Our objective should be to firmly deal with terrorism and its sponsors, financiers, and arms suppliers. At the same time, our doors should always be open for processes which would restore peace, development, and progress to societies which have been devastated by terrorism over many generations.


Atal Bihari Vajpayee

  Email Quote to Friends   Link to Quote   Create Short URL  Publish Text About This Quote   Share on Facebook, Twitter, and more
  See Recommended Quotes For You

Related

We should keep vigilant against terrorism and improve our anti-terrorism ability to ensure the regio...
LUO GAN
My point was that removing Saddam should not have been our highest priority. Fighting terrorism shou...
BRENT SCOWCROFT
I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ...
KELLY JONES
We have our own home-grown terrorism, and to the extent that we can obliterate terrorism all over th...
GLORIA MACAPAGAL ARROYO
There are over 20 armed conflicts in progress which have little to do with the war against terrorism...
JAKOB KELLENBERGER
We should fight terrorism by dealing with its roots and causes, whether committed by individuals, gr...
EKMELEDDIN IHSANOGLU
You cannot both condemn terrorism as always wrong (murder) and at the same time, as a "response" to ...
CAMILLO BICA
You cannot both condemn terrorism as always wrong (murder) and at the same time, as a "response" to ...
CAMILLO MAC BICA
We in the Third World should double our efforts and sharpen our awareness and skills to fight terror...
BENJAMIN DEFENSOR
We should, all of us, be filled with gratitude and humility for our present progress and prosperity....
BILL CLINTON
The emphasis should be on prevention and wellness and healthy living, ... But now we have to integra...
RICHARD CARMONA
there is a strong historical correlation between open societies and honest societies and their econo...
KALMAN MIZSEI
And He that made man for love, by the same love He would restore man to the same bliss, and overpass...
JULIAN OF NORWICH
It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian ...
JOICHI ITO
Times have changed, and science has made great progress, and so has our work; but our principles hav...
MARIA MONTESSORI
Our dependency on oil should be broken by 2020. There shall always be better alternatives to oil, wh...
MONA SAHLIN
There is no possible negotiation with these killers. Our aim is to win over terrorism. Only by being...
JOSE MARIA AZNAR
I believe terrorism cannot be won over by military action. Terrorism must be condemned in the strong...
MUHAMMAD YUNUS
A free and open Internet should not have to be weighed down by legal challenges - its dynamism is es...
ANNA ESHOO
Yes! Very funny this terrible thing is. A man that is born falls into a dream like a man who falls i...
JOSEPH CONRAD
Those who cozy up with state sponsors of terrorism will not be tolerated,
PAUL MCNULTY
It's a setback for peace and a victory for terrorism. The U.S. policy has always been to promote dem...
ABRAHAM FOXMAN
That will permit the Saudi government to deal with any questions which may be raised in the currentl...
BOB GRAHAM
We will not back down in the face of terrorism, ... We'll carry on and do our duty to the country an...
JANET RENO
We should learn to live and love our neighbors as ourselves for the sake of peace and progress.
DAVID MCCALLUM
Our object should be peace within, and peace without. We want to live peacefully and maintain cordia...
MUHAMMAD ALI JINNAH
We should be therefore supporting a larger Europe, and in so doing we should strive to expand the zo...
ZBIGNIEW BRZEZINSKI
It is right and necessary that all should have work to do which shall be worth doing and be of itsel...
WILLIAM MORRIS
My own experience and development deepen everyday my conviction that our moral progress may be measu...
GEORGE ELIOT
My own experience and development deepen everyday my conviction that our moral progress may be measu...
T.S. ELIOT
The President should spend his time going after the terrorists rather than sharing sensitive counter...
FRANK LAUTENBERG
We'll deal with it the same way we have been dealing with it -- by being transparent, up front and o...
RICHARD BOUCHER
In a scheme of policy which is devised for a nation, we should not limit our views to its operation ...
HENRY CLAY
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while co...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Prevention is always better than cure and that applies not only in health but it also applies in ter...
MR HOWARD
One issue that the new pope should face is the problem on terrorism and the reasons for its being,
FERNANDO FLORES
This important question of the trade-off of civil liberties and protection is one the public takes v...
ANDREW KOHUT
Basic science provides long-term benefits for ourselves and our fragile planet and should be support...
DAVID LEE
We will stand up for our friends in the world. And one of the most important friends is the State of...
