James Wolfe Quotes

There is no sense of forcing; There is no sense of insisting; There is no sense of saying that we know better. - James Wolfensohn

There is no sense in trying to help developing nations develop their capacity and build their economic viability if you don't give them markets. - James Wolfensohn

There is a need for cultural change in the bank to trust NGOs and to talk to them, but there is an equal need for some members of civil society to give us a chance and not say simply that it's the bank and it must be evil. - James Wolfensohn

The truth of the matter is ... I have found it difficult to understand why on six issues in 20 weeks of negotiations it has been impossible to bring about more progress. - James Wolfensohn

The Quartet itself must continue, but the role of a disenfranchised leader of that Quartet does not seem to me to be a particularly attractive thing to spend your life doing. And so I am considering (leaving) -- but not yet decided. - James Wolfensohn

The notion of the world as a village is becoming a reality. - James Wolfensohn

The impossibility of a retreat makes no difference in the situation of men resolved to conquer or die; and, believe me, my friends, if your conquest could be bought with the blood of your general, he would most cheerfully resign a life which he has long devoted to his country. - James Wolfe

The government of Israel, with its important security concerns, is loath to relinquish control, almost acting as though there has been no withdrawal. - James Wolfensohn

Terror has reached our door. - James Wolfensohn

Some Palestinians are wondering why it shouldn't be three months, or maybe one month or one week. They are forgetting that Rafah being in Palestinian and Egyptian hands, without an Israeli presence, is something they should be proud of as a major achievement. - James Wolfensohn

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