Sargsyan Quotes & Sayings

This is the secret of the golden flower: if the heart can die the flower will bloom, die as you are so you can be reborn. — Osho

The public doesn't really know me. Only people in my inner circle know me well. Others identify me by the beard, always mad, sweaty and that is today's image. People don't understand me, they are scared of me. — Vazgen Sargsyan

You have to go after the life, otherwise the one who is coming after you will crush and pass you ... — Alen Sargsyan

Strength enough to build a home, Time enough to hold a child, Love enough to break a heart — Terry Pratchett

The world saw and understood that, when it comes to the normalization of the Armenian-Turkish relations, they have to deal not just with Armenia with its three million population, but with the ten million Armenians. And let no one ignore the fact that, contrary to any slogans, the Armenian nation is united in its goals and is strong with its sons and daughters. — Serzh Sargsyan

Often change yourself, when you see that people envy you : they will start to change themselves too, but at that time YOU will not envy them ... — Alen Sargsyan

People who like their job will give it their best. Those who don't, show it by a poor performance. — Ellen J. Barrier

We hear warmongering every day, every day we hear threats and attempts to scare us ... We don't want war and never wanted, but at that time [i.e. during Nagorno-Karabakh war] we had to defend our Motherland. If the time comes again, this time our blow will be final and deadly. — Serzh Sargsyan

Perfidy and brutal force thwarted opportunities for calling President Wilson's Arbitral Award to life. Nevertheless, its significance is not to be underestimated: through that decision the aspiration of the Armenian people for the lost Motherland had obtained vital and legal force. — Serzh Sargsyan

We have nothing to hide and it should be clear for the international community whose fault it was that the last closed European border was not open. — Serzh Sargsyan

We are confident that the normalization of Armenia-Turkey relations can become the greatest input of the recent decades in achieving peace and stability in the South Caucasus. With this vision, we have agreed to move forward without any preconditions, not making our relations contingent upon Turkey's recognition of the Armenian Genocide. However, if, as many suspect, it is proven that Turkey's goal is to protract, rather than to normalize relations, we will have to discontinue the process. — Serzh Sargsyan

Additions like to enter without knocking, you just have to close the door for good ... — Alen Sargsyan

Armenia categorically rejects the resumption of military hostilities in Nagorno Karabakh as an option. In case Azerbaijan resorts to military aggression, Armenia will have no other choice but to recognize the Nagorno Karabakh Republic de jure and to employ all its capabilities to ensure the security of the people of Artsakh. — Serzh Sargsyan

Sometimes people have to compensate for the past, forgetting about the future. — Alen Sargsyan

Today the economic development of Armenia is as important as victory in the war was yesterday. Our battle has moved from the field of blood and heroism, to the economic field. — Vazgen Sargsyan

Recognition of the genocide is a triumph of human conscience and justice over intolerance and hatred. — Serzh Sargsyan

I feel like a fugitive from the law of averages. — Bill Mauldin

It's a lot of random situations that combine in a certain volatile form and create a bigger-than- the-whole situation that nobody could have predicted. — Paul Kantner

Azerbaijan unleashed the war, and was defeated in that war; Azerbaijan asked for truce (including from the Commander of Karabakh's forces) and later started to sob about the dire repercussions of that war. As if wars ever bring pleasant repercussions. And on top of that, Azerbaijan adopted conceited stance and started to make demands as if anywhere in the world defeated aggressors are ever allowed to make demands. — Serzh Sargsyan

We're all damaged in our own way. Nobody's perfect. I think we're all somewhat screwy. Every single one of us. — Johnny Depp

Armenians, as a people that have survived the Genocide, have a moral duty towards mankind and history in the prevention of genocides. We have done and will continue to do our best to support the persistent implementation of the Genocide Convention. Genocide cannot concern only one people, because it is a crime against humanity. — Serzh Sargsyan

What's the haps, Alli? Writing your memoirs?"
"People who write memoirs should die. — Santino Hassell

If you want water, do not go to desert... — Alen Sargsyan

Our goal is not to win the war, we have already done it. Our goal is to find a just solution, and we are unanimous on the ways to find it. — Serzh Sargsyan

Lasting and strong relations cannot be built on short-lived interests. A credible partnership is inconceivable without shared values and commitment to the same ideas. — Serzh Sargsyan

It was measured that the splinters of the Armenian nation that had managed to miraculously escape the Genocide would not be able to recover from the blow, would disappear in the whirlpools on five continents, lose their national identity, and aptitude to be a political factor. But we, as a nation and as a state, were able to reappear at the international arena to affirm that we continue our eternal journey and that we are determined not to allow for such a crime to ever happen again. — Serzh Sargsyan

I believe in God. God created the world. — P. J. O'Rourke

If it's too easy it's probably not love. — Iimani David

I deem we have still much to do and will of course strive for stabilizing the situation in the country and continuing reforms. I am confident in success. All we need at this point is public order. — Serzh Sargsyan

Perhaps the most tragic way that self-deception harms us is that we start believing our lies and we teach them to others. — Cortney S. Warren

Suspect scotch is something you have to convince yourself to enjoy, like sushi or the last few Radiohead albums, but I can't deny the result is nice. — Matthew Norman