2009, "The nation is waiting for a strong, experienced leader", 2009
Context: It's very simple, Dr[. ] Manmohan Singhji in reality is not a leader, and he has himself said that he is not a leader. The nation cannot be ruled by an academician, it can be run only by a leader. What was Indiraji [Indira Gandhi]'s education was never an issue, but she was a leader. (P. V.) Narasimha Rao was a leader. Only those who know the pulse of the nation can run it.
David Lange (1942–2005) New Zealand politician and 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
Referring to the National Party's problems with internal discipline and Robert Muldoon's reluctance to relinquish power.
Source: Gliding on the Lino: The Wit of David Lange, compiled by David Barber, 1987.
“Only those who know the pulse of the nation can run it.”
Narendra Modi (1950) Prime Minister of India
2009, "The nation is waiting for a strong, experienced leader", 2009
Context: It's very simple, Dr[. ] Manmohan Singhji in reality is not a leader, and he has himself said that he is not a leader. The nation cannot be ruled by an academician, it can be run only by a leader. What was Indiraji [Indira Gandhi]'s education was never an issue, but she was a leader. (P. V.) Narasimha Rao was a leader. Only those who know the pulse of the nation can run it.
“One can lead a nation only by helping it see a bright outlook. A leader is a dealer in hope.”
Napoleon I of France (1769–1821) French general, First Consul and later Emperor of the French
Napoleon : In His Own Words (1916)
“[W]ithout humour you cannot run a sweetie-shop, let alone a nation.”
John Buchan book Castle Gay
Source: Castle Gay (1930), Ch. 19
“You can run but you cannot hide.”
Traci Lords (1968) American mainstream and pornographic actress, producer, film director, writer and singer
About her porn past during her interview on The Oprah Winfrey Show (October 9, 2003)
Wesley Clark (1944) American general and former Democratic Party presidential candidate
Twenty Year Vision for America (2004)
“Can a nation be free if it oppresses other nations? It cannot.”
Vladimir Lenin (1870–1924) Russian politician, led the October Revolution
Charles Grey, 2nd Earl Grey (1764–1845) Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Letter to Princess Lieven (18 August 1828), reprinted in Guy Le Strange (ed.), Correspondence of Princess Lieven and Earl Grey. Volume I: 1824 to 1830 (London: Richard Bentley and Son, 1890), p. 130.
1820s
Tawakkol Karman (1979) Yemeni journalist, politician, human rights activist, and Nobel Peace Prize recipient
2010s, Democracy Now! interview (2011)