GEORGE W. BUSH
I believe the war in Iraq has actually reduced our ability to effectively carry out that war against...
BOB GRAHAM
In our quest for peace, we should constantly ask ourselves what we should do to create conditions in...
F. W. DE KLERK
That our government should have been maintained in its original form from its establishment until no...
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
A united humanity will be able to confront the many troubling problems of the present time: from the...
BENEDICT XVI
It is right and necessary that all men should have work to do which shall be worth doing, and be of ...
WILLIAM MORRIS
With a nation at war against terrorism and our men and women on the front line defending our homelan...
JEFF MILLER
Our object in these remarks has been not only to account for the slow progress which has as yet been...
NASSAU WILLIAM SENIOR
We're pleased with the outcome of the program. It was our objective from day one to have multiple su...
TOM MILLER
We must be unanimous in our strong condemnation of such state sponsorship of terrorism and demand it...
FRANCES TOWNSEND
The British as a nation have always been adventurous and these findings show that they are not going...
FRANCES TUKE
And it is essential that in fighting terrorism, sacrifices should not be made on democracy.
BULENT ECEVIT
We don't have ETA claiming these attacks but (they) bear its signatures... ETA is aiming at disrupti...
ANA PALACIO
The thought of security bears within it an essential risk. A state which has security as its sole ta...
GIORGIO AGAMBEN
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures...
RALPH W. SOCKMAN
Wetlands are a crucial resource for California, where many of our wetlands have been lost to urban a...
ALEXIS STRAUSS
I believe economic growth should translate into the happiness and progress of all. Along with it, th...
PRATIBHA PATIL
Our songs touch people, and take them back to a time when there was no threat of terrorism, when you...
GEORGE GROVE
We have a relationship with Indonesia and are certainly looking for opportunities to take specific a...
DENNIS BLAIR
They capitalists will furnish credits which will serve us for the support of the Communist Party in ...
LENIN (VLADIMIR ULYANOV)
We feel that the laws should have been changed a long time ago, and our son would be alive today.
BOB HALIGOWSKI
We continue to make considerable progress in our anti-terrorism and force protection program, ... Ou...
HENRY SHELTON
Life is too short to waste our precious time with stress and frustration. We should concentrate inst...
EDIE BAILEY
Surely no issue unites us more than our appreciation for our military personnel who are bringing aid...
CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
In that wide struggle which we call Progress, evil is always the aggressor and the vanquished, and i...
JAMES STEPHENS
The social object of skilled investment should be to defeat the dark forces of time and ignorance wh...
JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES
Not everyone has the time to be normal.
LJUPKA CVETANOVA
At Inter, the doors are always open for him ... he's a champion, I would be honored to have him agai...
MASSIMO MORATTI
The world is tired of seeing the perpetuation of violence and terrorism, but the effort to create a ...
MOHAMMAD KHATAMI
These are challenging times at home and around the world. We will have to work together in a biparti...
SUSAN COLLINS
The same zeal and guts with which you were persistent not to forgive is the same zeal and enthusiasm...
STEPHEN RICHARDS
As long as our civilization is essentially one of property, of fences, of exclusiveness, it will be ...
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
The standard method by which we have been measuring obesity is obsolete and should be replaced by th...
SALIM YUSUF
At the heart of the U.N. debate on terrorism are underlying issues of defining power, just war theor...
ALEX P. SCHMID
Can you look forward to the future of our country and imagine any state of things in which, with sla...
ROBERT DALE OWEN
As western governments improve relations with Libya, they should press the government to improve its...
KENNETH ROTH
The prevailing attunement is at any given time the condition of our openness for perceiving and deal...
MEDARD BOSS
... As far as the Europeans are concerned, it is our continent which is involved here, and we want o...
JACQUES CHIRAC
It has become very difficult for states to sponsor terrorism now and militants have been deterred fr...
AJAI SAHNI
If we ever hope to rid the world of the political AIDS of our time, terrorism, the rule must be clea...
MEIR KAHANE
Ideally, it should be one that would strive to make our policy consistent across the board, as we si...
HELLE DALE
The stability and peace which seemed to be so firmly established by the brilliant monarchy of Franci...
LYTTON STRACHEY
It is appropriate for the federal court to independently decide which documents should be withheld a...
DAVID SOBEL
We have a moral sense of how employees should be treated. We've always been committed to having our ...
CAROL HICKNER
We are adamant about ridding our society from the scourge of terrorism and standing against it, but ...
