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Quotes by Statesman

"For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications."

"For as long as our people are held hostage by controllable socio-economic forces, we cannot afford to be indifferent to the ravages of poverty in all its dimensions and ramifications."

Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian Statesman

People, Poverty

42

"There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice."

"There is no greater index of character so sure as the voice."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Identity, Character, Voice

42

"If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts."

"If we really love and cherish Taiwan, we should hold our hands in unity to protect our country and our democratic values with the most humble and tolerant hearts."

Chen Shui-bian, Chinese Statesman

Love, Values, Country, Unity

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"We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path."

"We see considerable strain in Russia, and that's obviously a matter of concern to us. It's in the very strong self-interest of Russia to continue on the reform path."

Warren Christopher, American Statesman

Concern, Reform, Russia, Self

42

"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand."

"Great leaders are almost always great simplifiers, who can cut through argument, debate and doubt, to offer a solution everybody can understand."

Colin Powell, American Statesman

Argument, Debate, Doubt, Leaders

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"In my country we go to prison first and then become President."

"In my country we go to prison first and then become President."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Politics, Country, First, President, Prison

42

"A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace."

"A diplomatic peace is not yet the real peace. It is an essential step in the peace process leading towards a real peace."

Yitzhak Rabin, Israeli Statesman

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"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."

"Let freedom reign. The sun never set on so glorious a human achievement."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Wisdom, Achievement, Freedom, Sun

42

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character."

Henry Clay, American Statesman

Man, Men, Character

42

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

"Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Humor, Life, Nothing, Result

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"The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense, it apparently is a free and fair election, so it's a real milestone and one of the things we can take some little confidence in."

"The monitors indicated that it was a credible election, I think, in an overall sense, it apparently is a free and fair election, so it's a real milestone and one of the things we can take some little confidence in."

Warren Christopher, American Statesman

Confidence, Sense

41

"Diplomacy: the art of restraining power."

"Diplomacy: the art of restraining power."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

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"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

"The pressure of adversity does not affect the mind of the brave man... It is more powerful than external circumstances."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Adversity, Circumstances, Man, Mind

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"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

"You have the Roman Catholic Church, the Church of England, the Presbyterians, the Wesleyans, represented in each school, and they are each to take alternate days."

Charles Tupper, Canadian Statesman

Church, England, School

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"The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French."

"The Divinity could be invoked as well in the English language as in the French."

Wilfrid Laurier, Canadian Statesman

Religion, Divinity, English, Language

41

"The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to all my efforts in these directions."

"The President so far has struck me as a man who is trying hard to keep his balance. He certainly has been very receptive to all my efforts in these directions."

Henry L. Stimson, American Statesman

Balance, Man, President, Trying

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"Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?"

"Wouldn't it be great if we could look forward to a whole world in which no child will be left behind?"

Colin Powell, American Statesman

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"Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."

"Art is man's expression of his joy in labor."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Art, Expression, Joy, Labor

41

"When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace."

"When we have done our best, we should wait the result in peace."

John Lubbock, British Statesman

41

"To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French."

"To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French."

Madeleine Albright, American Statesman

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"Where there is a worker, there lies a nation."

"Where there is a worker, there lies a nation."

Evita Peron, Argentinian Statesman

Lie, Lies, Nation

41

"First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously."

"First, President Reagan was not enthusiastic. But I built up a relationship with him in other areas and then persuaded him that this was important to us and to me, and that we had to at least be in the process of looking at this seriously."

Brian Mulroney, Canadian Statesman

Leadership, First, President

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"I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time."

"I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time."

Nikita Khrushchev, Russian Statesman

Change, Power, Time, People

41

"Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky."

"Call no man happy until he is dead, but only lucky."

Solon, Greek Statesman

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"It is the maintenance of slavery by law in a state, not parallels of latitude, that makes its a southern state; and the absence of this, that makes it a northern state."

"It is the maintenance of slavery by law in a state, not parallels of latitude, that makes its a southern state; and the absence of this, that makes it a northern state."

William H. Seward, American Statesman

Absence, Law, Slavery, State

41

"I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet."

