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Quotes by Statesman
"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."
71
"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."
71
"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."
71
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
71
"Diplomacy means the art of nearly deceiving all your friends, but not quite deceiving all your enemies."
71
"He has committed the crime who profits by it."
71
"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."
71
"We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ."
70
"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."
70
"Nothing is more useless in developing a nation's economy than a gun, and nothing blocks the road to social development more than the financial burden of war. War is the arch enemy of national progress and the modern scourge of civilized men."
70
"I have been extremely touched by these signs of affection on the part of all the Thai people."
70
"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."
70
"The Party of the Regions has won a convincing victory. We are ready to undertake responsibility for forming the Cabinet and we are calling on everyone to join us."
69
"More countries have understood that women's equality is a prerequisite for development."
69
"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."
69
"While a handful of countries and a small number of people are leading ample life, dozens of countries and billions of people in Africa, Asia and Latin America are being left in absolute poverty."
69
"It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer."
69
"I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian."
69
"My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias."
69
"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
68
"Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it."
68
"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."
68
"National markets are held together by shared values and confidence in certain minimum standards. But in the new global market, people do not yet have that confidence."
67
"There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination."
67
"In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy."
67
"I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict."
65
"Poverty doesn't imply necessarily violence."
65
"Europe should stick to an open economy, to competition and we should refuse protectionism. It will not save one single job in the long run to protect non-competitive industries."
65
"Technical knowledge has now become an integral aspect of the Iranian psyche."
65
"The president is here, strong and firm as a monkey's tail."
65
"The labour of the farmers, no doubt is of greater value than the financial capacity of the government and non-government institutions which can only play a supportive role."
64
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