“Poland is my home, my roots are here. There is nowhere I would rather live.” Krzysztof Pendereckirust

“Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination.” Jonathan Caroll

“That is our dilemma in Poland. We don’t like to be ruled by the East.” Krzysztof Penderecki

“It has been said that Poland is dead, exhausted, enslaved, but here is the proof of her life and triumph.” Henryk Sienkiewicz

“I hated the brutality, the sadism, and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn't stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could, what I had to do, what my conscience told me I must do. That's all there is to it. Really, nothing more.” Oskar Schindler

“A woman should be like a single flower, not a whole bouquet.” Anna Held