music. For me, dancing is the physical translation of the audio recording.
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A. Bartlett Giamatti
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