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Quotes by Politician
"I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends."
79
"It makes no difference if I burn my bridges behind me - I never retreat."
79
"I never blamed Pinochet, or my torturers, or external circumstances."
78
"A declining institution often experiences survival of the unfittest."
78
"If frienship is your weakest point then you are the strongest person in the world."
78
"What kills a skunk is the publicity it gives itself."
78
"I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that."
78
"The policeman isn't there to create disorder; the policeman is there to preserve disorder."
78
"Snake has been everything to me. Look at where I was when I started with the company in 1988 and where I'm at now. I mean, he's shown me just about everything on and off the race track."
78
"As I listened, it occurred to me that interest in and affection for the animals that share the planet with us may be a more unifying force than any other."
78
"I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out."
78
"There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why... I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?"
78
"While only one day of the year is dedicated solely to honoring our veterans, Americans must never forget the sacrifices that many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedoms."
77
"We must be vigilant in our actions towards criminals, and innovative in our approach towards solving crime."
77
"You never let a serious crisis go to waste. And what I mean by that it's an opportunity to do things you think you could not do before."
77
"I mean that the time where we need International agreement more than ever on the environment and the rest, poverty we are breaking up our International Institutions and the rule of law and Tony Blair is part of it."
77
"Whatever you are, be a good one."
77
"If by the mere force of numbers a majority should deprive a minority of any clearly written constitutional right, it might in a moral point of view justify revolution; certainly would if such right were a vital one. But such is not our case."
77
"The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself."
77
"A house divided cannot stand."
77
"Even in the Western world, one cannot argue that the ideal has been achieved given the existence of issues like the integration, participation and representation of Muslim citizens, and occasional but lingering anti-Semitism."
76
"We would be there for Canada, part of our family. That is why so many in the United States are disappointed and upset that Canada is not fully supporting us now."
76
"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."
76
"The day of small nations has long passed away. The day of Empires has come."
76
"Bush is a very poor impromptu speaker. He does fine in small groups but when speaking without a script in front of large groups or answering questions he wasn't prepped for, he has problems."
76
"We just ask the agency to make reasonable and honest decisions, and the public deserves no less."
76
"We must take action now, by permitting re-importation, to ensure that health care and prescription drugs remain accessible and affordable for everyone."
76
"Oh it's clearly a cover up. I mean, I have no reluctance in saying that."
76
"We have also set up the national institute for ethics. This institute and also the implementation of the national integrity plan, that will certainly do the follow up that is necessary for this."
76
"Force is all-conquering but its victories are short-lived."
76
"So now is an opportunity for us to stand up and have a good, strong immigration policy to make sure that E- Verify becomes mandatory and we have got to train and properly equip our Border Patrol."
75
"What should be targeted is a concept of organic, and not just mechanic, democracy that preserves the rule of law, separation of powers, and that is participatory and pluralistic."
75
"A conservative is a liberal who got mugged the night before."
75
"As we take stock of this century of achievement, Ulster Unionists have every reason to feel proud."
75
"We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws."
75
"In the end, it's not the years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
75
"The kind of corruption the media talk about, the kind the Supreme Court was concerned about, involves the putative sale of votes in exchange for campaign contributions."
75
"If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much."
75
"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."
75
"People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?'"
74
"I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable."
74
"Crime is an overhead you have to pay if you want to live in the city."
74
"I think my resignation was the only way to avoid bloodshed."
74
"Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves."
74
"Look at our Lords disciples. One denied Him; one doubted Him; one betrayed Him. If our Lord couldn't have perfection, how are you going to have it in city government?"
74
"A healthy environment is essential to a livable Oregon and a strong economy."
74
"Sometimes, if you wear suits for too long, it changes your ideology."
74
"Content makes poor men rich; discontent makes rich men poor."
73
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