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# Charlotte Rampling

Tessa Charlotte Rampling OBE (born 5 February 1946) is an English actress, model and singer.

## Quotes

* "There are so many misunderstandings in life. I once caused a scandal by saying I lived with two men [...] I didn't mean it in a sexual sense...I was just too dirty to clean my act up. We were just like any people sharing an apartment.".
** Earl Wilson, Idaho falls, Post-Register (18 March 1974).
* I thought that after such a long time of not letting her be with me. I would like to bring her back into my life.
** The Guardian (August 2003) A time for happiness.
* We weren't happy. It was a nightmare, breaking the rules and all that. Everyone seemed to be having fun, but they were so taking many drugs they wouldn't know it anyway.
** "Charlotte Rampling: In from the cold", in The Independent (25 March 2005).

### Numero interview (2004)

As quoted in "The cult interview with Charlotte Rampling" by Philip Utz (10 March 2020, originally published November 2004), Numero
* I’ve driven across America, lived in New York and Los Angeles, made films in Colorado and Salt Lake City, and spent a long time in San Francisco. But I have only ever seen America for what it is, from a European viewpoint. I consciously choose not to live and work there. I feel much freer here. I actually feel quite threatened in America. New York is a world of its own, and Los Angeles is movie world, but as for the rest of America... Well, I’m afraid I don’t really understand it.
* Some people can’t bear their faces, so they change them. I happen to like mine. I’ve always seen it as a reference: a sort of face value that I could always relate to, however puckered and strange it may be. In the end, it’s all you’ve got, because you’re alone a lot of the time.
* Age teaches you not to try and change your true nature, and just to go with it. So I spend a lot of time going down under, to find my own personal integrity within myself.
* ...The tabloids are only there for those who choose to be in them. Personally, I’d rather not. In France you have the law on your side, unlike in England where the papers can really come into your life and shatter it.

## External links

* Charlotte Rampling on IMDb
* Charlotte Rampling fansite
# Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo

Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo (1926 – 29 October 1996) was a Congolese prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the bishop of the Diocese of Kasongo and as the archbishop of the Archdiocese of Bukavu.

## Quotes

* Supported by the Church by Christ and his Mother we cannot accept the attitude of new Christian movements that tend to rub out the name of the Virgin Mary in our Christian tradition. How can we honour a king and despise his mother? May Mary be in Africa the one who exerts maternal royalty for the new departure of fraternal governments: since union makes strength.
** Archbishop Christophe Munzihirwa Mwene Ngabo Archbishop of Bukavu, Zaire (1994) The African Synod
# Kajsa Ekis Ekman

Kajsa Ekis Ekman (born in 1980) is a Swedish author, journalist, and debater. Her works have sparked debate in subjects regarding prostitution, surrogacy, transgender issues, and capitalism. She identifies as a feminist and has written a book and several articles from a gender-critical perspective. She participated in the Swedish launch of Women's Declaration International. Later in 2022 she was hired as editor of Arbetaren, but let go shortly afterwards, which generated extensive debate.

## Quotes

* [About prostitution and surrogacy] Both are industries that commodify women and turn what at the foundation of human life into products. In prostitution what is sold is sex without reproduction. In surrogacy, it is reproduction without sex. In both cases, however, it is the woman who is sold and she is denied the fundamental point of the activity itself: she does not get pleasure from sex and she does not get any children from reproduction. In both cases she is totally dehumanized.
** Entrambe sono industrie che mercificano le donne e trasformano in prodotti ciò che al fondamento della vita umana. Nella prostituzione ciò che viene venduto è il sesso senza riproduzione. Nella maternità surrogata, si tratta di riproduzione senza sesso. In entrambi i casi, però, è la donna a essere venduta e le viene negato il punto fondamentale dell'attività stessa: non prova piacere dal sesso e non ottiene alcun figlio dalla riproduzione. In entrambi i casi è totalmente disumanizzata.
*** From Essere ed essere comprate, Meltemi, 250 pp. As quoted in Antonella Mariano, La femminista Ekis Ekman e la "schiavitù" della maternità surrogata, in Avvenire.it (in Italian; October 24, 2024)

## External links

Media related to Kajsa Ekis Ekman on Wikimedia Commons
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# Heraldry

Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree.

## Quotes

* Heraldry has been styled 'the science of fools with long memories.’ That its true objects have been misunderstood, and that its reputation has been seriously damaged by injudicious writers in attempting to attach fanciful interpretations to devices and tinctures, there can be no question; but, as the noble science has existed from time immemorial, so must it continue to flourish as long as the pride of ancestry forms any part of the nature of man. Indeed, in the present day, the education of no gentleman can be considered complete unless he possess at least an elementary knowledge of Heraldry.
** John Edwin Cussans in his book The Grammar of Heraldry
# John Edwin Cussans

John Edwin Cussans (1837–1899) was a 19th century history English antiquarian and author.

