Coup Quotes
Collection of top 36 famous quotes about Coup
Coup Quotes & Sayings
Happy to read and share the best inspirational Coup quotes, sayings and quotations on Wise Famous Quotes.
The 1953 coup was a catastrophe which slammed him [Mosaddegh] to floor, and from which Iran never fully recovered
— Christopher De Bellaigue
One gift, one time--that's bribery. Lots of gifts over a long time--that's politics.'-- Roland Vanatua, from The Coup
— Jamie Malanowski
To put on the garment of legitimacy is the first aim of every coup.
— Barbara Tuchman
In 2003, I warned of a 'creeping coup' in Russia against the forces of democracy and market capitalism in Russia.
— John McCain
NATO cannot accept that the unconstitutional coup in Ukraine has not led to the subjugation of the whole Ukrainian nation.
— Sergei Lavrov
Vultures are homely, but they clean up all the garbage and that's good. And they're elegant in the sky.
— Roger Tory Peterson
Public television goes dark only in two circumstances: when a country is occupied by foreign forces or when there is a coup.
— Alexis Tsipras
This is a revolution not a coup . It is either unconditional surrender or we will take down the garrison
— Che Guevera
I'm very disappointed by the mature-democracy countries. I was ousted by a coup d'etat.
— Thaksin Shinawatra
Hard to argue with a woman, period. Only time a man wins with one of them is when the woman is either on TV or dead. (Jack)
— Sherrilyn Kenyon
Organizing a coup was not the same as wanting one.
— David Pietrusza
Gadhafi's vicious regime has left Libya far worse than he found it on the day of his coup in 1969.
— Elliott Abrams
There are no tragedies in life, only violent coup d'etats on the state of irrational optimism
— Dean Cavanagh
The opponents of perestroika had suffered a defeat, and then they organized the coup.
— Mikhail Gorbachev
I was deposed by a coup d'etat, by friends that I trusted and aided by the American Government.
— Ferdinand Marcos
What happened in Russia in 1917 wasn't a revolution - it was a coup d'etat.
— Margaret Thatcher
After the 1960 royal coup, I spent time in India - including three years in prison.
— Sushil Koirala
A successful coup ain't a treason.
— Toba Beta
I was even accused of teaching the chimps how to fish for termites which I mean that would have been such a brilliant coup.
— Jane Goodall
One didn't discuss plans for a coup while standing in the elevator, no matter who owned the building.
— D.B. Reynolds
Families are families. We've all got them, more or less, and we all know what it's like to be bullied by another generation.
— Tamsin Greig
Does anybody know what I'm doing up here?
— Jay London
A woman is like a tea bag - you can't tell how strong she is until you put her in hot water.
— Eleanor Roosevelt
Word of advice - never ask a terrorist the question 'What would you do for a Klondike bar?'.
— David C. Holley
It's the Lord's will," she said quietly. "You get through it. You just never get over it.
— Jodi Picoult
A military coup needs a sacrifice and courage that you can't find in an army without morale.
— Jalal Talabani
Hmmmm ... What God can't handle doesn't exist. Don't limit Him with your thoughts and words.
— Jaachynma N.E. Agu