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Quotes by Statesman
"Let us train our minds to desire what the situation demands."
67
"Let us not forget that the cultivation of the earth is the most important labor of man. When tillage begins, other arts will follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of civilization."
67
"The main task before India today is to consolidate herself into a well-knit and united power."
67
"O man you are busy working for the world, and the world is busy trying to turn you out."
67
"Man needs his difficulties because they are necessary to enjoy success."
67
"Circumstances are beyond human control, but our conduct is in our own power."
67
"I had a feeling once about Mathematics - that I saw it all. Depth beyond depth was revealed to me - the Byss and Abyss. I saw - as one might see the transit of Venus or even the Lord Mayor's Show - a quantity passing through infinity and changing its sign from plus to minus. I saw exactly why it happened and why the tergiversation was inevitable but it was after dinner and I let it go."
67
"We will be remembered only if we give to our younger generation a prosperous and safe India, resulting out of economic prosperity coupled with civilizational heritage."
66
"Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger."
66
"I am here by the will of the Great Spirit, and by his will I am chief."
66
"A friend is, as it were, a second self."
66
"Satyagraha is gentle, it never admits of violence."
66
"We are considering various ways of making use of our oil and gas downstream industries. This is to be complemented with the import of oil and gas from other sources as raw materials."
Oil,
66
"One day President Roosevelt told me that he was asking publicly for suggestions about what the war should be called. I said at once 'The Unnecessary War'."
66
"I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American."
65
"I want to emphasize the fact that the independence of Kosovo should and will be recognized."
65
"Economic sanctions rarely achieve the desired results."
65
"The U.S. and Britain are incapable of controlling all of Iraq."
65
"I dream of the realization of the unity of Africa, whereby its leaders combine in their efforts to solve the problems of this continent. I dream of our vast deserts, of our forests, of all our great wildernesses."
65
"To read without reflecting is like eating without digesting."
65
"Oh, do not read history, for that I know must be false."
65
"The European talks of progress because by the aid of a few scientific discoveries he has established a society which has mistaken comfort for civilisation."
65
"We have the means and the capacity to deal with our problems, if only we can find the political will."
65
"Always remember, that I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me."
65
"So I think that we're in a very heightened and somewhat unusual period of politics and polling around the countries that New Zealanders take close interest in."
65
"All the world wondered as they witnessed... a people lift themselves from humiliation to the greatest pride."
64
"A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures."
64
"Charity separates the rich from the poor; aid raises the needy and sets him on the same level with the rich."
64
"I am totally against the idea that a Muslim woman should not have the same opportunities as a Muslim man to learn, to open up, to work, help shape the future. To close Islam down to a sexist approach is totally intolerable and ridiculous. It's not Islam."
64
"The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of blessings; the inherent virtue of socialism is the equal sharing of miseries."
64
"Non-violence has to be observed in thought, word and deed. The measure of our non-violence will be the measure of our success."
64
"If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed."
64
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