Nikita Khrushchev

"Promise them anything, give them a newspaper"

"A diplomat's words must have no relation to actions"

"If you want to make an omelet, you must be willing to break eggs"

"We have to work with what we have, not what we wish we had"

"The capitalists will sell us the rope with which we will hang them"

"Patience is a virtue that will eventually wear out"

"We must always remember that agriculture is the basis of power"

"Even the moon belongs to the people, it belongs to all mankind"

"Technology without ideology is just tools without purpose"

"The truth is concrete, not abstract"

"Youth must be forged in struggle, not coddled in comfort"

"One cannot talk to the peasant about philosophy on an empty stomach"

"A man who cannot believe in himself is a coward"

"Peace is not the absence of conflict, it is the triumph of order"

"The rocket that goes highest is not always the one with the strongest engine"

"Culture is the memory of a people"

"A man must have principles or he is nothing"

"Fear is the weapon of tyrants, not of free men"

"Time is the most precious commodity, and it cannot be reclaimed"

"The artist who paints only what he sees is not an artist"

"Knowledge without application is merely entertainment"

"A leader who cannot laugh at himself is already dying"

"Nature provides the blueprint, man provides the architecture"

"The world does not care about your intentions, only your results"

"Friendship between nations is built on shared interests, not shared values"

"A strong man admits his weakness; a weak man hides his strength"

"Money is the blood of the body politic"

"Adventure is what separates the living from the merely existing"

"Imagination is more dangerous than intelligence"

"Health is the crown that only the sick can see"