#italians

For the multiculturalist, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are prohibited, Italians and Irish get a little respect, blacks are good, native Americans are even better. The further away we go, the more they deserve respect. This is a kind of inverted, patronising respect that puts everyone at a distance. ↗

— Slavoj Žižek

#irishmen #italians #multiculturalism #native-americans #paternalism

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

#been #conversation #correspondence #danger #enlightened

As they say in Italy, Italians were eating with a knife and fork when the French were still eating each other. The Medici family had to bring their Tuscan cooks up there so they could make something edible. ↗

— Mario Batali

#cooks #could #each #eating #edible

The Italians always made good wine, but you had the impression they were friendly guys in straw hats running family vineyards with slaves or something so that the vino was never more than ten bucks a bottle. ↗

— Joe Bob Briggs

#bottle #bucks #family #friendly #good

Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful. ↗

— Francis Ford Coppola

#become #came #could #country #exciting

Everybody says it: black, white; everybody calls me a legend. Italians, Jews. Everybody. ↗

— Roberto Duran

#calls #everybody #italians #jews #legend

I know Italians and I like them. A lot of my father's best friends were Italians. ↗

— Kirk Douglas

#father #friends #i #italians #know

It's not just we Italians who are caught up in the difficulty. ↗

— Giorgio Napolitano

#difficulty #italians #just #up #who

Some Italians are geniuses, but you have to find a balance. ↗

— Alain Prost

#find #geniuses #italians #some #you

I love places that have an incredible history. I love the Italian way of life. I love the food. I love the people. I love the attitudes of Italians. ↗

— Elton John

#food #history #i #i love #incredible