Famous quotes by Statesmans

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Practically the only way to dry the swamp of radical Islam is through economic development and an improved standard of living"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"We must think differently, look at things in a different way. Peace requires a world of new concepts, new definitions"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Israel has an important principle: It is only Israel that is responsible for our security"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"I am 73 years old. I was born in Jerusalem. I'm the first prime minister of Israel to be born here. I am the only former general to become a prime minister"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"The struggle to get weapons is continuous, but the United States will aid us, if it finds Israel displaying a willingness for peace"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"Israel is no longer a people that dwells alone, and has to join the global journey toward peace, reconciliation and international cooperation"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"I would like Israel to be a Jewish state, and therefore not to annex over 2 million Palestinians who live in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to Israel, which will make Israel a bi-national state"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"I believe that in the long run, separation between Israel and the Palestinians is the best solution for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict"

Yitzhak Rabin, Statesman

"If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean"

Henry Clay, Statesman

"I have heard something said about allegiance to the South. I know no South, no North, no East, no West, to which I owe any allegiance"

Henry Clay, Statesman

"Courtesies of a small and trivial character are the ones which strike deepest in the grateful and appreciating heart"

Henry Clay, Statesman

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

Henry Clay, Statesman

"Of all the properties which belong to honorable men, not one is so highly prized as that of character"

Henry Clay, Statesman

"Of all human powers operating on the affairs of mankind, none is greater than that of competition"

Henry Clay, Statesman

"What a blast it is to be here with Michael Moore"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"Saddam's goal is to achieve the lifting of U.N. sanctions while retaining and enhancing Iraq's weapons of mass destruction programs. We cannot, we must not, and we will not let him succeed"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"No matter how hard we might wish, we will not be able to transform China's behavior overnight"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"I was in Europe and it was at this stage that I fell in love with Americans in uniform. And I continue to have that love affair"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"Hussein has chosen to spend his money on building weapons of mass destruction and palaces for his cronies"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"We will not be intimidated or pushed off the world stage by people who do not like what we stand for, and that is freedom, democracy and the fight against disease, poverty and terrorism"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues, and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"I've never been to New Zealand before. But one of my role models, Xena, the warrior princess, comes from there"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"To understand Europe, you have to be a genius - or French"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"Iraq is a long way from the U.S., but what happens there matters a great deal here. For the risks that the leaders of a rogue state will use nuclear, chemical or biological weapons against us or our allies is the greatest security threat we face"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"I was a little girl in World War II, and I'm used to being freed by Americans"

Madeleine Albright, Statesman

"With the advent of spring and beginning of the new harvest season, the creators of abundance, our peasants, come out to the fields to sow with good aspirations and hopes"

Islom Karimov, Statesman

"A person may rightfully be happy if, in this life, he could do a great favor for widows and orphans, could assist support than, and facilitate fate of people"

Islom Karimov, Statesman

"I'm proud, I've been working with this kind of self-sacrificing people, like you"

Islom Karimov, Statesman

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