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"To succeed in this day and age, all you need to be ahead of the pack is to be informed, and turn the information into transformation for your betterment and that of others."

"To succeed in this day and age, all you need to be ahead of the pack is to be informed, and turn the information into transformation for your betterment and that of others."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Success, Information, Transformation, Improvement

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"What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice."

"What we have in us of the image of God is the love of truth and justice."

Demosthenes, Greek Statesman

Love, God, Truth, Justice

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"Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes."

"Nothing is so wretched or foolish as to anticipate misfortunes. What madness is it to be expecting evil before it comes."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Evil, Madness, Nothing

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"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

"The greatest remedy for anger is delay."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Anger, Delay, Statesman

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"The power to question is the basis of all human progress."

"The power to question is the basis of all human progress."

Indira Gandhi, Indian Statesman

Power, Progress, Question

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"It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose."

"It is not an arrogant government that chooses priorities, it's an irresponsible government that fails to choose."

Tony Blair, English Statesman

Government, Priorities

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"After a Polish Pope, whose country was first to be invaded by the Germans in World War Two, we now have someone from the generation drafted at the close of the war."

"After a Polish Pope, whose country was first to be invaded by the Germans in World War Two, we now have someone from the generation drafted at the close of the war."

Horst Koehler, German Statesman

War, Country, First, Now

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"It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake."

"It is worse than immoral, it's a mistake."

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

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"The essence of education is not to get a certificate or job but, to be a holistically developed person who can positively impact the society."

"The essence of education is not to get a certificate or job but, to be a holistically developed person who can positively impact the society."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Education, Development, Impact, Knowledge

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"Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes."

"Think what a revolution it will be if we manage to get everyone to pay their taxes."

Romano Prodi, Italian Statesman

Revolution, Taxes, Will

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"The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent."

"The concern around probable questions, which in a sense have been hidden, will grow around the world and the matter is critical, the reason we are doing all this is so we can respond correctly to what is reported to be a major catastrophe on the African continent."

Thabo Mbeki, South African Statesman

Politics, African, Concern, Questions, Reason

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"It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia."

"It's beyond belief that any Australian could be so stupid as to carry drugs into any country in Asia."

John Howard, Australian Statesman

Trust, Belief, Country, Drugs

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"The United States did not keep its promise to help us fight for freedom and it was in the same fight that the United States lost 50,000 of its young men."

"The United States did not keep its promise to help us fight for freedom and it was in the same fight that the United States lost 50,000 of its young men."

Nguyen Van Thieu, Vietnamese Statesman

Man, Men, Fight, Freedom, Help

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"Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom."

"Where globalization means, as it so often does, that the rich and powerful now have new means to further enrich and empower themselves at the cost of the poorer and weaker, we have a responsibility to protest in the name of universal freedom."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Justice, Globalization, Equality, Responsibility

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"Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance."

"Germany is in favor of integration precisely because we don't want dominance."

Gerhard Schroder, German Statesman

Politics, Germany, Want

35

"A proverb is good sense brought to a point."

"A proverb is good sense brought to a point."

John Morley, British Statesman

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"Yes I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentlemen were brutal savages in an unknown land mine were priests in the Temple of Solomon."

"Yes I am a Jew and when the ancestors of the right honourable gentlemen were brutal savages in an unknown land mine were priests in the Temple of Solomon."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Heritage, Identity, History, Religion

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"A library is thought in cold storage."

"A library is thought in cold storage."

Herbert Samuel, British Statesman

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"A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy."

"A common currency imposes on us a duty to cooperate more on policy."

Gerhard Schroder, German Statesman

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"We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift."

"We should every night call ourselves to an account: what infirmity have I mastered today? what passions opposed? what temptation resisted? what virtue acquired? Our vices will abate of themselves if they be brought every day to the shrift."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Virtue, Day, Night, Temptation

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"That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through to the Final against Brazil. We should remember that this summer."

"That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through to the Final against Brazil. We should remember that this summer."

Angela Merkel, German Statesman

Time, Thought, Brazil, Summer

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"Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes."

"Learn from your mistakes and build on your successes."

John C. Calhoun, American Statesman

Mistake, Mistakes

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"A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones."

"A weak mind is like a microscope, which magnifies trifling things, but cannot receive great ones."

Lord Chesterfield, British Statesman

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"The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt."

"The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt."

Konrad Adenauer, German Statesman

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"The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter."

"The face is a picture of the mind with the eyes as its interpreter."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Psychology, Expression, Mind, Perception, Observation

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"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."

"Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

Politics, Politicians, Reputation

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"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

"The empires of the future are the empires of the mind."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Innovation, Future, Mind

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"I would wear the blue overalls of the fieldworker and often wore round, rimless glasses known as Mazzawati teaglasses. I had a car, and I wore a chauffeur's cap with my overalls. The pose of chauffeur was convenient because I could travel under the pretext of driving my master's car."

