Quotes About Spain

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.

The Spanish economic system is like a game of musical chairs, in which there are only half as many seats as there are performers.

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away.

The king of France with twenty thousand men Went up the hill, and then came down again: The king of Spain with twenty thousand more Climbed the same hill the French had climbed before.

If the Philippines secure their independence after heroic and stubborn conflicts, they can rest assured that neither England, nor Germany, nor France, and still less Holland, will dare to take up what Spain has been unable to hold.

I love Spanish cities, particularly Barcelona, Madrid and Palma, which has the most amazing cathedral that I once went to for a wedding.

the old Nordic element in Spain, Italy, and France has been again and again strongly reinforced, so that these lands are now an integral part of the White World. In

I spent 13 years in Spain, and when you spend that amount of time somewhere, it has a deep influence on you.

My wife would like to live in Spain; I'd like to live in Italy.

In Spain, you get seven clear chances a game to receive the ball and shoot. In Italy, you get very few clear balls, and you have to fight everyone to score; that makes you improve and develop.

When I left Spain, I had it very clear in my mind that I would return one day.

It's not easy to say no to a club like Barcelona. They are European champions, they're in a lovely city, and I like Spain a lot.

Maybe the press in Spain do not like me because I do not give interviews.

Spain and England are the best, and of course I dream one day to be there.

Defenders are always tough, whether you play in Spain or England.

The thought of playing in Spain did whet my appetite - playing in a new country and everything that comes with it.

The dream of everyone is playing in Spain, Madrid, or Barcelona.

In England, the club presidents do not seek publicity or have a high profile. In Spain, they like to be considered the most important person at the club.

When I came to Spain, people thought I would fly home again after the holidays, stay up all night celebrating, and would have no discipline. That may be true of other players, but it's not my way.

In Spain, people understand football is a fun game, and enjoyment comes first. After that, business follows.

I like to watch the top teams in different countries, like Spain or Bayern Munich in Germany. The rest I don't watch. I have nothing to do with that. I'm not a freak. I know guys who watch every game. I'm not like that.

The only problem is that there are a lot of people here in Catalonia who want to separate from Spain and a lot of people who don't want to. We are talking about 50-50, more or less, and that is why it is difficult.

I am a follower of the Spain team. I think I did things correct, with the greatest honesty, always under the premise that I would say yes to Real Madrid.

It wasn't easy to leave Barcelona. I fulfilled a dream when I moved there - to play in Spain and for the champions - but very few players stay in the same club all their life. To leave is normal.