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We must wait for the official history of the Chinese Revolution to record in greater detail the invaluable work of our Japanese friends.
Like Moscow, I wish to lay the foundation of the Chinese Republic deeply in the minds of the young generation - the workers of tomorrow.
They can change every name in South Africa, but it won't change the fact that the government has failed to provide services or curb crime
You have the biggest impact on controlling, on affecting local lives as mayor. It's so much more important than being a state legislator.
If you have a friend that will reprove your faults and foibles, consider you enjoy a blessing which the king upon the throne cannot have.
Some colleagues have said they would not be very keen on working with me, but I am sure these things were said in the heat of the moment.
The right kind of immigrants can benefit the British economy enormously, but no country can accept indiscriminate, unlimited immigration.
A male has the right to wander about as he pleases. He has the right to marry any number of girls. This practice has led to prostitution.
You’re not the one having a hard time in the battlefield. The enemy’s also having a hard time—the only question is who breaks down first.
We can do without any article of luxury we have never had; but when once obtained, it is not in human natur' to surrender it voluntarily.
Houdini used to pull rabbits out of a hat, but he never tried to make a living out of selling them when he had pulled them out of the hat
I was cynical about Iraq. But when I saw the Iraqi people voting . . . it was the start of a new Arab world.. The Berlin Wall has fallen.
Yet the wonder of it all is that, while engaged in a seemingly endless struggle, the Israelis have managed to turn a desert into a garden.
The Greek word for idiot, literally translated, means one who does not participate in politics. That sums up my conviction on the subject.
I make mistakes like anybody else, I will make mistakes. And you have to reflect on it, and you have to listen to people. That is the key.
Before the arrival of the Credit Union, people who were from the poor background or a working class background couldn't borrow from banks.
A budget must be more than a ledger sheet. It should have a heart and serve as a blueprint for a better quality of life for all residents.
The difference between men and women is that women seek power in order to address issues, while men address issues in order to seek power.
I myself hate the communist North Korean system. That doesn't mean I should let the people in the North suffer under an oppressive regime.
If all of us work in accordance with rule of law, if rule of law is implemented, we are all safe, investors are safe, people will be safe.
Ukraine has been a strong partner to the United States on international initiatives and a committed ally in fighting the War on Terrorism.
The principle of equal pay for equal work is written in the EU Treaties since 1957. It is high time that it is put in practice everywhere.
Any Mexican, would recognise that Mexico was abused, undervalued and downgraded in international circles, most of all by the United States.
We have bloated, out-of-control, and unresponsive government agencies that need to be reined in and focused by Congress to deliver results.
Posterity will call you the great emancipator, a more enviable title than any crown could be, and greater than any merely mundane treasure.
I do not dislike the French from the vulgar antipathy between neighboring nations, but for their insolent and unfounded air of superiority.
He would be a very absurd legislator who should pretend to set bounds to his country's welfare, lest it should perish by knowing no bounds.
I think now Somalia is turning a corner and we can, with the new political development, build on momentum - really build a peaceful future.
We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down to pass on.
Village reform is not merely cleaning the roads, constructing schools and worshipping monasteries. It is not mere celebration of festivals.
Distinguished ancestors shed a powerful light on their descendants, and forbid the concealment either of their merits or of their demerits.
There is reason to think the most celebrated philosophers would have been bunglers at business; but the reason is because they despised it.
He was the only man I ever knew who could get money from the rich and votes from the poor with the promise to protect them from each other.
Petrol price is a deregulated commodity, price of which is decided by our oil marketing companies based on input cost and other parameters.
In this global economy, no jobs are safe. High-speed Internet connections and low-cost, skilled labor overseas are an explosive combination.
A habit for all of us to develop would be to look for something to appreciate in everyone we meet. We can all be generous with appreciation.
I turn my feet in when I'm sitting down. I tend to put my arms across me when I'm sat thinking; I bend forwards. Loads of protective curves.
You can have solid third party politics, but the problem is you're all lumped in to all the fringe groups. That's a stereotype that happens.
Let us look for the good rather than try to discover any hidden evil. We can easily find fault in others if that is what we are looking for.
When the ancients said a work well begun was half done, they meant to impress the importance of always endeavoring to make a good beginning.
Culture represents a novelty in the world of nature, and it could have added an effective, unifying edge to the forces of natural selection.
You have to be 100% sure [about brexit] because there's no going back on Friday morning and your decision could cost someone else their job.
It is a law of human nature that in victory even the coward may boast of his prowess, while defeat injures the reputation even of the brave.
The Second Amendment is the right to keep and bear arms for our citizenryThis is for usThis is for us when our government becomes tyrannical
You have to have an objective, a goal, some thought process, some strategy in your mind for whatever you do. Otherwise it's a waste of time.
For us, genocide was the gas chamber - what happened in Germany. We were not able to realize that with the machete you can create a genocide.
Anytime there is a struggle between doing what is actually right and doing what seems right, then your ego is interfering with your decision.
The question is no longer whether the United States should contribute to assuring Israel's survival and prosperity; that goes without saying.
It's appalling that there have to be movements organized to give human beings the right to be human beings in the eyes of other human beings.
Come Friday, the world will see what the Protestant people really think of this so-called peace process, which is really a surrender process.