Quotes by Politicians

A beauty is a woman you notice; a charmer is one who notices you. Adlai Stevenson I
You Woman Beauty Notice Notices Who
What a man knows at fifty that he did not know at twenty is for the most part incommunicable. Adlai Stevenson I
Man He Part Know Most Knows Did Fifty Twenty
Every age needs men who will redeem the time by living with a vision of the things that are to be. Adlai Stevenson I
Time Needs Age Vision Will Men Living Every Redeem Who Things
Journalists do not live by words alone, although sometimes they have to eat them. Adlai Stevenson I
Alone Words Sometimes Live Eat Journalists Although Them
As citizens of this democracy, you are the rulers and the ruled, the law-givers and the law-abiding, the beginning and the end. Adlai Stevenson I
Democracy You Beginning Ruled Rulers Citizens Law-Abiding End
We cannot be any stronger in our foreign policy for all the bombs and guns we may heap up in our arsenals than we are in the spirit which rules inside the country. Foreign policy, like a river, cannot rise above its source. Adlai Stevenson II
Stronger Rise Above Country Our Rules We Cannot Inside Guns Spirit Rise Above River Like Policy Foreign Foreign Policy Heap Source Arsenal Up Than Any May Cannot Which Bombs
There is no evil in the atom; only in men's souls. Adlai Stevenson II
Evil Men Atom Only Souls
We live in an era of revolution, the revolution of rising expectations. Adlai Stevenson II
Revolution Live Rising Era Expectations
To me, there is something superbly symbolic in the fact that an astronaut, sent up as assistant to a series of computers, found that he worked more accurately and more intelligently than they. Inside the capsule, man is still in charge. Adlai Stevenson II
Me Man Space Astronaut Charge Inside Superbly Something More Fact Computers He Still Up Than Accurately Sent Worked Series Found Assistant Symbolic
A funny thing happened to me on the way to the White House. Adlai Stevenson II
Funny Me White White House Funny Thing Way House Happened Thing
Freedom is not an ideal, it is not even a protection, if it means nothing more than freedom to stagnate, to live without dreams, to have no greater aim than a second car and another television set. Adlai Stevenson II
Dreams Freedom Protection Car Nothing Live Aim Television Television Set More Ideal Another Greater Without Than Means Even Second Set
With the supermarket as our temple and the singing commercial as our litany, are we likely to fire the world with an irresistible vision of America's exalted purpose and inspiring way of life? Adlai Stevenson II
Life World Vision Fire Singing Our Way Temple Exalted Supermarket Purpose Inspiring Likely Commercial America Irresistible
I think the Shiites want a theocracy. Adnan Pachachi
Think Want Theocracy
If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country. Adnan Pachachi
War Trust People Result Political Will Country Fragmentation Security Security Forces Civil Civil War Forces Continue Dominated Them Then Groups Now
I owed it to my father that I was elected to Parliament in the first place, but I owed it to my mother that I stuck it out once I got there. Agnes Macphail
Mother Father First Once Out Stuck Parliament First Place Got Owed Place Elected
I believe the preservation of the home in the future lies almost entirely in the hands of men. Agnes Macphail
Future Home Men Believe Lies Entirely Almost Hands Preservation
Most of the women who have offered themselves for public office over the years have done so, I believe, more because of the 'dirt' than in spite of it. Agnes Macphail
Women Believe More Dirt Spite Over Most Because Years Offered Than Office Done Public Themselves Public Office Who
When I first came to the House of Commons and walked out into the lobby, men sprang to their feet. I asked them to sit down since I'd come to walk around. I didn't want them doing me favours. Agnes Macphail
Me Walk Men First Sit Down Lobby Out Favours Since Feet Come House House Of Commons Around Doing Came Walked Want Commons Them Asked
Yes, my life is a life of combat; I can say that this has never stopped for a single instant. It is a combat that started for me at the age of 16. I'm 90 years old now, and my motivation hasn't changed; it's the same fervour that drives me. Ahmed Ben Bella
Life Me Age Old Life Is A My Life Single Changed Say Never Drives Instant Combat Motivation Years Yes Same Stopped Now Started
In two years, there were 22 military coups d'etat, essentially in Africa and the third world. The coup d'etat of Algiers, in 1965, is what opened the path. Ahmed Ben Bella
World Path Military Opened Coup Were Years Essentially Africa Two Third Third World
Colonialism is an idea born in the West that drives Western countries - like France, Italy, Belgium, Great Britain - to occupy countries outside of Europe. Ahmed Ben Bella
Great Colonialism Great Britain France Born Outside Drives Idea Countries Like Occupy West Italy Western Western Countries Europe Belgium Britain
From their point of view, I had gone too far. I had to disappear. That is to say, if the Algerian army had not overthrown me, others would have done so. Ahmed Ben Bella
Me Army Gone Too Others Say Would Point Point Of View Had Disappear Overthrown Done Far View
Algeria was therefore only the beginning of something that was in development: this is why I say that it's the global capitalist system that finally reacted against us. Ahmed Ben Bella
Beginning Algeria Finally Say System Something Only Development Global Against Us Capitalist Therefore Why
I am not a Marxist, but I place myself resolutely at the left. Ahmed Ben Bella
Myself Marxist Am Left Place Resolutely
I'm optimistic because I'm pragmatic: Neither of the two sides, the military government nor the Islamic front, is capable of winning. If they continue to fight, they will both bleed to death. Ahmed Ben Bella
Death Government Fight Will Military Sides Neither Both Winning Bleed Islamic Because Pragmatic Continue Nor Optimistic Front Capable Two
I am the son of poor peasants who came at a very young age to live in Algeria. I only recently saw the place where they were born, near the city of Marrakech. Ahmed Ben Bella
Age Son Young Live Algeria Saw City Born Only Am Came Were Very Young Age Where Place Poor Poor Peasants Who Near Peasants Recently
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