“The Italian is an individualist who does not feel comfortable in a disciplined organization.”— Luigi Barzini
“The Italian's life is not a single journey from the cradle to the grave. It is, rather, a series of brief journeys, from one point of crisis to the next.”— Luigi Barzini
“The simplest way to describe the national character is to say that the Italians are a nation of actors.”— Luigi Barzini
“The supreme virtue... is the art of surviving, or 'arrangiarsi,' of ingeniously finding one's way out of any tight spot.”— Luigi Barzini
“The most important single thing about the Italian people is the importance of the family.”— Luigi Barzini
“In an Italian household, the kitchen is the core of the house. It's the engine room.”— Silvia Colloca