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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 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."

"In the time one is given, the steward must make the most of the talents one is given by the Lord."
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"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people."

"We have a good life when we manage to live with both satisfied and unsatisfied needs, when we are not obsessed by what is beyond our reach."

"The African Union has to act in order to put an end to armed conflicts that undermine the continent, to fight against the devastation caused by AIDS and other contagious diseases, to promote sustainable development of its member states."

"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."


"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."


"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."


"However, we all share the firm belief in the triumph of humanist and progressive values that mankind has achieved during its long history of struggle and creativeness."

"We believe that peace is not just signed papers, but rather a contract between generations for the building of a more promising and less threatening future."

"Money won't create success, the freedom to make it will."


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

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

"The nation voted us to power to see unity and communal harmony, not for any division or communality."

"Politics is not a game. It is an earnest business."


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


"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."

"I am concerned because even in the past two years that were the jubilee years, I have seen evident signs which show that the people are still in great difficulties, and there are things that still need to be remedied and looked after in many areas."


"The white man is not indigenous to Africa. Africa is for Africans. Zimbabwe is for Zimbabweans."
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"The secret of our success is that we never, never give up."

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

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

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


"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."
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