31 Quotes by Antonio Iturbe

The strongest athlete isn’t the one who finishes first. That athlete is the fastest. The strongest athlete is the one who gets up again every time he falls, the one who doesn’t stop when he feels a pain in his side, the one who doesn’t abandon the race, no matter how far away the finish line is. That runner is a winner whenever he reaches the finish line, even if he comes in last.

It doesn’t matter how many schools the Nazis close, he would say to them. Each time someone stops to tell a story and children listen, a school has been established.

Each time someone stops to tell a story and children listen, a school has been established.

After the jubilation of victory and the celebrations marking the end of the war, after the dances organized by the Allied forces and the pompous speeches, postwar reality shows itself for what it is: mute, harsh, and without fanfare... The reality behind peace is that in front of her is a country in ruins.

It’s easy to commend the hero whose actions are visible. But how do you measure the bravery of those who step aside?

The real disease is intolerance.

It was during one of her many sleepless nights that Dita came up with the idea of turning her memories into photos and her head into the only album that nobody would ever be able to take away from her.

He knew better than anyone that Communism was a beautiful path that ended at a precipice.

Apathy is the worst possible situation.