Top 793 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Presidents - Page 3

I had the good fortune to be thrown unexpectedly into something called the Labour Research Unit - a little known organisation set up to assist the fledgling labour movement. It was not a company, nor a statutory board, nor a government department - in fact it did not exist at all as a legal entity. Thus in slightly unorthodox circumstances I became part of that struggle.

If I'm his 'twin,' we do not have the same mother.

He who does not know how to deceive does not know how to rule.

Development is among the most important long-term multilateral agendas existing today. As we all know, lasting peace cannot be achieved unless large population groups find ways in which to break out of poverty.

Politics should be about politics, not tribal ties

What is a constitution? It is a booklet with twelve or ten pages. I can tear them away and say that tomorrow we shall live under a different system. Today, the people will follow wherever I lead. All the politicians including the once mighty Mr. Bhutto will follow me with tails wagging.

Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there.

I’d volunteer to go to prison, as long as there are books. Because with books I am free.

I want to encourage our people, to educate our people to have the courage to understand and fight for their rights.

We believe that climate change must be viewed not only as a danger to natural systems, but also as a direct threat to human survival and well-being. We are convinced that this negotiation process must not be viewed as a traditional series of governmental trade-offs, but as an urgent international effort to safeguard human lives, homes, rights and livelihoods.

So in the near future, two or three years, people in Kyrgyzstan will experience a better life.

My subordinates followed my orders.

We are a blessed people and, with God s guidance, our smiles might even become laughter in the not too distant future.

Democracy is hypocrisy without limitation.

We live in a regime built on force and lies. In essence, it's the same here as in Uzbekistan, except the government here is better at presenting itself to the outside world.

This is the biggest cemetery for Jews, Poles, Roma and Sinti. It must tell us that we have to come back here again and again. We must keep the memory of the worst crime in human history alive for those who were born later.

Strike the enemy's settlements, turn them into dust, pave the Arab roads with the skulls of Jews.

The Declaration has a moral power which is of enormous weight and influence. The statement of the rights represent a goal, or a standard, to which every man can look and with which he can compare what he in fact enjoys. The fact that no country was prepared to vote against the Declaration indicates its compelling moral force.

I have a suspicion the blacks model themselves on the whites now that they're in power. 'Don't you know who we are, man?'

I have come to understand that if we hope to build a better world, we must be guided by the universal human values that emphasize the kinship of the human race - the sanctity of human life and freedom, peace between nations, honesty and truthfulness, regard for the rights of others, and love of one's fellows.

A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life.

I have some figures which compare the cost of one kilo of airplane compared to one kilo of rice. One kilo of airplane costs thirty thousand US dollars and one kilo of rice is seven cents. And if you want to pay for your one kilo of high-tech products with a kilo of rice, I don’t think we have enough.

Ebola has shown that the world is not ready to deal with an epidemic on this scale.

Freedom of belief and worship is the most important guarantee of social peace.

Turkish-American relations are based on very strong foundations. Currently, we have a war in the region, which could not be prevented, unfortunately. We hope it is a short war ... with minimum casualties.

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on.

Though the people support the government, the government should not support the people.

I should hate to think that the Senate was as tired of me at the beginning of my service as I am of the Senate at the end.

The free man cannot be long an ignorant man.

Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them; nor does it follow from this, that all promiscuously must go into actual service on every occasion. The mind that aims at a select militia, must be influenced by a truly anti-republican principle; and when we see many men disposed to practice upon it, whenever they can prevail, no wonder true republicans are for carefully guarding against it.

Being patient does not mean being silent.

Blessed are the young for they shall inherit the national debt.

America is not just a power, it is a promise. It is not enough for our country to be extraordinary in might; it must be exemplary in meaning.

You know the old saying: you win some, you lose some... and then there's that little-known third category.

We cannot eradicate global drug markets, but we can certainly regulate them as we have done with alcohol and tobacco markets. Drug abuse, alcoholism and tobacco should be treated as public health problems, not criminal justice issues.

What, sir, is the use of a militia? It is to prevent the establishment of a standing army, the bane of liberty ... Whenever governments mean to invade the rights and liberties of the people, they always attempt to destroy the militia, in order to raise an army upon their ruins.

I founded this school for the masses.

They are patriotic in time of war because it is to their interest to be so, but in time of peace they follow power and the dollar wherever they may lead.

If the U.S. is going to defend itself, why shouldn't we do the same? We only want to be treated equally, nothing more.

I am afraid I am a constant disappointment to my party. The fact of the matter is, the longer I am president the less of a party man I seem to become.

Jerry Ford is so dumb he can't fart and chew gum at the same time.

The ballot box is the surest arbiter of disputes among free men.

We have sown a seed... Instead of a half-formed Europe, we have a Europe with a legal entity, with a single currency, common justice, a Europe which is about to have its own defence.

Mediocrity requires aloofness to preserve its dignity.

[...] [E]very citizen has to avoid any activities and speeches that harm the image of the country and interests of the people.

Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence.

I feel incompetent to perform duties... which have been so unexpectedly thrown upon me.

It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and expedient.

There are nice political formulations that can apply to everyone and to nobody. I wouldn't know how I could be more reserved in my formulations than I already am.

You have to consider that countries have now joined the EU that had no sovereignty for decades, countries like Poland, or others that weren't even countries, like the Baltic states. Independence is especially important for these states.

The problem in Peru is not so much poverty - it is inequality. The essence of the discourse in 2005 and 2006 is the same one that we have maintained in 2010 and 2011. My macroeconomic policy is to strengthen and ensure economic growth but with social inclusion.

I don't know what to do or where to turn in this taxation matter. Somewhere there must be a book that tells all about it, where I could go to straighten it out in my mind. But I don't know where the book is, and maybe I couldn't read it if I found it.

In the armed forces, the chances of success are quite high. That's due to the clarity of the military structure - everything is sketched out. In politics, there are many more surprises and detours, and it's a lot more unpredictable.

I think the coca grower needs an alternative to stop growing coca. We need to have a comprehensive policy, which means separating the coca-growing population from the drug-trafficking networks through more presence of the state in the fields of health, education, infrastructure. We need to fight against money-laundering and the exporting of large amounts of cocaine through our ports.

We know what works. Freedom Works. We know what's right. Freedom is right.

Confidence and Hard work is the best medicine to kill the disease called failure. It will make you successful person.

No president who performs his duties faithfully and conscientiously can have any leisure.

Foreign powers do not seem to appreciate the true character of our government.

I will work for Bulgaria's strategic choice - Bulgaria's membership in the European Union and NATO. I think it is also extremely important to revive Bulgaria's relations with Russia, Ukraine and other strategic partners.

I believe there are more instances of the abridgement of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.