Quotes by statesmen

I have never developed indigestion from eating my words. Winston Churchill
Words Eating Indigestion Never Developed
I firmly believe that unless one has tasted the bitter pill of failure, one cannot aspire enough for success. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Success Failure Believe Enough Unless Bitter Firmly Pill Tasted Cannot Aspire
Indulge not thyself in the passion of anger; it is whetting a sword to wound thine own breast, or murder thy friend. Akhenaton
Anger Passion Own Wound Thy Thyself Indulge Friend Sword Thine
There can be no compromise regarding corruption. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Corruption Compromise Regarding
Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rather than creating rhetorical effect. Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Words Goals Achieve Our Diplomatic Rather Pragmatic Effect Than Efforts Trying Rhetorical Creating Should Actions
Through perseverance many people win success out of what seemed destined to be certain failure. Benjamin Disraeli
Success Failure Perseverance People Win Destined Out Seemed Through Certain Many
The palace is not safe when the cottage is not happy. Benjamin Disraeli
Happy Cottage Safe Palace
The view of Jerusalem is the history of the world; it is more, it is the history of earth and of heaven. Benjamin Disraeli
History World Earth More Heaven The History Of View Jerusalem
Time is precious, but truth is more precious than time. Benjamin Disraeli
Truth Time Truth Is More Than Precious
Why should we not form a secret society with but one object, the furtherance of the British Empire and the bringing of the whole world under British rule, for the recovery of the United States, for making the Anglo Saxon race but one Empire? What a dream, but yet it is probable; it is possible. Cecil Rhodes
World Society Secret Rule Saxon States Possible Dream Object Anglo-Saxon Recovery Empire Making Probable Form Race Should Whole United Why United States Bringing British British Empire
Never neglect details. When everyone's mind is dulled or distracted the leader must be doubly vigilant. Colin Powell
Mind Leader Everyone Neglect Distracted Must Details Never Doubly Vigilant
Today I can declare my hope and declare it from the bottom of my heart that we will eventually see the time when that number of nuclear weapons is down to zero and the world is a much better place. Colin Powell
Today Hope Time Heart World Better Will Down Weapons See Better Place Bottom Place Declare Much Eventually Zero Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Number
We are not race blind. Of course we still have racial tensions in this country. But the United States of America has made enormous progress in race relations, and it is still the best place on Earth to be a minority. Condoleezza Rice
Best Progress Made Minority Country Enormous Relations Earth States Tensions Blind Course Still America Place Race Race Relations Racial United United States United States Of America
I've reached a point in life where it's no longer necessary to try to impress. If they like me the way I am, that's good. If they don't, that's too bad. Corazon Aquino
Life Good Me Try Impress Too Way Bad Point Longer Like Reached Am Where Necessary
There is no refuge from confession but suicide; and suicide is confession. Daniel Webster
Confession Suicide Refuge
The people's government, made for the people, made by the people, and answerable to the people. Daniel Webster
Government People Made For The People Answerable By The People
When tillage begins, other arts follow. The farmers, therefore, are the founders of human civilization. Daniel Webster
Other Follow Civilization Tillage Begins Human Arts Human Civilization Farmers Therefore Founders
A memorandum is written not to inform the reader but to protect the writer. Dean Acheson
Writer Written Protect Reader Inform
Excessive dealings with tyrants are not good for the security of free states. Demosthenes
Good Free States Tyrants Security Excessive
Close alliances with despots are never safe for free states. Demosthenes
Free Despot States Alliance Never Safe Close
Nothing is so fatal to religion as indifference. Edmund Burke
Religion Nothing Indifference Fatal
But the age of chivalry is gone. That of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded; and the glory of Europe is extinguished forever. Edmund Burke
Age Gone Economists Glory Forever Succeeded Chivalry Europe Extinguished
All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter. Edmund Burke
Government Every Benefit Virtue Indeed Compromise Prudent Human Act Barter Founded Enjoyment
Poetry is the art of substantiating shadows, and of lending existence to nothing. Edmund Burke
Art Nothing Shadows Poetry Existence Lending
As more men become more educated and women get educated, the value system has to be more enhanced and the respect for human dignity and human life is made better. Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Life Respect Dignity Women Better Value Made Men Become Value System System More Educated Get Human Human Dignity Human Life Enhanced
Shadows cannot see themselves in the mirror of the sun. Evita Peron
Mirror Sun See Shadows Cannot Themselves
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