I am grateful to journalism for waking me up to the realities of the world. Eduardo Galeano gratefuljournalismreality Change image and share on social
The division of labor among nations is that some specialize in winning and others in losing. Eduardo Galeano divisionlaborlose Change image and share on social
In 1492, the natives discovered they were Indians; they discovered they lived in America. Eduardo Galeano americadiscoverindian Change image and share on social
Here in the United States, corporations has human rights. And then why not - why not nature also, if corporations can defend themselves, saying, 'We have human rights?' Well, let's admit that nature also should be protected. Eduardo Galeano admitcorporationdefend share on social
The fiesta of soccer, a feast for the legs that play and the eyes that watch, is much more than a big business run by overlords from Switzerland. The most popular sport in the world wants to serve the people who embrace it. Eduardo Galeano bigbusinessembrace share on social
I'm a writer obsessed with remembering: with remembering the past of America above all - and above all, that of Latin America, intimate land condemned to forgetfulness. Eduardo Galeano americacondemnforgetfulness Change image and share on social
I remember that - you know, I didn't receive a formal education. I was educated in the Montevideo cafe, in the cafes of Montevideo. There, I received my first lessons in the art of telling stories, storytelling. Eduardo Galeano artcafeeducate share on social
I'm attracted to soccer's capacity for beauty. When well played, the game is a dance with a ball. Eduardo Galeano attractballbeauty Change image and share on social
My language is a feel-thinking language, feeling and thinking at once, that is why it is a celebration of life, and at once it is a denunciation of everything that is not allowed in life to be real life, it's plenitude. Eduardo Galeano allowcelebrationdenunciation share on social
Every two weeks, a language dies. The world is diminished when it loses its human sayings, just as when it loses its diversity of plants and beasts. Eduardo Galeano beastdiminishdiversity Change image and share on social