## Quotes

* Heraldry has been styled 'the science of fools with long memories.’ That its true objects have been misunderstood, and that its reputation has been seriously damaged by injudicious writers in attempting to attach fanciful interpretations to devices and tinctures, there can be no question; but, as the noble science has existed from time immemorial, so must it continue to flourish as long as the pride of ancestry forms any part of the nature of man. Indeed, in the present day, the education of no gentleman can be considered complete unless he possess at least an elementary knowledge of Heraldry.
** John Edwin Cussans in his book The Grammar of Heraldry
# People (magazine)

People (magazine) is an American weekly magazine that specializes in celebrity news and human-interest stories. It is published by Dotdash Meredith, a subsidiary of IAC. With a readership of 46.6 million adults in 2009, People had the largest audience of any American magazine, but it fell to second place in 2018 after its readership significantly declined to 35.9 million.
People's website, People.com, focuses on celebrity and crime news, royal updates, fashion and lifestyle recommendations and human interest stories.

## Quotes

* TIME didn't start this emphasis on stories about people; the Bible did.
** Henry R. Luce, talking about his first magazine's interest in personalities according to The Press: PEOPLE'S PREMIERE (Mar. 04, 1974)
*** Archived OCT 28 2022
# Slovakia

Slovakia is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the west, and the Czech Republic to the northwest.

## Quotes about

* Politicians in Poland, Slovakia, Austria and Serbia were equally out of tune with the liberal ethos of the EU. In a 2018 poll, just twenty-one per cent of Slovaks said they ‘belonged’ to the west. Most were reluctant to enforce tighter western sanctions on Russia and were fiercely anti-immigrant. The old ideological fault-line between east and west was re-emerging, while a gulf was also widening between rich north and poor south.
** Simon Jenkins, A Short History of Europe: From Pericles to Putin (2018)

## External links

Encyclopedic article on Slovakia on Wikipedia
# Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Its current President is Petr Pavel and its current Prime Minister is Petr Fiala.

## Quotes about

* Few would have imagined that the Czech Republic would become a free nation, a member of NATO, a leader of a united Europe. Those ideas would have been dismissed as dreams. We are here today because enough people ignored the voices who told them that the world could not change. We're here today because of the courage of those who stood up and took risks to say that freedom is a right for all people, no matter what side of a wall they live on, and no matter what they look like. We are here today because of the Prague Spring -- because the simple and principled pursuit of liberty and opportunity shamed those who relied on the power of tanks and arms to put down the will of a people. We are here today because 20 years ago, the people of this city took to the streets to claim the promise of a new day, and the fundamental human rights that had been denied them for far too long.
** Barack Obama, Speech at Hradcany Square in Prague, delivered 5 April 2009, Czech Republic
* Sametová Revoluce -- the Velvet Revolution taught us many things. It showed us that peaceful protest could shake the foundations of an empire, and expose the emptiness of an ideology. It showed us that small countries can play a pivotal role in world events, and that young people can lead the way in overcoming old conflicts. And it proved that moral leadership is more powerful than any weapon. That's why I'm speaking to you in the center of a Europe that is peaceful, united and free -- because ordinary people believed that divisions could be bridged, even when their leaders did not. They believed that walls could come down; that peace could prevail. We are here today because Americans and Czechs believed against all odds that today could be possible.
** Barack Obama, Speech at Hradcany Square in Prague, delivered 5 April 2009, Czech Republic

## External links

Encyclopedic article on Czech Republic on Wikipedia
# Monaco

The Principality of Monaco is a West European microstate and city-state located on the French Rivera. It is famous as a gambling destination and tax haven, and hosts the Monaco Grand Prix. It is the second-smallest sovereign state in the world, rivaled only by the Vatican City, and also the most densely populated. It is currently under the rule of Prince Albert II.

