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Quotes by Statesman
"We have the hardest working people in the world, the most adaptable and the most congenial to employ."
94
"Education is a human right with immense power to transform. On its foundation rest the cornerstones of freedom, democracy and sustainable human development."
93
"In most recent times, as the West started being hostile to us, we deliberately declared a Look East policy."
93
"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."
92
"Worry does not mean fear, but readiness for the confrontation."
92
"He has committed the crime who profits by it."
92
"It is the destiny of the people of Haiti to suffer."
92
"Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it."
92
"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."
92
"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."
91
"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."
91
"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."
91
"Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible."
Self,
91
"The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies."
90
"It is from the traditional family that we absorb those universal ideals and principles which are the teaching of Jesus, the bedrock of our religious faith. We are taught the difference between right and wrong, and about the law, just punishment and discipline."
90
"We, in Syria, our point of view stems from our experience."
90
"I've run into more discrimination as a woman than as an Indian."
90
"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."
90
"Climbing to the top demands strength, whether it is to the top of Mount Everest or to the top of your career."
90
"I ask every Communist individually to set an example, by deeds and without pretense, a real example worthy of a man and a Communist, in restoring order, starting normal life, in resuming work and production, and in laying the foundations of an ordered life."
89
"He put in your heart certain wishes and plans; in my heart, he put other different desires."
89
"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."
89
"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."
89
"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."
89
"My view is that at a younger age your optimism is more and you have more imagination etc. You have less bias."
89
"Stay with us, please remain in this country and constitute a nation based on national unity."
88
"Without knowledge action is useless and knowledge without action is futile."
88
"Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives."
87
"Therefore, I think that in the celebration of the 50 years of the present reign, there must be research on the changes that the country has undergone, and in the future, it could be used as a lesson for our future actions."
87
"Caste, community will rapidly disappear. We have to speedily forget all these things. Such boundaries hamper our growth."
87
"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."
87
"The president is here, strong and firm as a monkey's tail."
86
"We belong to the camp of peace. We believe in peace. We believe that our one God wishes us to live in peace and wishes peace upon us, for these are His teachings to all the followers of the three great monotheistic religions, the Children of Abraham."
86
"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."
86
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