Words matter. These are the best Ashraf Ghani Quotes, and they’re great for sharing with your friends.
If al-Qaida, all apologies to Microsoft for the analogy, is Windows 1, Daish is Windows 5.
You would think that the U.S. government would not think that American firms needed subsidizing to function in developing countries, provide advice, but they do.
Particularly the mark for success for us would be that a woman can not only walk in the streets of every major city, but can go from one province to another without any hindrance.
You know, America has profoundly shaped me, and I have two American children and unbelievably rich friendships so it will always be a source of joy and good memories.
Time is not a friend.
Peace cannot come without the government of Afghanistan speaking directly to the Taliban or the Taliban talking directly to us.
Afghanistan is moving to really becoming an export-oriented country.
Pathology by Daesh is distinctively to swallow its opponents, to frighten the population. In that regard, the threat is very real.
I went to Pakistan; I engaged in peace. If a hand extended is not shaken, what are you supposed to do?
Self-reliance is not just words, but deeds.
There’s no place for mob justice in Afghanistan.
Middle Eastern Muslim countries are not only important for Afghanistan due to common culture and faith, but also because of economic benefits.
In 2001, we didn’t have an army; we had remnants of a dissolved army that had no hope. Our generals had literally become busboys.
Afghanistan cannot be a burden on the international community and it has to become an asset.
If we looked in the world of 1945 and looked at the map of capitalist economies and democratic polities, they were the rare exception, not the norm.
The first principle of tackling corruption is that you do not engage in it and you have the will to confront it.
Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country is dominated by drug economy and a mafia. Textbook economics does not work in my context, and I have very few recommendations from anybody as to how to put together a legal economy.
Sovereignty of Afghanistan must be accepted categorically by Pakistan so that we can move forward.
When we get peace in Afghanistan, we’ll go to New Zealand to learn best practices for raising sheep. We’ll go to Switzerland and study hydroelectric projects.
I cannot tolerate immorality.
You cannot have good terrorists and bad terrorists.
As long as I am president, the rights of women will be protected.
If election is your goal, you’re never going to engage in reform. Reform has to be your goal. Election is the means. You run for office in order to do something, not in order to perpetuate yourself.
Crisis for others is a source of despair. For me, it’s an opportunity to bring reform.
Politicians have become extraordinarily conservative, but our times require imagination and bold action.
My entire life has been guided by a sense of equality, equality for loved ones.
Peace is not a luxury. Peace is a necessity.
Mecca and Medinah is a very special place in the hearts of every Muslim but particularly for every Afghan.
Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas.
We are not a battlefield and we will not allow anyone to use our territory against any of our neighbour, but we will not allow our neighbours to use our territory this way either.
Afghanistan has the capacity to become an industrialized country because of its mining and agriculture sectors. We can also create jobs for educated men and women by investing in information technology.
I want to differentiate between stability and security: Stability comes from the hearts of people and acceptance of the judicial system. Security comes from the barrel of a gun and the threat of the use of force.
This hand is free of blood, and this hand is free from the stain of corruption.
My central objective is, turn Afghanistan’s location into a greater asset. Central Asia is becoming Afghanistan’s major trading partner. The vision of connectivity is really important.
Money is not capital in most of the developing countries. It’s just cash. Because it lacks the institutional, organizational, managerial forms to turn it into capital.
Afghanistan fortunately is one of the richest countries in terms of water, mineral resources, location and human capital.
My father’s mother really had a profound influence on me. She literally began her day with an hour of reading. But the most fundamental impact was education.
We need to get a stable Afghanistan that can ensure the security of Americans, Europeans, and others on the one hand, but more fundamentally our own democratic rights and institutions.
President Trump is engaging and if you get your points across then he asks you questions.
Thank God there has been no recurrence of 9/11. It is not because of luck – it is because of mass sacrifice and effort.
