Quotes about country
country giving advice
Newt Gingrich says he wants to get rid of Social Security. Who is more qualified to give this country financial advice than a guy who ran up a half-million dollar bill at Tiffany? David Letterman
country philosophy civilization
There's something about the style of living in the country that they feel, "This is what represents me." So style is about the philosophy of how we create our civilization. David Bowie
country healthy disrespect
I have a healthy disrespect for religion. I really do. When Columbus came to this country in 1492 he brought syphilis, diphtheria, tuberculosis, influenza and Christianity. The diseases were curable. DAVID FEHERTY
country russia america
Ours is a country built more on people than on territory. The Jews will come from everywhere: from France, from Russia, from America, from Yemen... Their faith is their passport. David Ben-Gurion
country taken israel
If I was an Arab leader I would never make [peace] with Israel. That is natural: we have taken their country.
country taken agreement
I were an Arab leader, I would never sign an agreement with Israel. It is normal; we have taken their country. It is true God promised it to us, but how could that interest them? Our God is not theirs. There has been anti-Semitism, the Nazis, Hitler, Auschwitz, but was that their fault? They see but one thing: we have come and we have stolen their country. Why would they accept that?
country sleep rainy-day
The realization that I came to is that each citizen for himself or herself understands the economics, which is, "I better make more than I spend and I better put something aside for a rainy day, and I want to get a good idea about what to do with the surplus so that perhaps it can grow while I'm sleeping." And that that's capitalism. Everybody practices it, but half of the country - those on the left - deny that it's true. David Mamet
country urban living-in-the-country
I'm an urban person who loves living in the country. Dani Shapiro
country moving perspective
Moving to the country has been incredibly good for my work, for my sense of perspective.
country people honor
As secretary of state it's been an enormous honor to represent this great country that I love so much - I have really seen that our great strengths are in the ability of people to reach their potential here. Condoleezza Rice
country ocean two
We've been a country that's been fortunate to be protected by two oceans, to not have serious attacks on our territory for most of our history. And we were unfortunately reminded in a very devastating way of our vulnerability.
country sex uganda
It has been hard to muster the resources to support fledgling democracies- or to help the world's most desperate - the AIDS orphan in Uganda, the refugee fleeing Zimbabwe, the young woman who has been trafficked into the sex trade in Southeast Asia; the world's poorest in Haiti. Yet this assistance - together with the compassionate works of private charities - people of conscience and people of faith - has shown the soul of our country.
country iraq different
There have been plenty of markers that show that this [Iraq] is a country that is worth the investment, because once it emerges as a country that is a stabilising factor, you will have a very different kind of Middle East.
country wish bills
I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country.
country people president
I'm very proud that President [George W.] Bush took on AIDS relief. It was the largest single response by any country to a major international health crisis, and there are millions of people who are alive today in Africa and other developing countries because of that program.
country wish looks
Well, there are many things, whenever you look back, that you would've done differently. We're all human. We do our best at the time. I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country. We came close, but we couldn't.
country suspected
If a country is suspected of going nuclear, you need to understand why. Why does it feel insecure? Mohamed ElBaradei
country introduced people today
We got introduced to a lot of people in the country today who didn't know what we were really about. Matt Hasselbeck
country north-carolina dairy
I never imagined anybody would ever come out to hear me preach. I'm just a country dairy farmer from North Carolina. Billy Graham
country civilization degrees
What should we suppose must naturally be the consequence of our carrying on a slave trade with Africa? With a country, vast in its extent, not utterly barbarous, but civilized in a very small degree? Does any one suppose a slave trade would help their civilization? William Wilberforce
country dangerous familiar grows knowing places salt
A black person grows up in this country - and in many places - knowing that racism will be as familiar as salt to the tongue. Also, it can be as dangerous as too much salt. I think that you must struggle for betterment for yourself and for everyone. Maya Angelou
country iceland healthy
Maybe it's just a personal thing, but I get so much grounding from Iceland because I know it's always going to be there. I have a very happy, healthy relationship with the country, so it's really easy to go everywhere because I always have Iceland to go back to. It's sort of a contradiction, but that's how it works somehow. Bjork
country great people states trying united
People are not trying to get into China, they're trying to get out of China. The United States is the only great country where people are trying to get into to this country for obvious reasons. Chuck Hagel
country degrees great kids red sure
We've got great potential in our country and the only way we're going to make sure kids are getting the degrees that they need, make sure we're getting through that red tape, is by working together. Amy Klobuchar
country store
When I'm doing a store in a country, I always like to consider the concept of the country and the city. Christian Louboutin
country entitled hard jews peace willing
We're willing to make difficult and hard decisions and compromises to live in peace with our neighbours, but we're entitled to our own country where Jews from around the world can come here, just as Palestinians from around the world can come to the Palestinian state. Benjamin Netanyahu
country critical decide doubtful knew moment probable view war whether
I knew it to be very doubtful whether the Cabinet, Parliament, and the country would take this view on the outbreak of war, and through the whole of this week I had in view the probable contingency that we should not decide at the critical moment to support France.
country positive
It's always overwhelming when you come to another country and you're embraced in such a positive way. Flo Rida
country truth
Politicians said that with our cheap labour, we could be competitive in the world. Nothing could be further from the truth. We were the most uncompetitive country with that cheap labour.
country domestic humming india industrial per production
India is the most competitive manufacturing destination on this planet. If we are able to take advantage of that competitiveness for our domestic markets, this country would be humming with activity; industrial production will grow at 10-11% per year.
country birth-rate higher
Countries where women have access to professional life are also those where the birth rate is higher. Claude Martin
country politics interest
The US has a vital interest in that area of the country. Dan Quayle
country writing good-times
I've been writing a lot of country music again. I've written some bluegrass material. I'm having a good time doing that. Dan Fogelberg