Richard Parks Bland Quotes

Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.

Canada is a great country, one of the hopes of the world.

Great countries are those that produce great people.

Don't gamble the future of your children and Malaysia; think and contemplate because your vote will determine not only the future of the country but also your grandchildren.

Upon the education of the people of this country the fate of this country depends.

My friends, history, history calls us to this time and to this place. A solemn choice rests with us - where do we go from here? Do we move slowly and incrementally? Or do we seize the challenge of our time and tackle the great issues of our day.

Hope and optimism have defined my political career, and I continue to be hopeful and optimistic about Canada. Young people have been a great source of inspiration for me.

My years as Governor General taught me many things. Perhaps the most important of them all was how critical our multiculturalism is to the well being of our nation. One sometimes hears suggestions that multiculturalism is divisive. I respectfully disagree. For me, multiculturalism means inclusiveness not division. It’s enabled us to blend the many into a pretty harmonious whole without bringing to this new land old hatreds, old prejudices and old conflicts. It is our multiculturalism in that sense which inspires and sustains our modern Australia. It is not only a moral imperative. In the context of our history and our identity, it is also a pragmatic necessity.

A nation is a work of art and a work of time.

Every country has her own way of development.

Far more serious and lasting than any of the …[other] grievances are the feelings which Germans entertain and will continue to entertain as to the justice of their present frontiers. They may have to submit indefinitely, time may heal their wounds, but it will be a long time.… It would be folly to expect acquiescence of the heart at least in any near future.

Every time we go into the voting booth, we are choosing the moral and spiritual direction of our nation. That is a privilege and responsibility that should not be abdicated.

Thankfully, Australia has emerged from its inauspicious colonial beginnings to become a proud nation, a nation that overcame those primeval prejudices.

We must unite to build a safe, new Kenya.

I've entered politics the moment I marked my finger with the electoral voting mark. So I've entered politics, but I am not a politician. I am doing my duty as a citizen of India.

Where Reagan channeled disenchantment with overweening government, Obama symbolized America's transformation into a multiracial country.

Not voting is disrespecting the best of what this nation stands for.

India's history and destiny, India's legacy and future, are a function of coexistence and conciliation, of reform and reconciliation.

Each and every vote counts. For a better nation, please go ahead and vote.

Nations are not formed in a day, the formation requires years.

Vote wisely, even if that means not voting at all.

The nation is built upon the foundation of its homes and the home upon its families.

Things will get easier, people's minds will change, and you should be alive to see it.

I'm not active in politics. I vote as a citizen. And if somebody cares to know what my opinion is at the time of the election, I might or might not share it publicly.

And the first thing we have to do is vote. Hey, no, not just once in a while. Not just when my husband or somebody you like is on the ballot. But in every election at every level, all of the time.