Facts about Nikita Khrushchev

Occup.Statesman
FromRussia
BornApril 17, 1894
DiedSeptember 11, 1971
Aged77 years

Summary

Nikita Khrushchev was a famous Statesman from Russia, who lived between April 17, 1894 and September 11, 1971. He/she became 77 years old.

Our collection contains 31 quotes who is written / told by Nikita, under the main topic History.

Related authors: Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Author), Joseph Stalin (Leader)

31 Famous quotes by Nikita Khrushchev

Small: Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect ones wishes
"Economics is a subject that does not greatly respect one's wishes"
Small: They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves
"They pay little attention to what we say and prefer to read tea leaves"
Small: If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen
"If one cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen"
Small: Dont you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?
"Don't you have a machine that puts food into the mouth and pushes it down?"
Small: The press is our chief ideological weapon
"The press is our chief ideological weapon"
Small: I once said, We will bury you, and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a sh
"I once said, "We will bury you," and I got into trouble with it. Of course we will not bury you with a shovel. Your own working class will bury you"
Small: Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder
"Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder"
Small: But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you
"But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you"
Small: He was a crystal of morality among our scientists
"He was a crystal of morality among our scientists"
Small: Revolutions are not made for export
"Revolutions are not made for export"
Small: If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he fee
"If you live among dogs, keep a stick. After all, this is what a hound has teeth for-to bite when he feels like it!"
Small: What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already
"What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?"
Small: If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you
"If you start throwing hedgehogs under me, I shall throw a couple of porcupines under you"
Small: All the sparrows on the rooftops are crying about the fact that the most imperialist nation that is sup
"All the sparrows on the rooftops are crying about the fact that the most imperialist nation that is supporting the colonial regime in the colonies is the United States of America"
Small: If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf
"If you live among wolves you have to act like a wolf"
Small: If you cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen
"If you cannot catch a bird of paradise, better take a wet hen"
Small: The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace
"The more bombers, the less room for doves of peace"
Small: Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged
"Support by United States rulers is rather in the nature of the support that the rope gives to a hanged man"
Small: Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers
"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers"
Small: He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat h
"He who cannot eat horsemeat need not do so. Let him eat pork. But he who cannot eat pork, let him eat horsemeat. It's simply a question of taste"
Small: Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!
"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"
Small: When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so that you can skin them
"When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so that you can skin them again"
Small: In a fight you dont stop to choose your cudgels
"In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels"
Small: 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"
Small: Even now we feel that Stalin was devoted to Communism, he was a Marxist, this cannot and should not be
"Even now we feel that Stalin was devoted to Communism, he was a Marxist, this cannot and should not be denied"
Small: Bombs do not choose. They will hit everything
"Bombs do not choose. They will hit everything"
Small: What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying
"What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying"
Small: When it comes to combating imperialism we are all Stalinists
"When it comes to combating imperialism we are all Stalinists"
Small: The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and
"The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small"
Small: Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands
"Do you think when two representatives holding diametrically opposing views get together and shake hands, the contradictions between our systems will simply melt away? What kind of a daydream is that?"
Small: We say the name of God, but that is only habit
"We say the name of God, but that is only habit"