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Quotes by Leader
"South Koreans who have seen and praised the mass games should remember the hardship of tearful children. Teachers drive them hard with curses and orders to repeat and repeat. When the children return home in the evening, they can hardly walk."
177
"I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me."
176
"The oppressed peoples can liberate themselves only through struggle. This is a simple and clear truth confirmed by history."
175
"The differences between friends cannot but reinforce their friendship."
173
"It is very important to generate a good attitude, a good heart, as much as possible. From this, happiness in both the short term and the long term for both yourself and others will come."
172
"A leader or a man of action in a crisis almost always acts subconsciously and then thinks of the reasons for his action."
171
"There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness."
170
"The attempt to devote oneself to literature alone is a most deceptive thing, and often, paradoxically, it is literature that suffers for it."
169
"General Musharraf needs my participation to give credibility to the electoral process, as well as to respect the fundamental right of all those who wish to vote for me."
168
"The roots of all goodness lie in the soil of appreciation for goodness."
168
"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive."
167
"Our law is a Jordanian law that we inherited, which applies to both the West Bank and Gaza, and sets the death penalty for those who sell land to Israelis."
167
"It is necessary to help others, not only in our prayers, but in our daily lives. If we find we cannot help others, the least we can do is to desist from harming them."
167
"I mention this fact as tending to support what I have often heard stated, namely, that a shark's sense of smell is so keen that, if men ever bathe in seas where they are found, a shark is almost sure to appear directly afterwards."
165
"Einstein explained his theory to me every day, and on my arrival I was fully convinced that he understood it."
165
"All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives."
165
"I am constitutionally competent to contest the elections."
165
"American presence is, you know, the major cause of balance of power and the stability in this region."
165
"In matters of conscience, the law of the majority has no place."
165
"Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin."
164
"I find hope in the darkest of days, and focus in the brightest. I do not judge the universe."
163
"I remarked constantly, just at sunset, in these latitudes, that the eastern horizon was brilliantly illuminated with a kind of mock sunset. This in a short time disappeared, to be soon succeeded by another similar in character, but more faint."
163
"It is wrong to try to avoid the struggle against imperialism under the pretext that independence and revolution are important, but that peace is still more precious."
162
"And also, we are providing, you know, a nuclear power plant in the north, two light water systems, so some 4 or 5 billion dollars we are providing to meet with North Korean requests on the condition North Korea will not produce a nuclear weapon."
162
"Whether one believes in a religion or not, and whether one believes in rebirth or not, there isn't anyone who doesn't appreciate kindness and compassion."
160
"Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress."
160
"Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies."
160
"So moderate is insisting that North Korea should open door to outside."
159
"Unification is one thing, and stability in Northeast Asia is another thing."
159
"We need to find God, and he cannot be found in noise and restlessness. God is the friend of silence. See how nature - trees, flowers, grass- grows in silence; see the stars, the moon and the sun, how they move in silence... We need silence to be able to touch souls."
156
"The ultimate authority must always rest with the individual's own reason and critical analysis."
156
"So for mutual interest, I do want American presence in this region."
156
"Otherwise, we will not be able to defeat the U.S. imperialists who boast of their technological superiority."
156
"We shall never know all the good that a simple smile can do."
155
"I never did anything alone. Whatever was accomplished in this country was accomplished collectively."
155
"We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination."
155
"No faction is better or worse than any other. All come from the same mould; they are all products of capitalist influence in the working class movement. And they are a poison that destroys our Party and the working class movement in Korea."
155
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