Jose Eduardo Dos Santos quotes

“The merit of a democratic regime rests on one's continual willingness to exchange views, and to compete on the basis of individual merit and capacities.”
-- Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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“There is no magic wand that can resolve our problems. The solution rests with our work and discipline.”
-- Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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“It is often said that the magnitude of a people is measured by their ability to know how to win.”
-- Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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“It is evident that not all people that have the confidence of the prime minister are the same ones that have the confidence of the head of state.”
-- Jose Eduardo Dos Santos

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“Upon the subject of education ... I can only say that I view it as the most important subject which we as a people may be engaged in.”

“Whilst there's a competition still on we're still a chance,”

Source : "Tendulkar hogs limelight in Sydney". www.cnn.com. January 3, 2004.

“People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.”

“I want all the gold that there is out there — everything that exists in figure skating. In all events, in all competitions.”

Source : "17-Year-Old Gold Medalist Vows To Dominate The Figure Skating World" by Tony Manfred, www.businessinsider.com. February 21, 2014.

“I see the Beijing National Stadium as an architectural project. I accepted Herzog and De Meuron's invitation to collaborate on the design, and our proposal won the competition. From beginning to end, I stayed with the project. I am committed to fostering relationships between a city and its architecture.”

“In Britain, because I live here, I can also run into problems of envy and competition. But all this is just in a day's work for a writer. You can't put stuff out there without someone calling you a complete fool. Oh, well.”

“I am always fighting inside the Council to get the message across that at each competition venue, we should send somebody to inspect and to make sure the athletes will be looked after in a correct manner.”

“I was very competitive with my brothers when I was younger. Now we are all in completely different worlds. Im not in direct competition with my brothers for anything, ever. Stephen and I and Billy and I are better at staying in touch with each other. Danny is married, he has a new baby and he is very peripatetic, he goes to golfing tournaments and charity things. He really travels a lot.”

“Wanting to work is so rare a merit, that it should be encouraged.”

“Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.”