ESAM OMEISH
I should be able to pick which applications I use for managing my life, I should be able to pick whi...
TIM BERNERS-LEE
It is important to recognize the differences between the war in Iraq and the war on terrorism. The t...
JOHN YOO
At which point should we let go and do what we want to do, and when should we submit to rules? Comin...
HUGH JACKMAN
We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. W...
PETER YARROW
Why should Iran withdraw from its inalienable right? According to which law should we beg Europe for...
MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD
The war against terrorism should not be used to interfere with an independent, sovereign state. We n...
NONG DUC MANH
There would be no more offerings. Not this day. Not any day. Humankind had suffered enough for its l...
DAN SIMMONS
If societies have been using it for centuries why should it be patented?.
SHIV BASANT
Ultimately all of these decisions should be about what's best for the kids. In trying to reach our k...
HANK TIERNEY
We should look at them all and say we do extremely well, which would be a great way of encouraging o...
HAYLEY WESTENRA
Our combat with the devil always should be with the consciousness that we have authority always shou...
KENNETH E. HAGIN
One cannot pay a political price for peace. If we were to do so, terrorism would have won.
MARIANO RAJOY
Jack and his staff have made steady progress with this team, and our 12-4 record and return to the p...
WAYNE WEAVER
I believe that the purpose for which I and my fellow soldiers entered upon this war should have been...
SIEGFRIED SASSOON
It makes sense to have cameras in places where terrorism and crime are of particular concern - such ...
ADAM COHEN
We are being made aware that the organization of society on the principle of private profit, as well...
T.S. ELIOT
My strong personal view, which I believe is shared by millions of Americans, is that our party shoul...
ROBERT CASEY

More Atal Bihari Vajpayee

Empowering the individual means empowering the nation. And empowerment is best served through rapid ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
India and the United States have taken a decisive step, away from the past. The dawn of the new cent...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Our nuclear scientists and engineers have done a splendid job, and naturally, the entire nation has ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political pa...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
No guns but only brotherhood can resolve the problems.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
It requires an effort of logical acrobatics to believe that carnage of innocents is an instrument fo...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
People who ask us when we will hold talks with Pakistan are perhaps not aware that over the last 55 ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Poverty is multidimensional. It extends beyond money incomes to education, health care, political pa...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose than t...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The reality is that international institutions like the UN can only be as effective as its members a...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The overwhelming public sentiment in India was that no meaningful dialogue can be held with Pakistan...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
No state should be allowed to profess partnership with the global coalition against terror, while co...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
In the euphoria after the Cold War, there was a misplaced notion that the UN could solve every probl...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We should always care for the minorities and be attentive towards their welfare.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
I have never been a traitor. I am not an informer; I never betrayed my nation.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Global interdependence today means that economic disasters in developing countries could create a ba...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
While accepting donations, no one looks at the colour of money.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Our words, actions, and diplomatic efforts should be aimed at trying to achieve pragmatic goals rath...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Quiet diplomacy is far more effective than public posturing.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
I believe India and Israel should focus on building bilateral relations on the basis of shared persp...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Victory and defeat are a part of life, which are to be viewed with equanimity.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Members of India's diaspora, living in distant lands of the world, my good wishes to all of you....
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
I dream of an India that is prosperous, strong and caring. An India, that regains a place of honour ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We believe in equal respect for all faiths.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We believe that the United States and the rest of the international community can play a useful role...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Our aim should be to make India a global R&D hub.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
I have a vision of India: an India free of hunger and fear, an India free of illiteracy and want.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
India was secular even when Muslims hadn't come here and Christians hadn't set foot on this ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The UN's unique legitimacy flows from a universal perception that it pursues a larger purpose th...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
It is true that of all the states in India, Nagaland has a unique history. We are sensitive to this ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Our aim may be as high as the endless sky, but we should have a resolve in our minds to walk ahead, ...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Indian democracy's greatest strength is that we have always put the nation above politics.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
My message to the people and rulers of Pakistan is, 'As neighbours, we want peace and friendship...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
You can change friends but not neighbours.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
As we talk with candour, we open the doors to new possibilities and new areas of cooperation in adva...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The regional parties have emerged as a strong force, and they, too, deserve a place in national poli...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We believe in resolving all disputes peacefully.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The Bio-diversity Convention has not yielded any tangible benefits to the world's poor.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
The BJP is not a party dependent on a single individual, nor is it tied to the apron strings of a fa...
