"I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed."

Eduard Shevardnadze, Georgian Politician

Diplomacy, Resignation

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"The only summit meeting that can succeed is the one that does not take place."

Barry Goldwater, American Politician

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"Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman

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"Every immigrant who comes here should be required within five years to learn English or leave the country."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

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"I'm busy, you're busy, everybody's busy. I've got a lot I want to say to you, though. 'All right, Pia told her. 'Hit me with it. 'First, I'm so sorry about what my uncle Urien did to you guys. I hate him, he killed my family, and we're going to cut off his head, and then I have to be Queen, but before that happens let's do lunch, okay?"

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"Again, I think we have much greater diplomatic weight by having all of us sit on the same side of the table wanting the same thing, and putting it to the North Koreans."

Mitchell Reiss, American Diplomat

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"Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France."

Peter Mandelson, British Politician

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"The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency."

Theodore Roosevelt, American President

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"In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid."

Lincoln Chafee, American Politician

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"Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop."

Charles de Gaulle, French Leader

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"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

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"When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage."

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"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

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"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."

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"I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia."

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"I believe politicians should always remain realistic."

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"Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France."

"The most practical kind of politics is the politics of decency."

"In the world of diplomacy, some things are better left unsaid."

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"I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties."

"But we cannot rely on foreign help indefinitely."

"In my life I have always found ways of dealing with a situation."

"The external world is committed to helping Georgia settle its problems."

"When I came back to power, Georgia was completely isolated on the international stage."

"But the Americans have no extra money. They have their own problems. They can provide financial assistance for two, three, four, or six months at most."

"You know, to address crowds and make promises does not require very much brains."

"I am not responsible for the actions of Saakashvili and even for those of Gamsakhurdia."

"I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed."

"I believe politicians should always remain realistic."