"I would wear the blue overalls of the fieldworker and often wore round, rimless glasses known as Mazzawati teaglasses. I had a car, and I wore a chauffeur's cap with my overalls. The pose of chauffeur was convenient because I could travel under the pretext of driving my master's car."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Disguise, Identity, Freedom, Survival

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"My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership."

"My impression is that American policy speaks not of antagonism but rather partnership."

Gerhard Schroder, German Statesman

Policy, Impression, American, Partnership

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"In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together."

"In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together."

Angela Merkel, German Statesman

Diplomacy, Europe, Responsibility

34

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault."

"The nice thing about being a celebrity is that, if you bore people, they think it's their fault."

Henry A. Kissinger, American Statesman

People, Being, Celebrity, Fault

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"There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint."

"There is a Passion natural to the Mind of man, especially a free Man, which renders him impatient of Restraint."

George Mason, American Statesman

Man, Mind, Passion, Restraint

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"It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes."

"It certainly is dangerous that there are only a few clubs left in Europe that can afford to pay millions. At the end of the day however, the spectators decide the rates of pay - by watching the games and consuming the goods and services advertised on sports TV programmes."

Angela Merkel, German Statesman

Sports, Day, End, Europe

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"At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level."

"At the same time the Constitution sets in stone the Stability Pact and risks preventing member States from implementing a policy of growth. So we are not able to do things at the European or the national level."

Laurent Fabius, French Statesman

Time, Policy, Growth, Constitution

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"'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'"

"'How do you know so much about everything?' was asked of a very wise and intelligent man; and the answer was 'By never being afraid or ashamed to ask questions as to anything of which I was ignorant.'"

John Abbott, Canadian Statesman

Being, Man, Questions

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"One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster."

"One could see that what you are writing was that today's meeting with President Bill Clinton was going to be a disaster. Now, for the first time, I can tell you that you are a disaster."

Boris Yeltsin, Russian Statesman

Time, Disaster, First, Meeting

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"The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible."

"The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible."

Jacques Chirac, French Statesman

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"Actors cannot go on for over running around the trees."

"Actors cannot go on for over running around the trees."

Rajendra Prasad, Indian Statesman

Actor, Actors, Running, Trees

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"The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself."

"The power of man has grown in every sphere, except over himself."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Intelligence, Power, Man

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"In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet."

"In the course of my life, I have often had to eat my words, and I must confess that I have always found it a wholesome diet."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Humility, Diet, Life, Words

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"To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many."

"To pay more is the easy way. In fact, the solution possibilities to the problem are many."

Vladimir Putin, Russian Statesman

Fact, Possibilities, Solution

34

"I am honest and want to hear what the people have to say. I do not want to enrich myself in this job."

"I am honest and want to hear what the people have to say. I do not want to enrich myself in this job."

Nestor Kirchner, Argentinian Statesman

People, Job, Want

34

"The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes."

"The vote, cast in a free atmosphere and with all inclinations and parties at present, was after all a vote to the Islamic Republic, to national independence, to the Constitution and to the Islamic causes."

Ayatollah Khamenei, Iranian Statesman

Cause, Causes, Constitution, Independence, Present

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"The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity."

"The Youth of a Nation are the trustees of posterity."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Humility, Nation, Posterity, Youth

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"If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past."

"If we learn the art of yielding what must be yielded to the changing present, we can save the best of the past."

Dean Acheson, American Statesman

Art, Past, Present

34

"The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final."

"The democratic choice Russian people made in the early 90's is final."

Vladimir Putin, Russian Statesman

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"I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta."

"I don't want to pass a punitive law, or use politics as a vendetta."

Romano Prodi, Italian Statesman

Politics, Law, Want

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"We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life."

"We want to assert the very principle that truth is absolute, truth is supreme, truth is never disposable in national political life."

John Howard, Australian Statesman

Life, Truth, Want

34

"And with the money from your corn, from your rents, and from the issues of pleas in your courts, and from your stock, arrange the expenses of your kitchen and your wines and your wardrobe and the wages of servants, and subtract your stock."

"And with the money from your corn, from your rents, and from the issues of pleas in your courts, and from your stock, arrange the expenses of your kitchen and your wines and your wardrobe and the wages of servants, and subtract your stock."

Robert Grosseteste, English Statesman

Money, Kitchen, Pleas, Wages

34

"Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are."

"Thus, the focus on this main political goal must become more visible in EU politics and to achieve this, we need a political impulse. It must be clear what the priorities on the agenda are."

Angela Merkel, German Statesman

Politics, Goal, Focus, Priorities

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