Quotes by Lech Walesa

Lech Wałęsa; born 29 September 1943) is a Polish elder statesman, pro-democracy activist and union organizer who served as the first democratically-elected President of Poland from 1990 to 1995. An electrician by trade, he became the leader of Solidarity, a freedom-oriented social movement and trade union, for which he received the 1983 Nobel Peace Prize.

The best Quotes and Sayings

I'm lazy. But it's the lazy people who invented the wheel and the bicycle because they didn't like walking or carrying things.

- Lech WalesaLaziness

The sole and basic source of our strength is the solidarity of workers, peasants and the intelligentsia, the solidarity of the nation, the solidarity of people who seek to live in dignity, truth, and in harmony with their conscience.

- Lech Walesa

I use many different gadgets connected with computers; I use PCs, laptops and a Palm Pilot. I also use the Internet to visit websites, especially within Polish-language Internet. I usually go to political discussion groups and sites - of course, as I use my real name, people never believe that they are chatting with me!

- Lech Walesa

It is hardly possible to build anything if frustration, bitterness and a mood of helplessness prevail.

- Lech Walesa

The thing that lies at the foundation of positive change, the way I see it, is service to a fellow human being.

- Lech Walesa