Politician Quotes - Page 9

• Remember that mindsets can not be changed through force and coercion. No idea can ever be forcibly thrust upon any one.

  Pervez Musharraf

  Change, Ideas, Pakistan

  FaceBook post by Pervez Musharraf from Dec 26, 2011

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• The English as a race are not worth saving!

  Jack Straw

  Race, Saving, Worthy

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• I have made it clear that future candidates need to be completely understanding that they will be expected to vote pro-choice on any bills.

  Justin Trudeau

  Expectations, Choices, Political

  "Justin Trudeau says anti-abortion candidates can't run as Liberals". Interview with Sean Kilpatrick, nationalpost.com. May 7, 2014.

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• What we should grasp, however, from the lessons of European history is that, first, there is nothing necessarily benevolent about programmes of European integration; second, the desire to achieve grand utopian plans often poses a grave threat to freedom; and third, European unity has been tried before, and the outcome was far from happy.

  Margaret Thatcher

  Strong Women, Freedom, Europe

  Margaret Thatcher (2017). “On Europe”, p.1941, HarperCollins UK

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• When your back is against the wall, there is only one thing to do, and that is turn around and fight.

  John Major

  Funny, Motivational, Wall

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• Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

  Gro Harlem Brundtland

  Future, Needs, Generations

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• I don’t hold with equality in all things only with equality before the law and nothing more.

  Thaddeus Stevens

  Equality, Law, Justice

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• I am an Anarchist not because I believe Anarchism is the final goal, but because there is no such thing as a final goal.

  Rudolf Rocker

  Believe, Goal, Finals

  Rudolf Rocker (1956). “The London years”

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• It must be felt that there is no national security but in the nation's humble, acknowledged dependence upon God and His overruling providence.

  Franklin Pierce

  God, Religious, Humble

  Franklin Pierce (1968). “Franklin Pierce, 1804-1869: chronology, documents, bibliographical aids”

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• Time itself is the solution to all problems.

  P. V. Narasimha Rao

  Time, Deep Thought, Problem

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• I have simply tried to do what seemed best each day, as each day came.

  Abraham Lincoln

  Life, Trying, President

  Gene Griessman, Abraham Lincoln (1998). “The Words Lincoln Lived By: 52 Timeless Principles to Light Your Path”, p.54, Simon and Schuster

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• Give more than is expected, love more than seems wise, serve more than seems necessary, and help more than is asked.

  Cory Booker

  Love, Inspirational, Wise

  FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Nov 14, 2013

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• Cynicism cripples our imagination and limits our ability to see faint possibilities amidst glaring problems.

  Cory Booker

  Wise, Imagination, Limits

  Twitter post from Aug 19, 2016

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• Remember that the biggest thing you could do today is a small act of kindness.

  Cory Booker

  Inspirational, Kindness, Small Acts

  FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Sep 14, 2012

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• Go out there and swear to this world your oath, not with your words, but with what you do. Not with your hand over your heart, but with your hand outstretched to a world that desperately needs your hand, your help, your insights, your creativity, your honor, your courage. It needs you.

  Cory Booker

  Motivational, Courage, Heart

  FaceBook post by Cory Booker from Feb 04, 2016

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• Govern wisely, and as little as possible

  Sam Houston

  Wise, Power, Political

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• If you cannot convince a Fascist, acquaint his head with the pavement.

  Leon Trotsky

  Pavement, Fascists, Fascism

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• To rid the world of Osama bin Laden, Anwar al-Awlaki and Moammar Qaddafi within six months: if Obama were a Republican, he'd be on Mount Rushmore by now.

  Andrew Sullivan

  Usa, Political, President

  "Does Obama Deserve Credit for Killing Qaddafi?" by Adam Clark Estes, www.theatlantic.com. October 20, 2011.

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• Animals feed themselves; men eat; but only wise men know the art of eating

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

  Inspirational, Wise, Art

  Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin (2009). “The Physiology of Taste: or Meditations on Transcendental Gastronomy”, p.15, Vintage

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• The rights of democracy are not reserved for a select group within society, they are the rights of all the people.

  Olof Palme

  Rights, Government, People

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• Unless we take action on climate change, future generations will be roasted, toasted, fried and grilled.

  Christine Lagarde

  Inspirational, Funny, Change

  "'Roasted, toasted, fried and grilled': climate-change talk from an unlikely source" by David Runnalls, www.theglobeandmail.com. February 1, 2013.

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• A man of abilities and character, of any sect whatever, may be admitted to any office of public trust under the United States.

  Edmund Randolph

  Trust, Character, Equality

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• You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn't doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman's looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she's ugly, but everyone else thinks you're an idiot.

  Hillary Clinton

  Women, Thinking, Hands

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• We(Pakistan) will eat grass, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own (Atom bomb).... We have no other choice!

  Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

  Perseverance, Not Giving Up, Persistence

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• Come home to the affirmation that we have a dream. Come home to the conviction that we can move our country forward. Come home to the belief that we can seek a newer world. And let us be joyful in the homecoming.

  George McGovern

  Inspirational, Dream, Country

  George McGovern (2004). “The Essential America: Our Founders and the Liberal Tradition”, p.166, Simon and Schuster

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