Top 1200 Quotes & Sayings by Famous Statesmen - Page 20

We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

I understand the protests, but not the shooting and the attempts to bring down the state. We cannot allow hatred to control our lives. We must remain unified to defeat this evil.

A robust economy is a source of national strength for Japan.

The United States share of the African market it's very small, it's only about 8 percent.

Israel's capital will never again be a divided city, a city with a wall at its center, a city in which two flags fly. This city, will, in its entirety, absorb immigrants, welcome pilgrims and be the eternal capital of Israel forever.

Business is a useful tool in politics, but it's not enough. You need much more than to be a good businessman, to be a good politician.

We can not have equilibrium in this world with the current inequality and destruction of Mother Earth. Capitalism is what is causing this problem and it needs to end.

I don't think that they have many of the scientists who were involved in the weapons program to talk to at this time, and there were thousands of people, engineers and scientists, they know where the weapons are.

I can't for the life of me see that by being permissive you actually assist anyone.

Well in the end the world can crank itself up to sanctions, as it has with Zimbabwe, another sad case.

I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

We have used the presence of UNMIK, as well as other European and American agencies to establish a legal framework compatible with the European Union and that is already an advantage. We have seen the positive effects of this and our parliament will continue to go this way.

Getting more girls a good education requires an approach that harnesses the collective efforts of developing nations, donor nations, multilateral organizations, NGOs, private-sector institutions.

Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.

But of all plagues, good Heaven, thy wrath can send, Save me, oh, save me, from the candid friend!

I'm not going to run away from my responsibilities.

Bush will keep up that policy that gives the United State the role of promoting freedom in the world.

You should give no indication that we wish the three-way division of Bosnia.

There is no cloud above my head - there is not even a mist.

It would be simply suicidal to French Canadians to form a party by themselves.

It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it's also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures.

Diversity in the world is a basic characteristic of human society, and also the key condition for a lively and dynamic world as we see today.

If we follow the traditional way of thought, there will always be traditional enemies. Extremist circles from both sides will find causes to give rise to problems.

And you yourself always be seated at the middle fo the high table that your presence as lord or lady may appear openly to all, and that you may plainly see on either side all the service and all the faults.

In Iroquois society, leaders are encouraged to remember seven generations in the past and consider seven generations in the future when making decisions that affect the people.

If we dare to come closer to our fellow human beings, we will be able to see and understand them better.

Power has no limits.

The Constitution of the United States was made not merely for the generation that then existed, but for posterity- unlimited, undefined, endless, perpetual posterity.

When in doubt, do the courageous thing.

Bolivia is not yet a country of equals.

All of us, the government, parliament, local authorities and the society must demonstrate determination and readiness to use knowledge and capabilities... toward full European integration.

It has been said that arguing against globalization is like arguing against the laws of gravity.

I promise not to let you down. I will be your servant with all humility and gratitude.

But it is equally necessary to consider the implications for a society if there are fewer and fewer young people making music because we are economising on music schools or musical education in schools.

Freedom is a universal value.

I'm an optimist, but an optimist who carries a raincoat.

I hope to attend it as Japan needs to tell the world the lessons, knowledge and reflections learned from the nuclear crisis at the Fukushima No. 1 power plant.

I'm just sick of the way things are. We're in an age in which we can't live without accepting the logic of the market. Contemporary politics is all about short-term pragmatism. We have abandoned religion and philosophy... What we have left is the automatisation of doing what the market tells us.

We shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be, we shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

A left-wing idiot is as dangerous as a right-wing idiot.

We cannot control the evil tongues of others; but a good life enables us to disregard them.

Never underestimate or mock peace.

When you're a mayor and you have a problem you blame the provincial government. If you are provincial government and you have a problem you blame the federal government. We don't blame the Queen any more, so once in a while we might blame the Americans.

Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

No one wants to lose their job, or cede the power they've acquired.

I never liked the idea of giving interviews. One says many things, but when they are published, they become shortened, condensed. The ideas lose their meaning.

The ideal of all Kosovo is membership in the E.U. and a permanent friendship with the United States. I believe and I am convinced our dreams will come true.

The problem of Italy is not really a question of age. Japan has an older population, and it is now in full economic recovery. The problem is that Italy is old in the structure of the society.

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

When I first arrived at the Matignon, my desire was to reconcile Parliament and De Gaulle. I had forgotten only two things. Parliament and De Gaulle.

Throughout Soviet times, I understood what was really happening in the world around me.

In matters of commerce the fault of the Dutch Is offering too little and asking too much. The French are with equal advantage content, So we clap on Dutch bottoms just twenty per cent.

Innovation and corporate governance are extremely important to improve the profitability of Japanese companies and encourage them to increase wages, capital spending, and dividends.

Religion is regarded by the common people as true, by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful.

I intend to travel to Okinawa and to visit with Okinawa officials and the citizens of Okinawa at an early date. I will send my best analysis of that situation, including the local attitudes, back to Washington, to the government there.

Let Jammu and Kashmir lead the way in the building of a new future for India. Let it set an example to the rest of India and the world by showing how the entire region can be transformed into a zone of peace, stability and prosperity.

As far as we are concerned, we Syria have not changed.

Nothing falsifies history more than logic.

Factors affecting effective regional cooperation are mindsets and perceptions emanating from the past.

The white man has got the gold out of the land which belonged to the red man.