Statesmanship is developed in the hard knocks of general experience, private and public.

If a political party does not have its foundation in the determination to advance a cause that is right and that is moral, then it is not a political party; it is merely a conspiracy to seize power.

For every obstacle there is a solution. Persistence is the key. The greatest mistake is giving up!

The middle of the road is all of the usable surface. The extremes, right and left, are in the gutters.

Leadership consists of nothing but taking responsibility for everything that goes wrong and giving your subordinates credit for everything that goes well.

The supreme quality of leadership is integrity.

If you want total security, go to prison. There you're fed, clothed, given medical care and so on. The only thing lacking... is freedom.

A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.

You don't lead by hitting people over the head - that's assault, not leadership.

Always try to associate yourself with and learn as much as you can from those who know more than you do, who do better than you, who see more clearly than you.

To be true to one's own freedom is, in essence, to honor and respect the freedom of all others.

Teach hope to all, despair to none.

Some must delve when the dawn is nigh; Some must toil when the noonday beams; But when might comes, and the soft winds sigh, Every man is a King of Dreams.

As a whole, the election process before the election and on the day of election was successful, and I think Azerbaijan had normal and democratic elections.

Real estate is the key cost of physical retailers. That's why there's the old saw: location, location, location.

Make the most of time, it flies away so fast; yet method will teach you to win time.

A strong leader is not necessarily a bad leader.

He that enjoys naught without thanksgiving is as though he robbed God.

Prepare yourself for the worst, and the best will always happen.

I'm a liberal Democrat, and I state that proudly.