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Quotes by Statesman

"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."

"It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front, especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. You take the front line when there is danger. Then people will appreciate your leadership."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Leadership, People, Victory, Danger

217

"And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside."

"And I said, yes, if you think that I avoid bloodshed by standing aside, then I will stand aside."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

217

"In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order."

"In a multi-racial society, trust, understanding and tolerance are the cornerstones of peace and order."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

Peace, Society, Trust, Order

217

"Cambodia possesses now the rights to look far into the future and everything for making a future construction is waiting for the Cambodian own efforts."

"Cambodia possesses now the rights to look far into the future and everything for making a future construction is waiting for the Cambodian own efforts."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Future, Rights, Now, Waiting

216

"If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business."

"If you deprive yourself of outsourcing and your competitors do not, you're putting yourself out of business."

Lee Kuan Yew, Singaporean Statesman

215

"In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord."

"In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord."

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino Statesman

215

"Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living."

"Never again should Ghanaians have to resort to dubious means to get to, or live in, foreign lands, simply to make a living."

John Agyekum Kufuor, Ghanaian Statesman

215

"The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history."

"The conviction of our Ukrainian nation is embedded in the pages of its history."

Viktor Yushchenko, Ukrainian Statesman

History, Conviction, Nation

215

"Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically."

"Was it not enough punishment and suffering in history that we were uprooted and made helpless slaves not only in new colonial outposts but also domestically."

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean Statesman

History, Punishment, Suffering

215

"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts."

"The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Danger, Liberty

214

"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."

"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."

Thabo Mbeki, South African Statesman

Hope, Possibility, Living, Poor

214

"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people."

"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people."

Anwar Sadat, Egyptian Statesman

Happiness, People

213

"It should be known that Israel is based on treachery."

"It should be known that Israel is based on treachery."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

Betrayal, Israel, Treachery

213

"I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves."

"I want to be remembered as the person who helped us restore faith in ourselves."

Wilma Mankiller, Cherokee Statesman

213

"The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better."

"The power of one, if fearless and focused, is formidable, but the power of many working together is better."

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino Statesman

213

"Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on national unity."

"Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on national unity."

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean Statesman

Nation, Country, Unity

212

"You are slowly developing some multinationals of your own. We certainly hope that some of them will look in this direction when they look for opportunities because the progress of Southeast Asia is important to China, just as China's progress is important to us."

"You are slowly developing some multinationals of your own. We certainly hope that some of them will look in this direction when they look for opportunities because the progress of Southeast Asia is important to China, just as China's progress is important to us."

Sellapan Ramanathan, Singaporean Statesman

Progress, Hope, Direction, Will

212

"We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face."

"We have to choose between a global market driven only by calculations of short-term profit, and one which has a human face."

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian Statesman

Global, Calculations, Profit

212

"You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them."

"You in Lebanon, your power is no match to Israel. Israel, militarily, is more powerful than you and maybe it is more powerful than all the Arab countries, or most of them."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

Power, Countries, Israel

211

"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."

"Gender equality is more than a goal in itself. It is a precondition for meeting the challenge of reducing poverty, promoting sustainable development and building good governance."

Kofi Annan, Ghanaian Statesman

Equality, Development, Goal, Building

211

"I will, from this day strive to forge togetherness out of our differences."

"I will, from this day strive to forge togetherness out of our differences."

Josefa Iloilo, Fijian Statesman

Unity, Day, Will

211

"I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then."

"I was the deputy Chairman of the Democratic Union of the Pacific, and we started at 8 I think and I was called to the telephone and to be told there's a coup, the government has been overthrown - it was round about 9, 10 when the Parliament sat they had done then."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

Government, Parliament

211

"I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his life as a link in a continuous chain of those who served our nation and that he expected me to be a new and strong link in the same chain."

"I am ever mindful of the legacy of my grandfather, the founder of this Kingdom, who had said to me that he perceived his life as a link in a continuous chain of those who served our nation and that he expected me to be a new and strong link in the same chain."

King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman

211

"The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the same place."

"The Liberals are the flying saucers of politics. No one can make head nor tail of them and they never are seen twice in the same place."

John G. Diefenbaker, Canadian Statesman

Politics, Flying, Liberals

210

"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."

