David Rozgonyi Quotations

I feel excited and fortunate to be in a position to show someone a little about my way of seeing the world. And, if it doesn't sound too conceited, hopefully exposing them to new ways of seeing life.

We try to provide most of the cultural and military direction of the world, but we steadfastly refuse to consider the perspectives of those who would live beneath our shadow. I want to illustrate the fact that we are all almost exactly the same, and so the only thing we can and should really fear is the mirror on ourselves.

Pretty much all the people in the world want to meet you. Don't let anyone scare you into believing otherwise. Get out there and say hello to as many of them as you can while you're here---there is no better thing you can do.

There seems to be an American trend away from trying to understand the world at large. We comprise 5% of the world, and although we venture out into it occasionally, we are often unable to open ourselves to the broader experience of being not American citizens, but citizens of the world.