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Quotes by Politician
"When someone came to ask us for help, it was sacred. We did not even think twice. We helped them, even if we had only meagre means; we offered them arms, a little bit of money, and in occasion, men."
69
"But if too many countries, as has been the case, interfere too much in the internal affairs, the political situation of Afghanistan, then of course we can't hope satisfactory results."
69
"Everyone should unconditionally accept that Israel is an indispensable element of the Middle Eastern mosaic."
69
"Fascism should rightly be called Corporatism, as it is the merger of corporate and government power."
69
"I have always felt that public, commercial and community organisations should be as open as possible about their affairs. They need to be accountable to their owners, their customers, their members and communities and other interest groups."
69
"A good journalist is not the one that writes what people say, but the one that writes what he is supposed to write."
69
"Prospects of normalizing our relations with Russia look good."
69
"A country's strategy is always based on a fundamental philosophical outlook."
69
"Of course education becomes very very important and that's for our human resource development."
69
"We would like to ease the life of the Palestinians. I prepared a new plan that we call a positive agenda."
68
"We want all the Palestinians back in their homeland, and then there can be a fair referendum for people to choose the form of state they want. Whoever gets the majority can rule."
68
"Lebanon will be engulfed again in a huge power game that will last quite a long time. This is the tragic destiny of Lebanon."
68
"As for myself, I was never against Russia."
68
"But on second thought, after I decreed the state of emergency, I came to the conclusion that that was impossible to achieve without bloodshed because the street protesters were full of anger and nearly out of control. This is why I thought we needed to find another way out."
68
"There are some common problems in the Balkans in the settlement of which Bulgaria should also participate."
68
"Rather, it is through conciliation and compromise that we are building a fair Iraq, a just state for all its peoples."
67
"I couldn't stand the idea of bloodshed, casualties."
67
"We don't have any bad memories of the people of the United States."
67
"Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals."
67
"To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me."
67
"The only thing that saves us from the bureaucracy is its inefficiency."
67
"I believe that with the help of foreign countries - and under that condition only, because they have no other source of financing - the new government may temporarily extricate Georgia from the current situation."
67
"When too many Americans don't vote or participate, some see apathy and despair. I see disappointment and even outrage. And I believe that out of this frustration can come hope and action."
67
"That was for instance the case in Mocambique a couple of years ago, during the flooding catastrophe. Instead of co-ordinating assistance properly, to much time and resources was spent on fighting about the same helicopters and local guides."
66
"Zhvania was the general secretary of the organisation which I founded, the Citizens' Union. It was the biggest organisation and came first in all elections, and Zhvania was the leader."
66
"After Watergate, America was a ship without a rudder. Vietnam was left to its own devices, drifting along towards its fate."
66
"In general, if signs of sectarianism do appear in a Socialist Party, these are only the products of the absence of a broad Labour movement in the country."
66
"I'm not satisfied with the progress of the work, but I am happy that the talks are going on. It might have a negative effect if the United States joins."
66
"Discoveries made during the last hundred years have shown that liberalism is the best system to improve a country's well being."
66
"I have sat at the sumptuous tables of power, but I have not run away with the silverware."
66
"Interethnic and spiritual accord is our strategic resource, the basis for progress of our society and state."
66
"We know enough to stand here in truth - facing pain, cry and suffering of those who were murdered here. Face to face with the victims' families who are here today. Before the judgment of our own conscience."
66
"Internationalism on the other hand admits that spiritual achievements have their roots deep in national life; from this national consciousness art and literature derive their character and strength and on it even many of the humanistic sciences are firmly based."
65
"To properly reflect the changes of the world and of the UN, with its growing number of member states, we would like to see an enlargement of the SC that gives room for new members, not least developing countries."
65
"I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America."
65
"According to this view, democracy is a product of western culture, and it cannot be applied to the Middle East which has a different cultural, religious, sociological and historical background."
65
"A well balanced, inclusive approach, according to certain standards and ideals, is essential for the proper governance of any country."
65
"I'm a slow walker but I never walk back."
65
"It is absolutely impossible to settle the debts to pensioners, teachers, and others. The country hasn't got enough money to do so."
65
"You can't have too much of everything, you must have a balance, that's very important."
65
"Our gratitude to the American people is immense and we should never be embarrassed to express it."
64
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is."
64
"Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love."
63
"We came to say, the Quran is our constitution, we are committed to God and his holy book. God willing, should they try to carry out their crime against the Quran, God will tear their state apart and they will become God's lesson to anyone who tries to desecrate the holy book."
63
"When my first child was born in 1962, I wrote a letter to my grandfather telling him how happy I was but how concerned; concerned because there were so many visions which were not very good."
63
"I am elected by the people of Bucharest, not the dogs."
63
"A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring."
63
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