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Quotes by Statesman

"Never complain and never explain."

"Never complain and never explain."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Wisdom, Dignity, Silence, Strength, Character

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"Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others."

"Be frank and explicit. That is the right line to take when you wish to conceal your own mind and to confuse the minds of others."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Politics, Honesty, Deception, Communication, Strategy

14

"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."

"Never, never, never believe any war will be smooth and easy, or that anyone who embarks on the strange voyage can measure the tides and hurricanes he will encounter. The statesman who yields to war fever must realize that once the signal is given, he is no longer the master of policy but the slave of unforeseeable and uncontrollable events."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Strategy, War, Danger, Responsibility

14

"I've gotten more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me."

"I've gotten more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Life, Alcohol, Experience, Reflection, Observation

14

"Growth is never an event, it's a process."

"Growth is never an event, it's a process."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Growth, Process, Change, Development

14

"The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin."

"The first step in a person's salvation is knowledge of their sin."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Knowledge, First, Salvation, Sin

14

"Schools that are to cater for the whole population must offer courses that are as rich and varied as are the needs and abilities of the children who enter them."

"Schools that are to cater for the whole population must offer courses that are as rich and varied as are the needs and abilities of the children who enter them."

Peter Fraser, New Zealander Statesman

Family, Children, Needs, Population, Schools

14

"Now at this very moment I knew that the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! ... How long the war would last or in what fashion it would end no man could tell, nor did I at this moment care ... We should not be wiped out. Our history would not come to an end ... Hitler's fate was sealed. Mussolini's fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to a powder. All the rest was merely the proper application of overwhelming force."

"Now at this very moment I knew that the United States was in the war, up to the neck and in to the death. So we had won after all! ... How long the war would last or in what fashion it would end no man could tell, nor did I at this moment care ... We should not be wiped out. Our history would not come to an end ... Hitler's fate was sealed. Mussolini's fate was sealed. As for the Japanese, they would be ground to a powder. All the rest was merely the proper application of overwhelming force."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

History, War, Victory, Force

14

"Alas, I think I am becoming a god."

"Alas, I think I am becoming a god."

Titus, Roman Statesman

14

"I have more influence now than when I had the power."

"I have more influence now than when I had the power."

Gough Whitlam, Australian Statesman

Power, Influence, Now

14

"Your heart influences your art."

"Your heart influences your art."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Creativity, Emotion, Inspirational, Art

14

"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

"Never give in. Never give in. Never, never, never, never-in nothing, great or small, large or petty-never give in, except to convictions of honour and good sense. Never yield to force. Never yield to the apparently overwhelming might of the enemy."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Persistence, Conviction, Strength

14

"Woe betide the leaders now perched on their dizzy pinnacles of triumph if they cast away at the conference table what the soldiers had won on a hundred bloodsoaked battlefields."

"Woe betide the leaders now perched on their dizzy pinnacles of triumph if they cast away at the conference table what the soldiers had won on a hundred bloodsoaked battlefields."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Politics, Leadership, War, History, Responsibility

14

"I know why logs spit. I know what it is to be consumed."

"I know why logs spit. I know what it is to be consumed."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Science, Observation, Understanding, Knowledge, Perception

14

"It has taken me all my life to understand it is not necessary to understand everything."

"It has taken me all my life to understand it is not necessary to understand everything."

Rene Coty, French Statesman

14

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

"Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Attitude, Difference

13

"Surround yourself with those who won't compete but will revel in you your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities."

"Surround yourself with those who won't compete but will revel in you your success and see your ascent as a reflection of their own possibilities."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Friendship, Success, Support, Community

13

"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom."

"In a society where the rights and potential of women are constrained, no man can be truly free. He may have power, but he will not have freedom."

Mary Robinson, Irish Statesman

Society, Women, Power, Freedom

13

"In a domestic Government unity and co-operation are essential requisites."

"In a domestic Government unity and co-operation are essential requisites."

Sardar Patel, Indian Statesman

Government, Governance, Unity, Cooperation, Leadership

13

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."

"Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, so far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Motivation, Progress, Journey, Perseverance, Patience

13

"We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us."

"We shape our buildings thereafter they shape us."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Architecture, Influence, Creativity, Life

13

"Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves."

"Don't argue about the difficulties. The difficulties will argue for themselves."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Life, Challenge, Difficulty, Resilience, Observation

13

"Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing."

"Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Art, Poetry, Existence, Nothing

13

"Never give in! Never give in! Never never never never.... In nothing great or small large or petty never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!"

"Never give in! Never give in! Never never never never.... In nothing great or small large or petty never give in except to convictions or honor and good sense!"

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Motivation, Persistence, Conviction, Honor, Motivational

13

"When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime."

"When the women begin to take an active part in the struggle, no power on earth can stop us from achieving freedom in our lifetime."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Freedom, Empowerment, Equality, Justice

13

"I say that justice is truth in action."

"I say that justice is truth in action."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Justice, Truth, Action

13

"As for our majority... one is enough."

"As for our majority... one is enough."

Benjamin Disraeli, British Statesman

Leadership, Majority

13

"Creativity is key to productivity and prosperity."

"Creativity is key to productivity and prosperity."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Creativity, Productivity, Prosperity, Success

13

"Your wife is your life. Don't let strife thrive in your union."

"Your wife is your life. Don't let strife thrive in your union."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Relationship, Marriage, Love, Union, Conflict

13

"You cannot plan the future by the past."

"You cannot plan the future by the past."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Future, Planning, Reflection, Life

13

"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."

"Whatever fortune has raised to a height, she has raised only to cast it down."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Fortune, Statesman, Lucius Annaeus Seneca

13

"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

"There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at without result."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Nothing, Result

13

"The time is now, the person is you; better your life and become a name to conjure with in this day and age."

"The time is now, the person is you; better your life and become a name to conjure with in this day and age."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Self-Growth, Present, Action, Self, Identity

13

"I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days."

"I will not leave South Africa, nor will I surrender. Only through hardship, sacrifice and militant action can freedom be won. The struggle is my life. I will continue fighting for freedom until the end of my days."

Nelson Mandela, South African Statesman

Justice, Freedom, Struggle, Perseverance

13

"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!"

"One ought never to turn one's back on a threatened danger and try to run away from it. If you do that you will double the danger. But if you meet it promptly and without flinching you will reduce the danger by half. Never run away from anything. Never!"

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Courage, Bravery, Fear, Power

13

"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained."

"There is no doubt that it is around the family and the home that all the greatest virtues, the most dominating virtues of human, are created, strengthened and maintained."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Family, Home, Values, Virtue

13

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that when nations are strong they are not always just and when they wish to be just they are no longer strong."

"The whole history of the world is summed up in the fact that when nations are strong they are not always just and when they wish to be just they are no longer strong."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

History, Power, Justice, Strength

13

"He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls."

"He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Cause, Fame, Instinct, Passion

13

"An adversity is an opportunity to exercise and maximize your creativity."

"An adversity is an opportunity to exercise and maximize your creativity."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Creativity, Opportunity, Resilience, Growth

13

"If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail."

"If thou art a man, admire those who attempt great things, even though they fail."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Art, Man, Statesman

13

"Man is his own worst enemy."

"Man is his own worst enemy."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Self, Conflict, Humanity, Awareness

13

"Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color."

"Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do as well as to talk; and to make our words and actions all of a color."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Life, Wisdom, Actions, Appetite

13

"Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement."

"Although personally I am quite content with existing explosives, I feel we must not stand in the path of improvement."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Change, Content, Improvement

13

"They said it was only a ground shark, but I was not wholly reassured. It is as bad to be eaten by a ground shark as by any other."

"They said it was only a ground shark, but I was not wholly reassured. It is as bad to be eaten by a ground shark as by any other."

Winston Churchill, English Statesman

Adventure, Fear, Danger, Survival, Observation

13

"He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one."

"He that accuses all mankind of corruption ought to remember that he is sure to convict only one."

Edmund Burke, Irish Statesman

Ethics, Judgment, Observation, Truth, Wisdom

13

"Live your best life now, there's no time!"

"Live your best life now, there's no time!"

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Life, Time, Urgency, Motivational

13

"Leadership is the ability to make things happen."

"Leadership is the ability to make things happen."

Ifeanyi Enoch Onuoha, Japanese Statesman

Leadership, Action, Influence, Power

13

"The good of the people is the greatest law."

"The good of the people is the greatest law."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

13

"In time of war the laws are silent."

"In time of war the laws are silent."

Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman Statesman

Time, War, Laws

13

"The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned."

"The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned."

Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Learning, Difficulty, Mind, Statesman

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