Famous quotes by Statesmans

"In the 21st century, I believe the mission of the United Nations will be defined by a new, more profound awareness of the sanctity and dignity of every human life, regardless of race or religion"

Kofi Annan, Statesman

"What innocence, may I ask, is being played here when it is known that this virtuous damsel has already got a dozen illegitimate children?"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"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"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"In seeking wisdom thou art wise; in imagining that thou hast attained it - thou art a fool"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"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"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"Whether you like it or not, history is on our side. We will bury you!"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"When you are skinning your customers, you should leave some skin on to heal, so that you can skin them again"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"In a fight you don't stop to choose your cudgels"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"I want to talk to these people because they stay in power and you change all the time"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"Even now we feel that Stalin was devoted to Communism, he was a Marxist, this cannot and should not be denied"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"Bombs do not choose. They will hit everything"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"What the scientists have in their briefcases is terrifying"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"When it comes to combating imperialism, we are all Stalinists"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"The purpose of the United Nations should be to protect the essential sovereignty of nations, large and small"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"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?"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"We say the name of God, but that is only habit"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"Revolutions are not made for export"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"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!"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"He was a crystal of morality among our scientists"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"But life is a great school. It thrashes and bangs and teaches you"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"The heart never grows better by age; I fear rather worse, always harder. A young liar will be an old one, and a young knave will only be a greater knave as he grows older"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"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"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"Call it what you will, incentives are what get people to work harder"

Nikita Khrushchev, Statesman

"You must look into people as well as at them"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"Regularity in the hours of rising and retiring, perseverance in exercise, adaptation of dress to the variations of climate, simple and nutritious aliment, and temperance in all things are necessary branches of the regimen of health"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"When a person is in fashion, all they do is right"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"Take the tone of the company you are in"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"In those days he was wiser than he is now - he used frequently to take my advice"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

"In matters of religion and matrimony I never give any advice; because I will not have anybody's torments in this world or the next laid to my charge"

Lord Chesterfield, Statesman

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