Politik

""Economical with the truth" and "economical with the actualité" Alan Clark"

""Most of our people have never had it so good" (popularly misquoted as "You've never had it so good!") Harold Macmillan"

""It's The Sun Wot Won It" and "If Kinnock wins today will the last person to leave Britain please turn out the lights" referring to Neil Kinnock's loss at the 1992 General Election"

""Crisis? What crisis?" incorrectly attributed to James Callaghan by The Sun newspaper"

""It does not mean that the pound here in Britain, in your pocket or purse or in your bank, has been devalued." (often rendered as "The pound in your pocket") Harold Wilson"

""You turn if you want to. The lady's not for turning." Margaret Thatcher"

""We shall fight on the beaches" Winston Churchill"

""I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat" Winston Churchill"

""I believe it is peace for our time." Neville Chamberlain's appraisal of appeasement of Hitler in 1938."

""А чего эти дебилы не расходятся?" (But why these morons aren't breaking up) by Viktor Yanukovich, 4th Ukrainian president (december 2009, after the meeting about people, who came on meeting. Vasylkiv, Kyiv region)"

""Працював, очолював підприємства. І от уже 10 років як став чиновником і, так сказати, вліз у дєрьмо" (I was working, leading enterprise. 10 years ago I became a bureaucrat and I stepped in the shit), by Viktor Yanukovich, 4th Ukrainian president (2004, during president election campaign, during the meeting in Zhytomyr region)"

""Я верю, что сильных и здоровых людей намного больше, чем этих козлов, которые мешают нам жить!" (I believe that there are more strong and healthy people, than these bastards, which are disturbing us) by Viktor Yanukovich, 4th Ukrainian president (2004, during president election campaign, about those, who were supporting his opponents)"

""Любі друзі..." (Dear friends) phrase often used in speeches by Viktor Yushchenko, 3rd president of Ukraine."

""Ege bir Yunan gölü değildir. Ege bir Türk gölü de değildir. Aslında Ege, göl değildir. (Aegean is not a Greek Lake. Aegean is not a Turkish Lake. In fact, Aegean is not a Lake.) by Süleyman Demirel"

""Verdimse ben verdim." (If it was given by me, I gave it) by Süleyman Demirel"

""Yollar yürümekle aşınmaz!" (Roads won't wear by walking) by Süleyman Demirel"

""Dün dündür, bugün bugündür" (Yesterday was yesterday, today is today) by Süleyman Demirel"

""I think some people become leaders by mistake" Said by Edwin Mashayo when was disappointed by malicious acts of some leaders."

""Panya kwao darini hata kama kuna giza!" (No place like home!) The phrase Rodrick Mashayo chose to convince his family to join him back home."

""Freude herrscht!" (Joy is in the air!) The words Adolf Ogi chose to congratulate the first Swiss astronaut Claude Nicollier on a phone call to the Space Shuttle during NASA mission STS-46."

""Det måste löna sig att arbeta" (It must be profitable to work) The core message of Alliance for Sweden's labour market policy during and after the 2006 general election."

""Alla ska med" (Everyone [in society] must be on board) The Social Democrats' catchphrase during the 2006 general election."

""Att ställa krav är att bry sig" (Demanding is caring [about people]), catch phrase for the Liberal Party during the 2002 general election."

""Vård, skola och omsorg" (Healthcare, schools and care [for children, the elderly and the disabled]) The focus areas for the Social Democrats during the 2002 general election."

""Nja till EU" (Both yes and no to the EU), catch phrase for the Centre Party in the mid-90's."

""Att vara liberal är att vara kluven" (Being liberal is being bifurcated), uttered by Gunnar Helén, leader of the Liberal Party."

""Nån jävla ordning får det vara i ett parti" (There must be some damn order in a party), uttered by C.-H. Hermansson, leader of the Communist Party (present-day Left Party) at a party convention."

""Gärna medalj, men först en rejäl pension" (A medal is fine, but proper retirement pay is first priority), slogan for the Social Democrats in the 1958 general election. The medal referred to is the "För nit och redlighet i rikets tjänst" which is usually given as a retirement award, military and civil service alike, for more the 30 years of long and faithful government employment."

