Kofi Abrefa Busia quotes

Kofi Abrefa Busia quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies.”
-- Kofi Abrefa Busia

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“I don't like hypocrisy-even in international relations.”
-- Kofi Abrefa Busia

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“Art, however innocent, looks like deceiving.”
“How aware were photographers in the past of other visual arts? "No photographer of any distinction at all could approach his work without some awareness of what was going on in other visual media, and for that matter neither the painter nor the draughtsman could ignore photography."”
“To me documentary photography means making a picture so that the viewer doesnâ€™t think about the man who made the picture. At its esthetic core is very old tradition in art: naturalism. And its purpose is to document all facets of social relationships.”
“Humility means that one should not be anxious to have the satisfaction of being honored by others.”

Source : A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1976). “Bhagavad-Gita as it is: Abridged edition with translations and elaborate purports”
“The whole bible is the working out of the relationship between God and man. God is not a dictator barking out orders and demanding silent obedience. Were it so, there would be no relationship at all. No real relationship goes just one way. There are always two active parties. We must have reverence and awe for God, and honor for the chain of tradition. But that doesn't mean we can't use new information to help us read the holy texts in new ways.”
“I find placebos uplifting and exhilarating. It means that taking action--no matter what the action is--might help you feel better.”
“Never abandon the possibility of attack. Attack even from a position of inferiority, to disrupt the enemy's plans. This often results in improving one's own position.”

Source : "The First and the Last". Book by Adolf Galland, 1954.
“Demoralize the enemy from within by surprise, terror, sabotage, assassination. This is the war of the future.”
“I saw my enemies in Munich, and they are worms.”
“I want war. To me all means will be right. My motto is not "Don't, whatever you do, annoy the enemy." My motto is "Destroy him by all and any means." I am the one who will wage the war!”

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