Quotes about country
country government levels
When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back. Mike Lee
country independent odds
There is a great tradition of independent filmmaking in the U.S. that I absolutely respect. There's some wonderful stuff that comes out in this country against all the odds. Mike Leigh
country new-york play
I certainly want to get back to the U.S. to play. It's such a big country. I've always liked playing there, and enjoyed living there. I lived in New York, LA, and Florida. Mick Taylor
country names records
I never made any money off of my records. It gave me the name across the country so that I could do some of the things in my personal appearances. Mickey Gilley
country new-york hate
I'm a country boy. I hate New York. But that's where things happen, so I use it as a base for stories, I know enough about it. But I have to keep going back there. Mickey Spillane
country thinking long
... I see the country going fascist. We have been going that route a long, long time. A lot of things the country has done from its inception were fascist. But now, now I think we are in the face of a terrible fascist dictatorship. Margaret Walker
country views long
Even from the simplest, the most realistic point of view, the countries which we long for occupy, at any given moment, a far larger place in our actual life than the country in which we happen to be. Marcel Proust
country patriotic patriotism
What pity is it That we can die, but once to serve our country. Joseph Addison
country integrity patriotic
Is there not some chosen curse, some hidden thunder in the stores of heaven, red with uncommon wrath, to blast the man who owes his greatness to his country's ruin!
country want decay
There is no greater sign of a general decay of virtue in a nation, than a want of zeal in its inhabitants for the good of their country.
country party passion
I always rejoice when I see a tribunal filled with a man of an upright and inflexible temper, who in the execution of his country's laws can overcome all private fear, resentment, solicitation, and even pity it self. Whatever passion enters into a sentence or decision, so far will there be in it a tincture of injustice. In short, justice discards party, friendship, kindred, and is therefore always represented as blind, that we may suppose her thoughts are wholly intent on the equity of a cause, without being diverted or prejudiced by objects foreign to it.
country women shining
Female Virtues are of a Domestick turn. The Family is the proper Province for Private Women to Shine in. If they must be showing their Zeal for the Publick, let it not be against those who are perhaps of the same Family, or at least of the same Religion or Nation, but against those who are the open, professed, undoubted Enemies of their Faith, Liberty, and Country.
country messages world
A few persons of an odious and despised country could not have filled the world with believers, had they not shown undoubted credentials from the divine person who sent them on such a message.
country thinking secret
If I can in any way contribute to the Diversion or Improvement of the Country in which I live, I shall leave it, when I am summoned out of it, with the secret Satisfaction of thinking that I have not lived in vain.
country men hands
I do not propose to our British ladies, that they should turn Amazons in the service of their sovereign, nor so much as let their nails grow for the defence of their country. The men will take the work of the field off their hands, and show the world, that English valour cannot be matched when it is animated by English beauty.
country pregnancy opportunity
The people who have recently come to this country to work and better their lives should be given the same opportunities that our parents, grandparents, and ancestors were given. Jose Serrano
country new-york fighting
I know that New York City remains the highest density urban area in the country and by far dedicates more of its own funds to fighting terrorism than any other municipality.
country past years
Mexico is now a country where we have justice and a rule of law that didn't exist here in past years. Josefina Vazquez Mota
country want mexico
I want to make Mexico the best country to live in.
country taken mexico
Today I'm committed to take care of your families like I've taken care of mine. I want to make Mexico the best country to live in.
country years long
How long have you been away from the country?" Laruja asked Ibarra. "Almost seven years." "Then you have probably forgotten all about it." "Quite the contrary. Even if my country does seem to have forgotten me, I have always thought about it. Jose Rizal
country noli-me-tangere saving
The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.
country miracle noli-me-tangere
Let us not ask for miracles, let us not ask for concern with what is good for the country of him who comes as a stranger to make his fortune and leave afterwards.
country light air
Genius has no country. It blossoms everywhere. Genius is like the light, the air. It is the heritage of all.
country wish conviction
I wish to show those who deny us Patriotism that we know how to die for our country and convictions.
country sacrifice people
I want to show to those who deprive people the right to love of country, that when we know how to sacrifice ourselves for our duties and convictions, death does not matter if one dies for those one loves – for his country and for others dear to him.
country light shining
I die without seeing dawn's light shining on my country... You, who will see it, welcome it for me...don't forget those who fell during the nighttime.
country military two
I always ask two questions: How many countries have military bases in the United States? And in how many countries does the United States not have military bases? Jose Saramago
country believe leader
Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things. Jose Maria Aznar
country europe decision
There are the countries of the north of Europe taking decisions and the countries of the south of Europe that are living under intervention. This division exists.
country thinking cost
There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.
country two quality
Norway or Switzerland are two marvelous countries, I very much admire, the most advanced countries in the world in fact with great qualities of life. Jose Manuel Barroso
country norway switzerland
I'll put it frankly - Britain has more influence in China than Norway or Switzerland, with all respect for the other countries.