""Vår beredskap är god" (Our [state of] readiness is good), said by Prime Minister Per Albin Hansson on the 27th of August 1939 on national Swedish radio about the readiness state of the Swedish armed forces. In hindsight, Sweden could not have defended itself against a German invasion, partly because Hansson had led a major disarmament campaign since the 1920s. Nowadays, it is used as a derogatory term describing a statement which is obviously false but intended to keep people calmed down."

"´"En el día de hoy..." said by Francisco Franco at the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939) end"

""No nos falles" (Don't let us down) were the words used by the people on popular gatherings after Zapatero was elected in 2004 general elections."

""Ja sóc aquí !" (At last, I'm here!) Josep Tarradellas, former President of the Catalan Government, from the balcony of the Generalitat building, upon returning from exile."

""Això no toca" (That's not the subject at hand) Jordi Pujol, former President of the Catalan Generalitat Government, when wanting to avoid replying to a difficult question."

"¡Manda Huevos! - Federico Trillo, former Minister of Defense and President of the Congress of Deputies"

""El poder no me va a cambiar" ("Power won't change me") said by Prime Minister Zapatero in the 2004 general elections."

""Váyase, Sr. González" (Get out, Mr. González) said by José María Aznar to Felipe González in 1996 general elections."

""España va bien" ("Spain's doing well") said by the former prime minister José María Aznar in 1996 three times in a speech talking about the economy."

""Por consiguiente..." ("Consequently...") The most famous catchphrase of Felipe González, used in all his speeches several times."

""Aznar y Anguita son la misma mierda" ("Aznar and Anguita are the same shit"), said by Prime Minister Felipe González about his political opponents in 1996."

""Puedo prometer y prometo" ("I can promise, and I promise...") The classic catchphrase of Adolfo Suárez, said in the first post-Franco general elections in Spain, in 1978."

""¿Por qué no te callas?" ("Why don't you shut up?"), said by King Juan Carlos to Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at the 17th Ibero-American Summit."

""La reina y yo..." ("The Queen and I...") are the first words of King Juan Carlos' traditional annual Christmas Speech."

""Мы будем уничтожать наше ядерное оружие вместе с Америкой." В.С.Черномырдин (We will be destroying our nuclear weapons along with America) (с)Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) Viktor Chernomyrdin. He meant "together with America", not "along with America"."

""Одна смерть это трагедия. Миллион смертей является статистика." (One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is a statistic.) Popular quote from Joseph Stalin.:ru:Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда"

""Хотели как лучше, а получилось как всегда" (We hoped for the best, but it turned out as usual.) Prime Minister of Russia (1992–1998) Viktor Chernomyrdin at a press conference 1993-08-06 on currency reform."

""…Мы будем преследовать террористов везде. В аэропорту — в аэропорту. Значит, Вы уж меня извините, в туалете поймаем, мы и в сортире их замочим, в конце концов." (We will pursue terrorists everywhere. At an airport – okay, at an airport. If we catch them in a lavatory, in an outhouse, we will take them out there with their pants down.) Vladimir Putin at a press conference in Astana 1999-09-24."

""Есть такая партия!" (Yest' takaya partiya – There is such a party!) – Lenin's reply to the Menshevik leader Irakli Tsereteli, who said in June 1917 that there was no political party willing to demand that the Provisional Government resign and hand power over to it."

""Succesuri" (Wrong plural form for success) spoken by Elena Basescu. It became an internet meme in Romania similar to the overextended use of the internets."

""Să trăiți bine" (May you live well) – one of the slogans used by president Traian Băsescu in the 2004 presidential campaign. After he had been elected, Romanians' standard of living did not perceivably improve, and his former slogan became probably the most famous example of empty political campaign promises, used both by Mr. Băsescu's political opponents and by disgruntled citizens as a cynical way of expressing critique and discontent towards his presidency. In 2014, Băsescu mentioned that this electoral slogan was meant as wishing well to the Romanians, not as a promise, and that he was misunderstood, although this very tagline was used in a 2004 electoral poster along various political promises."

""Iar pe cei care s-au apucat să-mi numere găinile, îi rog să-mi numere și ouăle" (I invite those who started to count my hens, to count also my eggs/balls.) Adrian Năstase's reply, as Prime Minister, after press inquiries regarding his chicken farm, part of a larger set of corruption accusations. He implied the secondary meaning of balls, for ouă (eggs) in Romanian."