Quotes about country
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 religious political
In the founding era of our country, it was not organized religion but personal faith that brought focus and unified the early leadership-maybe an unspoken faith in God, and certain values that came with that faith. So in that sense, we cannot discount, in my judgment, religious faith in politics. Billy Graham
country new-york mean
I go and I keep friends with [Abe] Rosenthal at the New York Times and people of that sort, you know. And all - I mean, not all the Jews, but a lot of the Jews are great friends of mine, they swarm around me and are friendly to me because they know that I'm friendly with Israel. But they don't know how I really feel about what they are doing to this country. And I have no power, no way to handle them, but I would stand up if under proper circumstances. Billy Graham
country needed intervention
If ever there was a time this country needed the intervention of God, it is now. Billy Graham
country numbers america
America is said to have the highest per capita boredom of any spot on earth! We know that because we have the greatest number of artificial amusements of any country. People have become so empty that they can't even entertain themselves. They have to pay other people to amuse them, to make then laugh, to try to make them feel warm and happy and comfortable for a few minutes, to try to lose that awful, frightening, hollow feeling-that terrible, dreaded feeling of being lost and alone. Billy Graham
country example failing needs perfect
To tell you the truth, it needs to be addressed nationally. It's a perfect example of how this country is failing our kids. Somebody's not doing their job.
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 job offered suggested worked
So, I was offered this job to come down there but first it was suggested that I take a trip around the country in the areas in which we worked to see what it's all about, and I tell you that was a revelation to me. Ben Shahn
country people state terror
Living in a state of terror was new to many white people in America, but black people have been living in a state of terror in this country for more than 400 years. Maya Angelou
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 supposedly
It is one thing to tell the citizens of some faraway country to go to hell, but it is another to do the same to your own citizens, who are supposedly your ultimate sovereigns. Ha-Joon Chang
country people
Without the people you have no union. ... Without the laborers this country wouldn't be what it is.
country people criticism
The English can be a very critical, unforgiving people, but criticism can be good. And this is a country that loves comedy. Bjork
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
country mistake character
Flaubert spoke true: to succeed a great artist must have both character and fanaticism and few in this country are willing to pay the price. Our writers have either no personality and therefore no style or a false personality and therefore a bad style; they mistake prejudice for energy and accept the sensation of material well-being as a system of thought. Cyril Connolly
country past civilization
Civilization is an active deposit which is formed by the combustion of the Present with the Past. Neither in countries without a Present nor in those without a Past is it to be discovered. Cyril Connolly
country nature book
It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or a book. Cyril Connolly
country children epidemics
One out of six women are toxic with mercury. Mercury comes out of coal plants and chlorine plants. I am toxic, I deal with symptoms, children are born with, you know, autism - there is an epidemic in this country. This is like, the air that we breath. Daphne Zuniga
country ambition people
The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
country jail people
If the newspapers of a country are filled with good news, the jails of that country will be filled with good people. Daniel Patrick Moynihan
country technology america
I hope that we can continue this cooperation on other critical issues related to America's future technological competitiveness. We must work together to encourage the creative talents that have made our country the world leader in technology. Dan Lipinski
country hydrogen-fuel cells
As we explore ways to bring price relief and bolster our country's energy independence, one significant energy source has emerged as a potential solution, hydrogen fuel cells. Dan Lipinski