"I am very sure that any man of common understanding may, by culture, care, attention, and labor, make himself what- ever he pleases, except a great poet."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

Attention, Care, Culture, Labor

41

"If everything is very important, then nothing is important."

"If everything is very important, then nothing is important."

Brian Mulroney, Canadian Statesman

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"It always seems impossible until it's done."

"It always seems impossible until it's done."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Success, Perseverance, Achievement, Action, Determination

41

"Satyagraha is not a creed for the weak or the cowardly."

"Satyagraha is not a creed for the weak or the cowardly."

Sardar Patel, Indian Statesman

Non-violence, Satyagraha, Strength, Courage, Philosophy

41

"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

"No man enjoys the true taste of life, but he who is ready and willing to quit it."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Life, Man, Taste

41

"What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars."

"What we need is Star Peace and not Star Wars."

Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian Statesman

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"Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport."

"Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport."

David Ben Gurion, Israeli Statesman

Faith, People, America, Country

41

"Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life."

"Every unpunished murder takes away something from the security of every man's life."

Daniel Webster, American Statesman

Life, Man, Murder, Security

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"It is our people who are sitting in the dark because of these cowardly and treacherous attacks, not our occupiers."

"It is our people who are sitting in the dark because of these cowardly and treacherous attacks, not our occupiers."

Iyad Allawi, Iraqi Statesman

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"Any degree of unemployment worries me."

"Any degree of unemployment worries me."

Gerhard Schroder, German Statesman

Politics, Unemployment

41

"These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people."

"These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people."

Jacques Chirac, French Statesman

People, Circumstances, Justification, Name

41

"All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief."

"All pain is either severe or slight, if slight, it is easily endured; if severe, it will without doubt be brief."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Doubt, Pain, Will

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"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison."

"As I walked out the door toward the gate that would lead to my freedom, I knew if I didn't leave my bitterness and hatred behind, I'd still be in prison."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Self, Freedom, Bitterness, Resilience, Change

41

"Worry is a god invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse it takes away the appetite and turns the hair gray."

"Worry is a god invisible but omnipotent. It steals the bloom from the cheek and lightness from the pulse it takes away the appetite and turns the hair gray."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Health, Worry, Mind, Stress

41

"We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them."

"We shall fight against them, throw them in prisons and destroy them."

Vladimir Putin, Russian Statesman

41

"He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone."

"He who prays five times a day is in the protection of God, and he who is protected by God cannot be harmed by anyone."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

God, Day, Protection, Saudiarabian

41

"The traveller has reached the end of the journey!"

"The traveller has reached the end of the journey!"

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

41

"Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time."

"Curious people who have become accustomed to think that one cannot sustain the moral of the army without giving it the freedom to shed blood from time to time."

Moshe Sharett, Israeli Statesman

Time, People, Army, Blood

41

"He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him."

"He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him."

Abu Bakr, Saudi Arabian Statesman

Society, Falsehood, Paradise, Will, Saudiarabian

41

"All government - indeed every human benefit and enjoyment every virtue and every prudent act - is founded on compromise and barter."

"All government - indeed every human benefit and enjoyment every virtue and every prudent act - is founded on compromise and barter."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Politics, Government, Compromise, Humanity, Ethics

41

"The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls."

"The winner of the elections which saw the participation of almsot 30 million people was the Iranian nation and the losers were those who tried to keep people away from the polls."

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian Statesman

People, Elections, Nation, Participation

41

"It is our ignorance of things that causes all our admiration and chiefly excites our passions."

"It is our ignorance of things that causes all our admiration and chiefly excites our passions."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Thought, Ignorance, Admiration, Passion, Curiosity

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"Loyalty is what we seek in friendship."

"Loyalty is what we seek in friendship."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Loyalty, Friendship, Trust, Commitment

41

"If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress."

"If I should ever be captured, I want no negotiation - and if I should request a negotiation from captivity they should consider that a sign of duress."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Politics, Negotiation, Want

41

"The gold of life is for those bold and brave in life."

"The gold of life is for those bold and brave in life."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Courage, Values, Life, Strength

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