Ashraf Ghani Quotes
- Economics taught in most of the elite universities are practically useless in my context. My country [Afghanistan] is dominated by drug economy and a mafia;…
- Deadlines concentrate the mind. But deadlines should not be dogmas.
- Do not ever threaten an Afghan with violence. We will rise as one and we will face every threat the way we have taken on…
- The job of an elected president is to overcome the past and change the playing field.
- The youth are hurt. Our majority are youth, under 30. They have no hope. They don't get jobs.
- Salaries are a huge area of corruption.
- There's no place for mob justice in Afghanistan.
- Ninety percent of our police are fighting terrorists, so we don't have enough oriented towards their key duty, which is enforcement of the law. But…
- We could form a government of national unity fighting corruption. The ordinary Afghan is sick and tired of it, because it's she or he that…
- The most significant thing is public participation. That assures the Afghan public that our promises are not empty.
- I'm not taking power. I'm catalyzing systemic change.
- It's fair to say average Americans think that the average Afghan doesn't want American troops in their country.
- When windows shatter through a bomb, we will repair it next week because we are Afghans. That's the spirit.