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Population needs to be stabilised for sustainable development.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Let no one challenge India's secularism.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
I would like that no citizen of the state feels alone and helpless. The entire nation is with them.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We hope the world will act in the spirit of enlightened self-interest.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
Terrorism has become a festering wound. It is an enemy of humanity.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
If India is not secular, then India is not India at all.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We have ended hunger, but now we have to end famine.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
There can be no compromise regarding corruption.
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEE
We are ready for talks, and we want to resolve the Kashmir issue, but the militants have to take a d...
ATAL VAJPAYEE
India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we ca...
ATAL VAJPAYEE
mistrust to trust, from discord to concord and from tension to peace.
ATAL VAJPAYEE
It's a bold and historic initiative that will change the country's water management paradigm.
ATAL VAJPAYEE
The international community has agreed that no country will allow its soil to be used actively or pa...
ATAL VAJPAYEE
We will repulse each of their attacks, ... For the past two decades, we have been fighting terrorism...
ATAL VAJPAYEE
The world community should understand that there is a limit to India's patience,
ATAL VAJPAYEE
We are ready to discuss issues with Pakistan. India stands for dialogue, we believe in an exchange o...
ATAL VAJPAYEE
many proposals for verification, of which joint patrolling is one.
ATAL VAJPAYEE
Let us together commence a journey of peace, harmony and progress in South Asia.
ATAL VAJPAYEE
India's culture is not one of aggression or violence. It is based on peace and sacrifice .... We wan...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
I extend my hand of alliance to them,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
The world community should understand that there is a limit to India's patience,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
it will take some time.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
The success of family welfare depends on giving women complete freedom with their lives. The need of...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
This proposal is not acceptable to us, ... Pakistan's nuclear program is India-specific, but we are ...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Our neighbor claims to be in the global fight against terrorism, but it has double standards in this...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We have proved that India is neither a proliferation threat nor an exporter of sensitive nuclear or ...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We will build on this to further increase the areas of agreement. Obviously, India's concerns in vit...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
[Declaring] victory without war ... the belief that India gave up the option of war under American p...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We believe that a multi-polar world order would provide the best guarantee of equal security for all...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
When the blood dries, the stains will remain and there will be a challenge to us, that we have to fi...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Terrorism has to be countered in a global and comprehensive manner,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
How long will this bloodbath and violence continue? This should stop now,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
They are running their camps. Groups of militants are being sent into India, ... They are killing th...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Our goal is victory. It's time to wage a decisive battle.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
A meeting ground will have to be found. Our efforts will be directed towards that,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We welcome every move towards lightening the shadow of the nuclear terror under which we live today,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
a deplorable act, that must be formally opposed.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
I'm sure after visiting this part of the world the president will come to the conclusion that the si...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
[It denied as] ridiculous ... he does not take alcoholic drinks.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
I want to express my condolences,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
The government is determined to keep this peace,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
In all, it will be a big reshuffle in the cabinet, ... The exercise is mainly to infuse vigor and re...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We want to continue talking and continue the process of peace with Pakistan,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
It is true that the pace of economic growth has slowed in recent months, but this is temporary,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
it would contribute greatly to the friendship and cooperation between the two countries.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
My government has decided to give a rural bias to the economic policies,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
India has no dearth of brave young men and women and if they get the opportunity and help then we ca...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We are ready to discuss issues with Pakistan. India stands for dialogue, we believe in an exchange o...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Let us together commence a journey of peace, harmony and progress in South Asia.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
many proposals for verification, of which joint patrolling is one.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
mistrust to trust, from discord to concord and from tension to peace.
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We hope that the efforts with Pakistan will be the beginning of a new chapter, ... I had extended a ...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Terrorism and dialogue cannot go together. Pakistan is not prepared to listen. The overwhelming sent...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
The changes have been made to strengthen the party and for the smooth working of the government,
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Needless to say, a good part of this desperation owes to the growing successes gained by our securit...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
We mourn with you in this moment of grief. Our hearts go out to the bright young men and women who w...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
India will not bow to such barbaric acts and won't be afraid
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
Pakistan has adopted cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy to further its hostilit...
ATAL BEHARI VAJPAYEE
This is gross negligence of the administration. The toll will definitely cross 100 after the informa...
LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEE
The first fire brigade reached half an hour after the tragedy.
LAXMIKANT VAJPAYEE