"My aspiration is not to be loved. It is that my government be respected and credible."

-- Mario Monti

#Government Quotes #Aspiration Quotes

“In America, we're trying to find a peaceful solution in the Middle East and we're not going to be divided along any lines, including religious lines, including ethnic backgrounds.”

Source : "NewsNight Aaron Brown", www.cnn.com. December 12, 2001.
“As I grow older, I pay less attention to what men say. I just watch what they do.”
“If you want to look at the state of humans, you should look at the state of animals first. People are choosing whether or not they can feed an animal and their family. And every shelter coast-to-coast is stuffed.”
“I felt tight from the beginning of the match to the end. I couldn't relax.”
“Let your first business be to perform your duties at home. But, inasmuch as you are wise stewards, you will find time for social duties. . . . By seeking to perform every duty you will find that your capacity will increase, and you will be astonished at what you can accomplish.”
“I cannot think of any circumstances in which a government can go to war without the support of parliament.”
“Science is what we do to keep us from lying to ourselves”
“In my small way, I preserved and catalogued, and dipped into the vast ocean of learning that awaited, knowing all the time that the life of one man was insufficient for even the smallest part of the wonders that lay within. It is cruel that we are granted the desire to know, but denied the time to do so properly. We all die frustrated; it is the greatest lesson we have to learn.”

Source : Iain Pears (1999). “An Instance of the Fingerpost”, Berkley Publishing Group

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