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Quotes by Statesman
"I invite you, from my sentiments, my convictions and my responsibilities, to work together in the construction of a Uruguay where being young is not suspicious, where aging is not a problem."
128
"Thanks to the heroic sons and daughters of this country, who have paid sacrifices, we have been able to score a number of victories which are encouraging the nation-building process we are engaged in."
127
"While there continues to be differences, the important point is that all citizens and elected officials use democratic and legal avenues for solving those differences."
127
"I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people like you."
126
"Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case."
125
"Life's like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters."
123
"If we are genuinely committed to promoting a culture of peace, as individuals we must look to our values and ensure that we all exhibit a peace loving life to our nation's children."
122
"The difference between a misfortune and a calamity is this: If Gladstone fell into the Thames, it would be a misfortune. But if someone dragged him out again, that would be a calamity."
121
"Our votes must go together with our guns. After all, any vote we shall have, shall have been the product of the gun. The gun which produces the vote should remain its security officer - its guarantor. The people's votes and the people's guns are always inseparable twins."
121
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
120
"Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."
120
"Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it."
120
"There comes a time when what is needed is not just rhetoric, but boots on the ground."
120
"Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone."
117
"When there is life and mankind, a person will live striving for good deeds, liberty and a bright life, and wish that goodness and justice will reign in the world."
117
"I hereby accuse the North American empire of being the biggest menace to our planet."
111
"You can change friends but not neighbours."
111
"Caste, community will rapidly disappear. We have to speedily forget all these things. Such boundaries hamper our growth."
111
"Memory is the treasury and guardian of all things."
109
"What we are doing in fact is recovering and progressing and sustaining the recovery of our democracy."
108
"Education, particularly higher education, will take Africa into the mainstream of globalization."
105
"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
104
"Unity breeds strength, and discipline forges resilience - the recipe for overcoming any challenge."
104
"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter."
104
"Study history, study history. In history lies all the secrets of statecraft."
102
"Iraq has a new opportunity to comply with all these relevant resolutions of the Security Council."
101
"To meet the expectations of the majority of our people, and to open up new vistas of economic opportunity so that the aspirations of Nigerians can stand a fair chance of being fulfilled in a lifetime, there must be a truly committed leadership in a democratic Nigeria."
100
"Take to the path of dharma - the path of truth and justice. Don't misuse your valor. Remain united. March forward in all humility, but fully awake to the situation you face, demanding your rights and firmness."
98
"We are all worms, But I do believe that I am a glow worm."
98
"Action may not always bring happiness; but there is no happiness without action."
95
"Countries such as the U.S. and Britain have taken it upon themselves to decide for us in the developing world, even to interfere in our domestic affairs and to bring about what they call regime change."
94
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