"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

210

"We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration."

"We need to reach that happy stage of our development when differences and diversity are not seen as sources of division and distrust, but of strength and inspiration."

Josefa Iloilo, Fijian Statesman

Inspirational, Development, Inspiration, Strength, Distrust

210

"One sits the whole day at the desk and appetite is standing next to me. "Away with you," I say. But Comrade Appetite does not budge from the spot."

"One sits the whole day at the desk and appetite is standing next to me. "Away with you," I say. But Comrade Appetite does not budge from the spot."

Leonid I. Brezhnev, Russian Statesman

Hunger, Appetite, Day

209

"Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil."

"Goodness is something that makes us serene and content; it is magnificent. Those who are not good are evil."

Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai Statesman

Content, Evil, Goodness

209

"He has committed the crime who profits by it."

"He has committed the crime who profits by it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Crime, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

209

"I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace."

"I want to say a simple thing, that the dividing line exists not between Jordan and Israel, but between the proponents of peace and the opponents of peace."

King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman

Peace, Israel, Opponents, Want

209

"It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world."

"It is time we Georgians did not depend only on others, it is time we asked what Georgia will do for the world."

Mikhail Saakashvili, Georgian Statesman

Time, Will, World

208

"True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance."

"True wisdom is less presuming than folly. The wise man doubteth often, and changeth his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubteth not; he knoweth all things but his own ignorance."

Akhenaton, Egyptian Statesman

Wisdom, Folly, Fool, Ignorance

208

"Do you think Revolutions are made with rose water?"

"Do you think Revolutions are made with rose water?"

Francis Bond Head, Canadian Statesman

208

"Today the fate of humankind is even more crucially linked than ever before. The boundaries between the problems of "others" and "our" problems are being increasingly erased."

"Today the fate of humankind is even more crucially linked than ever before. The boundaries between the problems of "others" and "our" problems are being increasingly erased."

Janez Drnovsek, Slovenian Statesman

Being, Fate, Problems, Today

207

"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

"One secret of success in life is for a man to be ready for his opportunity when it comes."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Motivational, Life, Success, Opportunity, Man

207

"Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide."

"Pol Pot will surrender, be captured or commit suicide."

Hun Sen, Cambodian Statesman

Politics, Suicide, Surrender, Will

207

"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."

"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

207

"When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame."

"When we analyze this war in a materialistic way and ask when is it going to end and who will be the winner and the loser, it means that we do not see the endgame."

Bashar al-Assad, Syrian Statesman

207

"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."

"Peace is a fragile thing. It takes courage to secure it. It takes wisdom to maintain it."

Jenny Shipley, New Zealander Statesman

Peace, Wisdom, Courage, Newzealander

206

"I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister."

"I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister."

Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Statesman

First, Israel, Old, Years

206

"I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could."

"I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

Life, Money, Burden, Children

206

"We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners. And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this will be openly done."

"We have said the first step was to designate the land, inform the owners. And the second would be to get the responses from the owners. And this will be openly done."

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean Statesman

Politics, First, Land, Will

206

"For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power."

"For about ten years now, the struggle for democracy and the respect of human rights has been in the focus point - if not a commodity - of political groups aiming to rise to power."

Omar Bongo, Gabonese Statesman

Power, Democracy, Focus, Rights

206

"Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible."

"Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible."

Bhumibol Adulyadej, Thai Statesman

206

"I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence."

"I wish to say to you that the life of an enlightened people and a vibrant nation cannot be measured by the life of an individual. A successful person is one who manages to lay down a new stone, a brick that would help firm up his nation's existence."

King Hussein I, Jordanian Statesman

Life, People, Successful, Existence

205

"In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death."

"In this decisive hour of our national history, union means life and division means death."

Bao Dai, Vietnamese Statesman

Death, Life, History

205

"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."

"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."

Robert Mugabe, Zimbabwean Statesman

Peace, Agreement, Commitment, Conflict

205

"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."

"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."

Thabo Mbeki, South African Statesman

Family, Mother, Concern, Southafrican

204

"We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ."

"We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ."

Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, Filipino Statesman

204

"Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups."

"Fiji had experienced the ordeal of two military coups."

Kamisese Mara, Fijian Statesman

204

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