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Quotes by Statesman
"We now need to look beyond our immediate future and aim higher and farther."
139
"I was a product of the times, the war, the occupation, the reoccupation, my 4 years in Britain, admiring but at the same time questioning whether they are able to do a better job than we can."
139
"Without the United States, there simply would not have been an armed uprising in our country."
139
"No state on earth can afford to allow several authorities to co-exist next to one another."
139
"The estimated loss of up to six million dead is founded too much on both emotional, biased testimonies and on exaggerated data in the postwar reckonings of war crimes and on the squaring of accounts with the defeated."
139
"One of the mistakes I made was placing too much trust in Montesinos."
138
"I want to believe that those who have been appointed to accomplish this mission will be totally committed, devoting all their skills and determination to their work. I urge you to lend them your support so that, together, we can build that bright future worthy of our country."
138
"I want to assure you that working in transition period is an ungrateful job for any honest government."
138
"Give me your trust and confidence, knowing that what I seek is for the good of Fiji, for the good of us all."
138
"Our government is ready to guarantee their investments for them, and then we will create tax incentives. We are interested in having all these things and with the privatization we also want to create more jobs and better conditions for the workers."
138
"We think that Kosovo will continue to serve as a centre of violence and regional instability in future."
138
"I will never work merely to make a reputation for myself, to be popular for appearances rather than for what I am. My task is to lead my country through service."
137
"In Africa today, we recognise that trade and investment, and not aid, are pillars of development."
137
"The privatization law draft was recently released and I believe that very soon we will start applying it, of course taking into consideration the provisions of UNMIK (United Nations Mission in Kosovo)."
137
"Everybody is sitting around saying, 'Well, jeez, we need somebody to solve this problem of bias.' That somebody is us. We all have to try to figure out a better way to get along."
137
"Does any one know the number of illegal arms in the country?"
136
"Well, because lots of questions had been raised about the toxicity of the drug, which is very serious."
136
"However, we still have the problem of free travel and movement, since the Travel Documents issued by UNMIK as the substitute to passports, are not fully recognized yet by all countries."
135
"God blesses him who helps his brother."
135
"It is not just for a few states to sit and veto global approvals."
134
"In this life struggle, here I am among you fully cognizant that a true believer has no fear of what God has ordained for him. Those who are visited by fear live only for their present, under the illusion that the world began with them and will end with their departure."
134
"Independence did not mean chauvinism and narrow nationalism."
134
"The capture of Saddam Hussein has proven to the bad ones, to the guilty ones, to the sinful ones that they cannot run forever. Sooner or later, the other criminals will also be found from their hideouts."
Will,
134
"Your destiny is my destiny. Your happiness is my happiness."
133
"I say there is not more happiness for me than the freedom of my Homeland."
133
"We respect opposition to any position or policy. But we believe that the opinion that should prevail and be respected is that of the majority."
133
"I have just come out of an electoral experience with the people of my country in which I invited them to join me in a partnership for governance."
133
"The people have already determined Chechnya's status at the referendum - it is a unit of the Russian Federation. Its political status is not to be discussed any more."
132
"Solidarity was the best thing which happened in the 20th century."
132
"I am not an expert in this field but I do try to keep up to date with the Bundesliga. And I do follow World Cups and European Championships more closely."
132
"I will protect all Colombians regardless of whether the attacks come from guerrillas or paramilitaries."
Will,
132
"Therefore, I do not wish to consider any proposition to cede any portion of our tribal holdings to the Great Father."
132
"Fundamentalism as it is called is not confined to the Muslim world. It is something that we have seen in different parts of the world. Let us hope that a dialogue between the followers of the three great monotheistic religions could help in putting an end to this."
130
"Well, you have a defence attache here, that's a step forward. Your Defence Minister has been here, our defence people have exchanges with you. So friendly relations at the military level are already in existence."
130
"When you advise any person you should be guided by the fear of God."
130
"There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics."
129
"With the advent of spring and beginning of the new harvest season the creators of abundance, our peasants, come out to the fields to sow with good aspirations and hopes."
129
"A person may rightfully be happy if in this life he could do a great favor for widows and orphans, could assist support than, and facilitate fate of people."
129
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