Shocking Sayings

35 sayings found from the Contemporary era

I always cheer up immensely when I see an old woman jogging. It means I may have a future.

— Margaret Thatcher 1980s
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Tear down this wall!

— Ronald Reagan 1987
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The Mother of All Battles has begun.

— Saddam Hussein 1991
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The people love me. All my people with me. They love me. They will die for me.

— Muammar Gaddafi 2011
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We will export our revolution to the whole world. Until the cry 'There is no god but Allah' resounds over the whole world, there will be struggle.

— Ayatollah Khomeini 1979
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I am a convinced communist. This is my main credo. I will never renounce it. I am a convinced Marxist-Leninist. I will never renounce it.

— Mikhail Gorbachev 1991
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I will lie down on the rails if necessary to stop the division of Russia.

— Boris Yeltsin 1994
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I mean, you got to remember that for the vast majority of people, they're not looking for a handout. They're looking for a fair shot.

— Barack Obama 2016
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There's nobody that's done more for the military than I have.

— Donald Trump 2019
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The euro is not just a currency. It is the political expression of Europe. And if the euro fails, then Europe fails.

— Angela Merkel 2010
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I would like to be seen as a politician, not just as a symbol.

— Aung San Suu Kyi 2012
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We must not let the forces of extremism and intolerance triumph over the forces of peace and moderation.

— Benazir Bhutto 2007
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I have no other weapon but prayer and fasting and truth.

— Corazon Aquino 1986
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The prison is the only place where the law is completely and openly violated.

— Michel Foucault 1975
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The very fact that you're allowed to talk about it shows you what a free country this is. It's not.

— Noam Chomsky 1992
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