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Quotes by Statesman
"The poor prey on one another because their lives offer no hope and communicate the tragic message to these human beings that they have no possibility to attain a decent standard of living."
54
"I sow; my successor reaps. This is the majesty of democracy."
53
"The nation voted us to power to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality."
53
"If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business."
52
"Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living."
50
"We don't think that we are in a quarrel with anybody. We may have a difference of opinion, but we'll not allow such differences of opinion to grow into a problem that stands in the way of reconstructing the country and regaining the democratic path."
50
"I wish to assure you that there can never be any return to the state of armed conflict which existed before our commitment to peace and the democratic process of election under the Lancaster House agreement."
50
"On the other hand, we have in Israel, an Israeli government which has been elected by the Israeli people. Their political agenda is not for peace. They are from the camp anti-peace."
49
"If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned."
49
"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
49
"In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models."
49
"Above all else, we need a reaffirmation of political commitment at the highest levels to reducing the dangers that arise both from existing nuclear weapons and from further proliferation."
49
"I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
48
"We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be choked. We have enough."
48
"I would rather die a meaningful death than to live a meaningless life."
47
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
47
"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."
47
"To improve is to change; to be perfect is to change often."
47
"Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile."
46
"A proof is a proof. What kind of a proof? It's a proof. A proof is a proof. And when you have a good proof, it's because it's proven."
45
"Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche."
45
"We don't mind having sanctions banning us from Europe. We are not Europeans."
45
"We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ."
45
"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."
45
"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."
44
"The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better."
44
"Some people are contriving ways and means of making us collapse."
44
"Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career."
44
"That surely must be a concern to anyone who decides this drug must be given to stop transmissions, again from mother to child, which is extremely costly and must be taken into account."
43
"It could be argued that, in Thailand, many foreigners have come and gone, and the number of people who are considered to be Thai have traveled abroad in a great number."
43
"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."
43
"It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer."
43
"In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy."
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