Meles Quotes: top 27 famous quotes about Meles

Meles Quotes & Sayings

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When push comes to shove, people vote alone. — Meles Zenawi

We've got a responsibility to live up to the legacy of those who came before us by doing all that we can to help those who come after us. — Michelle Obama

In the urban areas, we have focused on infrastructure roads, telecommunications, power. — Meles Zenawi

[She] knew that it was not precisely a body that one loved. One loved the man who shone out through the eyes and used its mouth to smile and speak. — Louis De Bernieres

Spending one hour with Isaias is far more worthwhile, rewarding and enlightening than reading ten books — Meles Zenawi

It is illegal to be a member of an organization that is challenging the constitution by armed force. — Meles Zenawi

The worst thing of all would be to disgrace himself. He was more afraid of that than of dying. — Ken Follett

I think you're something wonderful. — N.R. Walker

Even if nothing awaits you in the dark, Tal wondered, what if your line is baited, and you keep pulling in things you do not intend? — Matt Holgate

Under the previous regime of Prime Minister Meles Zenawi, I was detained. So was my wife, Serkalem Fasil. She gave birth to our son in prison in 2005. — Eskinder Nega

I am not worried that the Egyptians will suddenly invade Ethiopia. Nobody who has tried that has lived to tell the story. — Meles Zenawi

I know more now than I did in the past about the process of democratization. I know more about the pitfalls. — Meles Zenawi

Of course everybody's thinking evolves over time. — Meles Zenawi

One must follow hints, not exactly what is said, nor yet entirely what is done
for — Virginia Woolf

When you have an emergency, there is the urge to do whatever it takes to see people get assistance. — Meles Zenawi

Our position is that we can sit down and talk to try to solve our problems through dialogue. — Meles Zenawi

The rule of law is the basis for any democracy. And without the rule of law in democracy, you have chaos. — Meles Zenawi

We have built tens of thousands of schools, clinics and rural roads. — Meles Zenawi

Democracy cannot be a plaything for the capital cities. It has to infiltrate every nook and cranny in the country, including the village. — Meles Zenawi

I cannot separate my achievements from what can be considered as the achievements of the ruling party. — Meles Zenawi

We believe democracy cannot be imposed from outside in any society. Democracy is the expression of a sovereign people. — Meles Zenawi

The most stupid mistake a counter-insurgency operation can make is alienating the population. If you alienate the population, you're finished. — Meles Zenawi

As we respond to the assault of our enemy and defend our country, we must never break international laws. Crime can not be solved by more crime. — Meles Zenawi

I would love to be the African leader that steps down, that overthrows this idea of a Big Man ruler. I don't want to stay in office forever. — Meles Zenawi

God's commandments are not given to limit or punish us. — Joseph B. Wirthlin

I'm English, and 'Doctor Who' was this thing that I've been watching since I was three. — Neil Gaiman

Eritrea is hellbent on destabilising Ethiopia. It does not care who it sleeps with. — Meles Zenawi