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Quotes by Politician
"I have been blessed often by Buddha, but equally by America."
65
"We must guarantee the quality of the existence of the men and women of tomorrow."
65
"I'm a slow walker but I never walk back."
65
"Imagination is at the root of much that passes for love."
64
"Similarly, gender-equality, supremacy of law, political participation, civil society, and transparency are among the indispensable elements that are the imperatives of democratization."
64
"A feel-good style can be a symptom of unawareness or lack of caring."
64
"We call upon all sides to stop hostilities and restart peace talks."
64
"Every social organisation which is rooted in life still lasts a long time, even after the conditions from which it drew its strength have changed in a manner unfavourable to it."
64
"But I have always said that it's important we must make sure that justice is at all time be maintained."
64
"Having been poor is no shame, but being ashamed of it, is."
64
"When having my portrait painted I don't want justice, I want mercy."
63
"We are also in the process of defining how best to work together with food and other companies to address diet and physical activity factors in order to prevent chronic diseases."
63
"Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results."
63
"Politics is the art of postponing decisions until they are no longer relevant."
63
"The League is very well when sparrows shout, but no good at all when eagles fall out."
63
"In war, whichever side may call itself the victor, there are no winners, but all are losers."
63
"I can see in your eyes, I can see in your faces, I can see you cry. But what I want to say, there's no reason to cry. Do not, in the name of peace, go in the streets and riot."
63
"The police belongs to the people and the people belong to the police."
63
"In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism."
62
"My government will be open. Anyone found guilty of corruption will be dealt with in accordance with the law. If you are corrupt you will have to hang your boots."
62
"Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice. And moderation in the pursuit of justice is no virtue."
62
"As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses."
62
"We are all happy when U.S. soldiers are killed week in and week out. The killing of U.S. soldiers in Iraq is legitimate and obligatory."
61
"The problem is that the Iraqi people are facing atrocities from both sides - Zarqawi and also the American troops at times. The Zarqawi groups uses car bombs, the Americans use other bombs. You also know what they do in the prisons."
61
"I don't attach importance to great speeches or philosophy."
61
"That's healthy and good for us that there are people who are prepared to question what we are doing."
60
"You can't build Europe against anyone."
60
"We have been helping, trying to help Afghanistan in many ways, even from the beginning of... the beginnings of the '20s, 1920s, when he we were fighting our own national struggle."
60
"In general, everyone wants to work and work more. But in fact, when a young generation has sufficient capability then we should create conditions for them to work."
60
"I believe there should be no arbitrary date set for withdrawal and yet no permanent, unending deployment. No cut and run, yet measured progress in helping a people who want to be free without an illusion of overnight success."
60
"I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death."
59
"I am aware of the thesis that the United States has long since invested exclusively in stability and this has obviated democratic transformation in the Middle East."
59
"If you come to a negotiation table saying you have the final truth, that you know nothing but the truth and that is final, you will get nothing."
59
"The true reason of Ms. Rice's attack against Russia is very simple. Condoleezza Rice is a very cruel, offended woman who lacks men's attention."
59
"Foreign policy is really domestic policy with its hat on."
58
"The main concept is that of an international solidarity expressed in practice through worldwide division of labor: free trade is the principal point in the program of internationalism."
58
"The Baltic Sea is becoming more and more polluted. Not everybody living near the shore of the Baltic Sea is protecting it. It is the water of life for countries like Finland and Sweden."
58
"When confronted with two courses of action I jot down on a piece of paper all the arguments in favor of each one then on the opposite side I write the arguments against each one. Then by weighing the arguments pro and con and cancelling them out one against the other I take the course indicated by what remains."
58
"It is an accepted commonplace in psychology that the spiritual level of people acting as a crowd is far lower than the mean of each individual's intelligence or morality."
57
"But if we leave them alone, just satisfying ourselves with social work, economic work and the building up of a national army, it can make progress, hopefully within a short time."
57
"They say I do not have the qualifications to be president, that I do not have education. Well, I would never divide the Liberian people."
57
"If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world."
57
"Education is not only a ladder of opportunity, but it is also an investment in our future."
57
"From its inception, South Vietnam was only considered to be an outpost in the war against communism."
56
"I'm angry that the private sector, which is supposed to be in charge of running gasoline into the Valley, doesn't have its act together to deal with a critical situation, so now the public sector has to step in."
56
"No Georgian has the right to evade or neglect his duties and responsibilities."
56
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