40 Quotes by Mikhail Saakashvili

This man stole everything from us and he is not going to take notice of his own people. We are not going to take over the state chancellery building (Shevardnadze's offices), but I want you to get closer so he can hear our shouts.

It means ... (we have) somebody at the table who could basically convince ... Russia that peace-making pays off ... we are working closely with the Americans on our peace plan and with the Russians on our peace plan.

In any case there was no danger whatsoever for the presidents,

Georgia today is a nation undergoing a profound transformation. It is a transformation that requires us to first acknowledge who we are - in order to be sure of what it is we want to build. It is a transformation that requires us to frankly assess our strengths and weaknesses, and to confront sometimes painful realities. And it is a transformation that is producing results.

You can understand mixed feelings that people might have here,

I have good relationships with Hillary Clinton, Joseph Biden and especially Richard Holbrooke - he is my teacher. I learned a lot of great things from him.

The more insecure you are, the more prone you are to create crises.

I promise not to become a source of shame for you.

Understandably, no peace can sustained when people continue to suffer from hunger, lack of jobs, lack of basic public services - and most of all - lack of opportunity or hope.