## Quotes

* Deo Juvante [with God’s help]
** State motto
* Despite the fact that, each year, thousands of people journey to the gambling casino at Monte Carlo with carefully thought out "systems" calculated to break the bank, the ivory balls on the flashing roulette wheels netted that institution 65,860,170 francs ($4,530,000) [c. $82,740,582 in 2024] last season.
** “Monte Carlo Casino Yields Huge Annual Profit”, Weird Tales vol. 2 issue 1 (1923)
* Its principal resources are the fishery of the gulf, the cultivation of fruit trees (olive, orange, lemon), and the Casino of Monte Carlo, established in 1856, whose revenues are sufficient to free the inhabitants of the principality from the burden of taxation.
** Umberto Benigni, Catholic Encyclopedia (1913)
* Monaco is assuredly the loveliest spot on the entire Ligurian coast. More the pity that it should be delivered over to such evil associations as cling to it.
* The princes had coined gold, silver, and copper money from 1505, with the legend, "Christus regnat, Christus imperat. Christus vincit." [Christ reigns, Christ commands. Christ conquers.] This legend became inappropriate thenceforth, in Monaco.
* An old Italian proverb was to this effect: Monaco io sono un scoglio. Del mio non ho quello d'altrui non taglio pur viver voglio. That may be rendered, "I am Monaco, a mere rock; I have naught of my own, I take no goods of others; yet I must live." This proverb is now as inappropriate as the legend on the coins; for Monaco lives and thrives on the plunder of those who go there to empty their money on the tables.
** Sabine Baring-Gould, A Book of the Riviera, chapter 14
* I long for the Mediterranean ... I feel in my bones that I belong in Monaco.
** Princess Caroline of Monaco, quoted in Grace of Monaco
* If you imagine Monaco at the beginning of the 20th century, it was a really small town which had the elite coming in the winter and the rest of the year it was just fishermen and some little hotels. It was a very simple life and this helps us keep our feet on the ground and appreciate everything we have. One generation back, two generations back, people were living in completely different conditions. A lot of people remember that here.
* Prince Albert has definitely set Monaco on a sports path and I think that’s amazing. So many sportspeople live here and it’s not just for tax reasons. If you go to the stadium, you have every sport from fencing, swimming, diving, boxing, you name it. All the track and field.
** Pierre Casiraghi, Interview, 2019
* Monaco will always be prosperous so long as there are 3,000 rich men in the world.
** Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, quoted in the New York Times

## External links

* Official website of the Government of Monaco
# Luxembourg

Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France to the south. Its capital, Luxembourg, is one of the four official capitals of the European Union (together with the City of Brussels, Frankfurt, and Strasbourg) and the seat of the Court of Justice of the European Union, the highest judicial authority in the EU.

## Quotes

* We are the greatest people, sitting on our old street, the best swine in the world, better than that of the French bois. We are rich and cultural, we are better than the other nations, richest in the world, high-class beyond other countries, better than England or Germany, we know we will be praised, as Luxies, of Luxembourg.
** Jean-Henri-Claude Charlotte II, The Luxembourg Show.
* Americans reflexively believe that 'Had Germany occupied the United States, nearly all of us would have joined an armed resistance to the Nazis. That's what I thought, too, when I was 16. But that reflects a hopelessly naive view, both of what the world looked like to most people after the Nazis had conquered Austria, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Denmark, Norway and France, and of what it actually meant to take up arms against an occupying power'.
** Charles Kaiser, "What Americans forget about French resistance" (7 May 2015), Cable News Network, Atlanta, Georgia.
# Iceland

Iceland is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. The capital and largest city of Iceland, Reykjavík, is (along with the surrounding area) home to over 65% of the population. Iceland is the largest part of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge that rises above sea level, and its central volcanic plateau is erupting almost constantly. The interior consists of a plateau characterised by sand and lava fields, mountains, and glaciers, and many glacial rivers flow to the sea through the lowlands. Iceland is warmed by the Gulf Stream and has a temperate climate, despite a high latitude just outside the Arctic Circle. Its high latitude and marine influence keep summers chilly, and most of its islands have a polar climate.
According to the ancient manuscript Landnámabók, the settlement of Iceland began in 874 AD when the Norwegian chieftain Ingólfr Arnarson became the first permanent settler on the island. In the following centuries, Norwegians, and to a lesser extent other Scandinavians, immigrated to Iceland, bringing with them thralls (i.e., slaves or serfs) of Gaelic origin.

## Quotes

* Iceland, though it lies so far to the north that it is partly within the Arctic Circle, is, like Norway, Scotland, and Ireland, affected by the Gulf Stream, so that considerable portions of it are quite habitable.
** Sir Harry Johnston, Pioneers in Canada
* The first attempt to run trawler fishing off Iceland was made in 1899 by an Englishman who had settled in Hafnarfjörður. The name of the ship was Utopia, which was prophetic because the enterprise came to nothing and was abandoned that same autumn.
** Gunnar Karlsson Iceland's 1100 Years . Hurst. Kindle Edition.
* No country is better prepared for natural disasters than Iceland. [...] We have long experience in dealing with volcanic eruptions. We know that it's not necessarily a sound decision to build for example defence mechanisms when you have such a great uncertainty where an eruption can come up.
** Katrín Jakobsdóttir "Iceland PM says no country more prepared for volcano threat", France24 (18 November 2023)
** See 2023 Iceland earthquakes on a sequence of 20,000 earth tremors in Iceland's Southern Peninsula (Reykjanes peninsula) between 24 October and 10 November 2023.
** Katrín Jakobsdóttir
# Belarus

Belarus is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe bordered by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital and most populous city is Minsk. Over 40% of its 207,600 square kilometres (80,200 sq mi) is forested. It was part of the Soviet Union until it broke up in 1991. It has been under the rule of President Alexander Lukashenko, the longest serving president in Europe, since 1994.

