Famous quotes by Statesmans

"As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of their suffering, we feel deeply and profoundly that we should be there, in Haiti, with them, trying our best to prevent death"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"Today more than ever we need creative minds to address the issues of the age. And one of the most urgent is this: How can humanity know so much, achieve so much, and still fail so many people so badly?"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"Freedom is a universal value"

Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman

"We want to be, I think, an example for the rest of the Arab world, because there are a lot of people who say that the only democracy you can have in the Middle East is the Muslim Brotherhood"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"Is Israel going to continue to be 'Fortress Israel'? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"The fight, this war, this fight against the remnants of terrorism will go on for some time"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"Terrorism, as a force, is gone. As individuals, they are all around, and we will continue to look for them"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"Once the Afghan people vote and they choose their President with direct, secret ballot from all over the country, there will be a lot of difference in this country and a lot of legitimate power to flow with implementation"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"The more I support, with my economic plans, the building of a middle class, the quicker they're going to turn around and say, 'Hey, we want a bigger say in things.' So, I knew what I was getting into right at the beginning. It's the right thing to do"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"And as an American colleague said to me several months ago, he said, 'I think the challenge in Jordan - and, again, this is for the rest of the Middle East - we need to define what center is. And once we can define what center is to a Jordanian, then we can decide what's left and what's right of that'"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"Terrorism, ladies and gentlemen, in my eyes I have a very, very, very simple explanation. Gangs of criminals, killers, used unfortunately by certain governments in the past for political purposes, who are on their own now as gangs"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"I don't do carrots"

John Bolton, Statesman

"We estimate that once Iraq acquires fissile material - whether from a foreign source or by securing the materials to build an indigenous fissile material capability - it could fabricate a nuclear weapon within one year"

John Bolton, Statesman

"The spirit of Ubuntu, that once led Haiti to emerge as the first independent black nation in 1804, helped Venezuela, Colombia and Ecuador attain liberty, and inspired our forefathers to shed their blood for the United States' independence, cannot die. Today, this spirit of solidarity must and will empower all of us to rebuild Haiti"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"I am confident that I can serve my country without being involved as the president of the country now"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"Our society is the product of several great religious and philosophical traditions. The ideas of the Greeks and Romans, Christianity, Judaism, humanism, and the Enlightenment have made us who we are!"

Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman

"The situation is not about Hosni Mubarak, but the reality is now about Egypt, its present, the future of its sons, all Egyptians are in the same trench, therefore, we should continue our national dialogue that have already started in the spirit of groups but not enemies"

Hosni Mubarak, Statesman

"The people gave me the responsibility of building the future of this nation. And I did it with honor"

Hosni Mubarak, Statesman

"I believe that the majority of Egyptian people know who is Hosni Mubarak, and it pains me what has been expressed by some people from my own country"

Hosni Mubarak, Statesman

"Our response has been, 'Well, let's then make an effort to get the Israelis and the Palestinians to sit around the table.' That hasn't happened. So we only have ourselves to blame for this crisis"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"Blowing up buses will not induce the Israelis to move forward, and neither will the killing of Palestinians or the demolition of their homes and their future. All this needs to stop. And we pledge that Jordan will do its utmost to help achieve it"

King Abdullah II, Statesman

"We must all make peace so that we can all live in peace"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian"

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Statesman

"Day after day, we must remember we can take freedom for granted. Day after day, we must keep the bond between freedom and other values in mind"

Jan Peter Balkenende, Statesman

"I would like to tell you, as the president of the republic, I am not embarrassed to listen to the Youth of my country and to respond to them"

Hosni Mubarak, Statesman

"Where liberty dies, evil grows"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"I don't think Osama is a Muslim. I don't think Osama is a human being"

Hamid Karzai, Statesman

"Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians, and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation, and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days"

Hosni Mubarak, Statesman

"I have great confidence in Taiwan's democracy"

Chen Shui-bian, Statesman

"Even if I were knocked down by one gunshot, it wouldn't affect our democracy, and I wasn't knocked down, and I have great confidence in our democracy and in Taiwan and in the people of Taiwan"

Chen Shui-bian, Statesman

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