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Quotes by Statesman
"Every cabinet minister gets a mission statement from the Prime Minister."
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"For this reason, the expansion of relations with all countries is on the agenda of the Islamic Republic of Iran. I mean balanced relationships, based on mutual respect and observation of each other's rights."
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"This paper, by its very length, defends itself from ever being read."
47
"A free nation is built on the principles of justice, equality, and the pursuit of shared aspirations."
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"We must remember that the people for whom this change represents a first taste of freedom and a new and brighter future did not allow their resolution to falter, no matter how great the suffering by which they bought this independence."
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"This is our bottom line, and the will of 1.25 billion Chinese people."
47
"It is becoming more widely acknowledged that it is better to have a good constitution than not having a perfect one."
47
"Pope John Paul II not only visited Nigeria twice but stood by the country in its fight against dictatorship and injustice."
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"This country must be governed, and can be governed, simply on questions of policy and administration and the French Canadians who have had any part in this movement have never had any other intention but to organise upon those party distinctions and upon no other."
47
"Every man has a right to be conceited until he is successful."
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"A very great part of the mischiefs that vex this world arises from words."
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"Young men and women are to build-up a strong character. A nation's greatness was reflected in the character of her people. If it was sullied by selfishness, such a people could not prosper or achieve great things. Selfishness had its place in life as everyone had to look to his own needs and that of his family, but it could not be made the be - all and end - all of life."
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"The first requirement of a statesman is that he be dull."
46
"The market is not an invention of capitalism. It has existed for centuries. It is an invention of civilization."
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"Certainly the interest in asserting copyright is a justified one."
46
"Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health."
46
"I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more deaths after the war than during the war."
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"The most important aspect of the relationship between the president and the secretary of state is that they both understand who is president."
46
"They're criminals, they brutalized Afghanistan, they killed our people, they destroyed our land."
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"In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice."
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"It is high time that the international community tell Saddam Hussein and his regime that this is not an issue of negotiation with the U.N. about obligations that they undertook in 1991."
46
"Non-violence is the article of faith. It is the last article of my creed."
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"I can not, therefore, see how this can be imputed as a crime, or how any of the king's ministers can be blamed for his doing what the public has no concern in; for if the public be well and faithfully served it has no business to ask by whom."
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"A democracy is a volcano which conceals the fiery materials of its own destruction. These will produce an eruption and carry desolation in their way."
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"Whoever stands for 'one China' will get our support. We can have talks with them, and our talks will cover anything."
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"Next to God we are nothing. To God we are Everything."
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"It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe."
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"I am only a sparrow amongst a great flock of sparrows."
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"The healthiest competition occurs when average people win by putting above average effort."
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"The problem here is that there will always be some uncertainty about how quickly Saddam can acquire nuclear weapons. But we don't want the smoking gun to be a mushroom cloud."
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"Nothing gets transformed in your life until your mind is transformed."
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"It's nice to say let's be bipartisan. But we're a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation."
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"Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all the others."
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