"Greece gave democracy to the rest of the world."

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Source : "Greece is in danger of a humanitarian crisis". Interview with Helena Smith, www.theguardian.com. May 21, 2012.

Alexis Tsipras

#Democracy Quotes #World Quotes #Greece Quotes

“We have different forms assigned to us in the school of life, different gifts imparted. All is not attractive that is good. Iron is useful, though it does not sparkle like the diamond. Gold has not the fragrance of a flower. So different persons have various modes of excellence, and we must have an eye to all.”

Source : Robert I. Wilberforce, Samuel Wilberforce, William Wilberforce (1839). “The Life of William Wilberforce: In Five Volumes”, p.256
“I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.”

Source : "Ex-Astronaut Recalls Thrill of 1st U.S. Space Flight" by Marcia Dunn, The Deseret News, p. A, May 01, 1991.
“So, I'm from the South. So I guess that makes me South Korean.”
“Do we really know anybody? Who does not wear one face to hide another?”
“When people are tipsy, they're really encouraged and they wanna prove they can do something to the Heavyweight champion.”
“I refuse to charge for my karate classes, I refuse to charge for Q&A panels, and when people come to my table, if you have money, great, but if you don't, who cares?”

Source : Source: sciencefiction.com
“A president can be as strong as she wants to be.”

Source : State of The Nation Address, 2007.
“I'm just an actor, that's nothing special.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.

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