## Quotes

* Русское образование сильнее русского штыка.
** Russian education is stronger than the Russian bayonet.
** «Материалы для истории Виленского учебного округа преимущественно в Муравьёвскую эпоху», vol. 1 (St. Petersburg, 1908); see M. N. Krot, "'Russian Education is Stronger than the Russian Bayonet...": Educational Policy as an Element of the "Soft Power" Strategy in the Western Outlying Regions of the Russian Empire in the Second Half of the 19th – early 20th Centuries", Scientific Thought of Caucasus, vol. 94, no. 47 (2023), p. 59
* 'It's Belorussian.' 'Come again?' 'Belorussia. Belorussia. Bela Rus. White Ruthenia.' 'What's that when it's there?' Stanton asked. 'That is a land of milk and honey which has never been allowed to go its way,' Ruddy Kabel explained. 'A land of plains and forests and gentle hills. ... It's east of Poland. If you want to invade Russia, as has sometimes been tried, you'll have to go through Minsk. Minsk is the capital.'
** Thomas Keneally, A Family Madness (1985), p. 17
* Несчастная Беларусь! Добрый, покладистый, снисходительный, романтичный народ в руках такой по́гани. И пока этот народ будет дураком, так будет всегда. Отдаёт чужакам лучших своих сынов, лучших поэтов, нарекает чужаками детей своих, пророков своих, как будто очень богат. Отдаёт своих героев на дыбу, а сам сидит в клетке над миской с бульбой да брюквой и хлопает глазами.
** Unfortunate Belarus! A kind, complaisant, romantic people in the hands of rascals. And so it will always be while this nation allows itself to be made a fool of. It gives up its heroes to the rack and itself sits in a cage over a bowl of potatoes or turnips, looking blank, and understanding nothing. Much would I pay the man who at last shook off from his people’s neck this decaying gentry, these stupid parvenus, these conceited upstarts and corrupt journalists, and made the people become masters of their own fate. For that I would give all my blood.
** Uladzimir Karatkevich, «Дикая охота короля Стаха» (1958), as translated by Mary Mintz, King Stakh’s Wild Hunt (1974), Ch. 4

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Belarus on Wikipedia
* Media related to Category:Belarus on Wikimedia Commons
* The dictionary definition of Belarus on Wiktionary
* Belarus travel guide from Wikivoyage
# Bulgaria

Bulgaria (Bulgarian: България, romanized: Bŭlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria, is a country in Southeastern Europe. Located west of the Black Sea and south of the Danube river, Bulgaria is bordered by Greece and Turkey to the south, Serbia and North Macedonia to the west, and Romania to the north. It covers a territory of 110,994 square kilometres (42,855 sq mi) and is the 16th largest country in Europe. Sofia is the nation's capital and largest city; other major cities include Burgas, Plovdiv, and Varna.
Bulgaria first became independent from the Byzantine Empire in the 7th century CE, although it was reconquered by the Byzantines between 1018 and 1185 and later the Ottoman Empire between 1385 and 1878. It sided with the Central Powers during World War I and the Axis powers during World War II, before getting occupied by the Soviet Union as a Communist satellite state between 1945 and 1989. It transitioned into a liberal democracy after the Revolutions of 1989. It is a member of the European Union and NATO. Its current President is Rumen Radev and its current Prime Minister is Nikolai Denkov

## Quotes

* Long before the time when the German Emperor Charles V said that he talked German only to his horse, and when the German nobility wrote only in Latin and were ashamed of the German language, in "barbarous" Bulgaria, the Apostles Cyril and Methodius had created and spread the use of the old Bulgarian script.
** Giorgi Dimitrov, at the Reichstag fire trial, as reported in Mercia MacDermott, A History of Bulgaria: 1393–1885 (1962), p. 18
* Oh, you foolish freaks! Why are you ashamed to call yourself Bulgarians and why don't you read and speak in your mother tongue? Do you believe that the Bulgarians did not have their own czardom and country? For many years, they reigned and were glorious, famous all over the world and they made the powerful Romans and the wise Greeks pay them taxes many times.
** Paisius of Hilendar, Istoriya Slavyanobolgarskaya (1762), translation reported in Nations and States in Southeast Europe, 2nd ed. (CDRSEE, 2009), p. 27

## External links

* Encyclopedic article on Bulgaria on Wikipedia
* The dictionary definition of Bulgaria on Wiktionary
* Media related to Bulgaria on Wikimedia Commons
* Bulgaria travel guide from Wikivoyage