31 Ashraf Ghani Quotes for You to Enjoy

Ashraf Ghani

Afghani Politician

Born: May 19, 1949

Afghanistan Become Country Government Me You

Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country is dominated by drug economy and a mafia. Textbook economics does not work in my context, and I have very few recommendations from anybody as to how to put together a legal economy. Ashraf Ghani

Work Together Legal Country Economics Few Recommendations Mafia Put Economy Most Practically Does How Context Textbook Very Dominated Taught Anybody Useless Elite Universities

Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas. Ashraf Ghani

Mind Concentrate Deadlines Should

President Karzai was an accidental president. There was no paradigm for the conditions he faced, because no one could have imagined 9/11. He had to improvise under very difficult conditions to hold this country together. Ashraf Ghani

Together Country Improvise Difficult President Paradigm Faced Could Had No-One He Because Accidental Conditions Very Hold Imagined

If al-Qaida, all apologies to Microsoft for the analogy, is Windows 1, Daish is Windows 5. Ashraf Ghani

Analogy Windows Microsoft Apology

We need to get a stable Afghanistan that can ensure the security of Americans, Europeans, and others on the one hand, but more fundamentally our own democratic rights and institutions. Ashraf Ghani

Rights Own Others Our Ensure Security More Institutions Democratic Hand Get American Stable Afghanistan Europeans Fundamentally Need

The key demand for me from the public across the 34 provinces is to transform the state into an instrument of the rule of law, transform the economy into a productive system and change the education system. Ashraf Ghani

Education Me Change Key Law State Rule Rule Of Law System Demand Economy Instrument Provinces Transform Public Across Productive

If election is your goal, you're never going to engage in reform. Reform has to be your goal. Election is the means. You run for office in order to do something, not in order to perpetuate yourself. Ashraf Ghani

You Yourself Election Run Something Never Perpetuate Goal Reform Office Going Order Engage Means Your

Every global leader that I have seen has at least agreed on one point: I do have the world's most difficult job. But I hope to make it easier for my successor. Ashraf Ghani

Hope World Job Seen Leader Difficult Every Easier Point Global Most Make Least Successor Agreed Difficult Job

Pakistan and Afghanistan are not mere neighbours, we are more than that, we are connected by Muslim bond of brotherhood. Ashraf Ghani

Neighbours Muslim Brotherhood More Mere Than Afghanistan Connected Pakistan Bond

Afghanistan's geographical location gives it the opportunity to become one of the biggest transit routes in the region. It can connect Southern, Eastern and Central Asia to the Middle East. Ashraf Ghani

Opportunity Become Location East Eastern Gives Geographical Southern Afghanistan Middle Middle East Biggest Central Region Transit Asia Connect Routes

Afghanistan cannot be a burden on the international community and it has to become an asset. Ashraf Ghani

Burden Become Community Afghanistan Cannot International International Community Asset

I went to Pakistan; I engaged in peace. If a hand extended is not shaken, what are you supposed to do? Ashraf Ghani

You Peace Shaken Supposed Hand Engaged Pakistan Extended

We must focus on our biggest enemy, poverty. There is no single-state solution to it, and that is a noble goal. Ashraf Ghani

Enemy Focus Poverty Our Must Solution Noble Goal Biggest

I want to differentiate between stability and security: Stability comes from the hearts of people and acceptance of the judicial system. Security comes from the barrel of a gun and the threat of the use of force. Ashraf Ghani

Acceptance People Gun System Security Threat Between Force Judicial Judicial System Hearts Stability Want Use Barrel Differentiate

If I get elected, my government will promote a culture of acceptance and non-violence in the country. Ashraf Ghani

Government Acceptance Culture Will Country Promote Non-Violence Get Elected

My central objective is, turn Afghanistan's location into a greater asset. Central Asia is becoming Afghanistan's major trading partner. The vision of connectivity is really important. Ashraf Ghani

Vision Important Partner Location Objective Major Greater Becoming Trading Trading Partner Afghanistan Central Asia Turn Really Asset

No power in the country can dissolve the government. Ashraf Ghani

Government Power Country Dissolve

In 2001, we didn't have an army; we had remnants of a dissolved army that had no hope. Our generals had literally become busboys. Ashraf Ghani

Hope Army Become Dissolved Our No Hope Generals Had Literally

Politicians have become extraordinarily conservative, but our times require imagination and bold action. Ashraf Ghani

Conservative Become Politicians Action Imagination Extraordinarily Our Times Require Bold