Quotes about country
country jesus years
How subservient to Jesus, or to a humane God Almighty, were the leaders of this country back in the 1840's, when Marx said such a supposedly evil thing about religion? They had made it perfectly legal to own human slaves, and weren't going to led women vote or hold public office, God forbid, for another eighty year. Kurt Vonnegut
country religious america
US is a very religious country. Separation of church and state is part of our credo, but that it is hard to understand since our money says "In God we trust" and every President says "God bless America". Madeleine Albright
country war fighting
I saw what happened when a dictator was allowed to take over a piece of a country and the country went down the tubes. And I saw the opposite during the war when America joined the fight.
country government law
The more laws that governments pass, the less individual freedom there is. Any student of history will tell you that. Totalitarian countries ban pretty much everything. Bill O'Reilly
country literature fox-news
This country is a better place because Fox News has succeeded.
country mean government
Standing up to your government can mean standing up for your country. Bill Moyers
country independent democracy
We have got to nurture the spirit of independent journalism in this country, or we'll not save capitalism from its own excesses, and we'll not save democracy from its own inertia.
country beach hero
The corporate right and the political right declared class warfare on working people a quarter of a century ago and they've won ... Take the paradox of Rush Limbaugh, ensconced in a Palm Beach mansion massaging the resentments across the country of white-knuckled wage earners, who are barely making ends meet in no small part because of the corporate and ideological forces for whom Rush has been a hero.
country hero needs
Unfortunate the country that needs heroes! Bertolt Brecht
country sacrifice contentment
Those who take the most from the table, teach contentment. Those for whom the taxes are destined, demand sacrifice. Those who eat their fill, speak to the hungry, of wonderful times to come. Those who lead the country into the abyss, call ruling difficult, for ordinary folk.
country worry leader
American leaders worry about the security of their country. Israeli leaders worry about the survival of their country. Benjamin Netanyahu
country america people
Try to imagine an America without rich people. Rich people contribute a lot to this country. Bernard Goldberg
country children mean
I want to be the poster child for taking care of yourself after 40. Obesity is an epidemic in this country and I'm a living, breathing example of what it means to stay healthy. Bernard Hopkins
country bolivia
Bolivia is not yet a country of equals. Carlos Mesa
country real believe
We lead the world in only 3 categories: number of incarcerated citizens per capita, number of adults who believe angels are real, and defense spending, where we spend more than the next 26 countries combined, 25 of whom are allies. Now none of this is the fault of 20 year old college student, but you nonetheless are without a doubt a member of the worst period generation period ever period, so when you ask what makes us the greatest country in the world I don't know what the f^&k you're talking about. Aaron Sorkin
country hero dies
A hero would die for his country, but he'd much rather live for it.
country white black
Nothing's black or white in our country - you're either brilliant or you're hopeless Alan Shearer
country jobs clubs
The managers are getting paid very well by their respective clubs to do a job for their clubs not the country they are working in.
country song rocks
In country and R&B, there's much more of that division between writers and performers, and that's where you see more of those [crossover] songs, but you don't get a lot of that coming out of the more pop and rock side of things. Alan Light
country america space
I'm a London lad, but I'm fascinated by America. I want to take a motorcycling trip across the country and see those wide open spaces. Charlie Cox
country stars father
There is the National Flag. He must be cold, indeed, who can look upon its folds rippling in the breeze without pride of country. If he be in a foreign land, the flag is companionship and country itself, with all its endearment...The very colors have a language which was recognized by our fathers; white is for purity; red, for valor; blue, for justice. And altogether, bunting, stripes, stars, and colors, blazing in the sky, make the flag of our country, to be cherished by all our hearts, to be upheld by all our hands. Charles Sumner
country independent atoms
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent. Charles de Gaulle
country betrayal nerd
In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
country party two
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
country song drinking
There is a long history in country music of songs celebrating drinking and lamenting drinking. Country songs for the most part have always been heavily rooted in reality. The first artists were the people next door. They would sing on their porch or in their living room or at a barn dance. They sang about what they knew, and a lot of that was drinking. Chet Atkins
country important stronger
My wartime experiences developing a code that utilized the Navajo language taught how important our Navajo culture is to our country. For me that is the central lesson: that diverse cultures can make a country richer and stronger. Chester Nez
country absurdity-of-life racism
If one lives in a country where racism is held valid and practiced in all ways of life eventually, no matter whether one is a racist or a victim, one comes to feel the absurdity of life....Racism generated from whites is first of all absurd. Racism creates absurdity among blacks as a defense mechanism. Chester Himes
country song stars
I could kiss you in the rain forever Turn all your pain to pleasure Fill up all your days with sunlight Make the passion last every night Give you my every possesion Make you my only obsession Climb up to the sky and pull down all the stars above But I could never love you enough Chely Wright
country feelings desire
It's a great feeling to be recognized by your peers. It's an even better feeling to be welcomed and accepted by country radio and its listeners. If desire is any part of this equation, then I'm a contender!
country years singers
If I wanted to be a pop singer, I would have done that 20 years ago. I love country music.
country sleep gay
Right now the institution of marriage feels very one-sided, and I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights. I have so many friends who are gays and lesbians who would so badly want to get married, that I wouldn't be able to sleep with myself [if I got married before they could]. Charlize Theron
country taken majority
This program that the Republican majority has taken us toward as a country is leading us to fiscal bankruptcy. Chaka Fattah
country laughter optimistic
...Over the long term, the eclipse rate of great civilizations being overtaken is 100%. So you know how it's going to end. (Laughter) I'm more optimistic about the staying power of what's good in this country. But just because you have a wonderful spouse doesn't mean you should treat her badly. You have the feeling that some of the old virtues [that made this country great] are lessening. But there's so much good and so much strength left that I would not expect this country to suddenly founder... Charlie Munger