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Imran Khan [1952-0] Pakistani

Rank: 101
Athlete, Member of Pakistani National Assembly

Imran Khan Niazi, is a Pakistani politician, former cricketer, and philanthropist. He is the current Chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, a political party.

Government, Money, Politics, Death, Imagination, Trust

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Win or lose today I am proud of the way my boys have played in the tournament.		101
I have always believed that one should not be scared of losing, I think that really is the key.		102
In Pakistan politics is hereditary.	Politics	103
But I don't need to use politics as a way of making money.	Money, Politics	104
I believed in myself. I never imagined myself as just an ordinary player.	Imagination	105
Pakistan needs to have decentralisation and a good local government system.	Government	106
If your house is burning, wouldn't you try and put out the fire?		107
Spirituality does two things for you. One, you are forced to become more selfless, two, you trust to providence. The opposite of a spiritual man is a materialist. If I was a materialist I would be making lots of money doing endorsements, doing cricket commentary. I have no interest in that.	Money, Trust	108
One is actually the democracy here, you know, people are, people assume that this election means that there is democracy in Pakistan. There is no democracy.		109
What I perceive, is above all justice, where everyone has the same law.		110
At the moment we have a ruling class that has one law and the people the other.		111
The team which handles the pressure best, carries the day.		112
A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did.	Death	113
I am called an Islamic fundamentalist by Rushdie. My critics in Pakistan say I am a Zionist agent. I must be doing something right.		114
Cricket is a pressure game, and when it comes to an India-Pakistan match the pressure is doubled.		115
During my 21 years of playing cricket, I have never been approached by anyone or offered a bribe.		116
I want to have a president in the U.S. who tries to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world.		117
In fact the experience at Oxford has really helped me later in life.		118
And when the pressure was on us, the team handled it very well. One has to learn to play well under pressure.		119
I feel an independent accountability commission should audit all government services.	Government	120
Colonialism deprives you of your self-esteem and to get it back you have to fight to redress the balance.		121
It's more important to try to do something for the crores of poor people of my country.		122
The team that is going to win is the one that does its homework the best by studying its opponents.		123
Personally I don't think solving corruption is such a big problem.		124
The war on terror is the most insane and immoral war of all time. The Americans are doing what they did in Vietnam, bombing villages. But how can a civilised nation do this? How can you can eliminate suspects, their wives, their children, their families, their neighbours? How can you justify this?		125
But having set myself these goals, I had to work really hard to achieve them.		126
Just give it everything you've got and bowl as fast as possible.		201
So for us any gain we had in election, one vote that we got, was a win.		202
What most people didn't realize in the Western countries is that here its not a question of having supporters, its a question of getting these votes to the polling stations.		203
I did not lose this election, or had a bad result compared with what we might have got because of Islam.		204
There can only be democracy when money is not allowed to be spent in Politics.		205
I wanted to be an outstanding player, that was my ambition.		206
You don't kill your way to peace.		207
Because I'm anti-war, I've been called pro-Taliban.		208
Terrorism is you winning hearts and minds of people.		209
I have fruit trees. Cows for fresh milk, yoghurt. My own wheat. I'm basically self-sufficient.		210
In most of Pakistan it is a feudal country. People are very scared and oppressed by authority. But when you move to these wilder areas, they are not so easily suppressed.		211
When I came into politics I always thought there was a possibility I would be killed.		212
I am basically a private person.		213
The Westoxified Pakistanis have been selling their souls and killing their own people for a few million dollars.		214
These so-called extremists in Pakistan should be brought into the mainstream; if you marginalize them, you radicalize them.		215
People didn't wasn't the People's party to come in to power again, so they saw NS a viable alternative not us, because everyone knew we were not ready.		216
If one area I felt it was a tough election was I couldn't see my young son and I couldn't see my wife a lot, but apart from that for her also it was an experience.		217
They do not understand Islam, and I think that is one area where perhaps I hope one day I will play a role in actually making people understand what we perceive Islam to be.		218
The future of Indo-Pak cricket will depend on how the peace process goes.		219
I don't know about whether I thought I would make it this big.		220
But ultimately it comes down to how the team performs on the day.		221
Cross-cultural marriage is difficult, especially when one person has to live in another country. But I thought there was a very good chance of it working because people grow together if they have a common passion.		222

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