"Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things."

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Source : "Transcript: Jose Maria Aznar on 'Fox News Sunday'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 18, 2004.

Jose Maria Aznar

#Country Quotes #Believe Quotes #Leader Quotes

“Your little army, derided for its want of arms, derided for its lack of all the essential material of war, has met the grand army of the enemy, routed it at every point, and now it flies, inglorious in retreat before our victorious columns. We have taught them a lesson in their invasion of the sacred soil of Virginia.”
“Total contentment is only for cows.”
“You have to allow a certain amount of time in which you are doing nothing in order to have things occur to you, to let your mind think.”
“Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.”
“I am as certain as I am standing here, that the secret of much mischief to our own souls, and to the souls of others, lies in the way that we stint, and starve, and scamp our prayers, by hurrying over them.”

Source : Alexander Whyte (1903). “The apostle Paul”
“As a general rule, I abstain from reading reports of attacks upon myself, wishing not to be provoked by that to which I cannot properly offer an answer.”
“You have to be a little contrite to get redemption.”
“Crazy Curran ranked right up there with monsoons, tornadoes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters.”

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