Quotes about count
country lying iraq
Iraq has slipped enough toward dangerous paths that may endanger the country if we don't realize that the solution ... lies is the concept of national unity Ayad Allawi
country school competition
In school I really loved Shakespeare, and I participated in a country-wide Shakespeare competition. Aya Cash
country broken daydreaming
I don't have much in me left for Somalia, because the country is so broken, it's not realistic to daydream about it. Ayaan Hirsi Ali
country chance decided
They decided to let immigrants in and I am an immigrant. They gave us a chance to participate in this country's life and I took it.
country differences people
I cannot emphasize enough how wrongheaded this is. Withholding criticism and ignoring differences are racism in its purest form. Yet these cultural experts fail to notice that, through their anxious avoidance of criticizing non-Western countries, they trap the people who represent these cultures in a state of backwardness. The experts may have the best of intentions, but as we all know, the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
country luxury democracy
I lived in countries that had no democracy... so I don't find myself in the same luxury as you do. You grew up in freedom, and you can spit on freedom because you don't know what it is not to have freedom.
country team guilty
We are guilty for sending teams into foreign countries to advise them how to be like us. Arthur Erickson
country artist crafts
In those countries with centuries of a craft tradition behind their building methods, techniques are tightly coordinated under the direction of the architect.
country stars children
It is always a joy to meet an American, Mr. Moulton, for I am one of those who believes that the folly of a monarch and the blundering of a minister in far-gone years will not prevent our children from being some day citizens of the same world-wide country under a flag which shall be a quartering of the Union Jack with the Stars and Stripes. Arthur Conan Doyle
country lonely travel
On general principles, it is best that I should not leave the country. Scotland Yard feels lonely without me, and it causes an unhealthy excitement among the criminal classes.
country safety faithful
No country can allow its safety to be wholly dependent on faithful observance by other states of rules to which they are obliged. Arthur Balfour
country scotland needs
Our Scottish theory ... is that every country has need of Scotchmen, but that Scotland has no need of the citizens of any other country.
country religious home
His Majesty's Government views with favour the establishment in Palestine of a national home for the Jewish people, and will use their best endeavours to facilitate the achievement of this object, it being clearly understood that nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine, or the rights and political status enjoyed by Jews in any other country.
country pride cities
When we retreat to the country, we are hiding not from people, but from our pride, which, in the city and among people, operates unfairly and immoderately. Anton Chekhov
country drinking school
Who keeps the tavern and serves up the drinks? The peasant. Who squanders and drinks up money belonging to the peasant commune, the school, the church? The peasant. Who would steal from his neighbor, commit arson, and falsely denounce another for a bottle of vodka? The peasant.
country talking boredom
What's the use of talking? You can see for yourself that this is a barbarous country; the people have no morals; and the boredom!
country air healthy
The air of one's native country is the most healthy air.
country struggle men
In countries where there is a mild climate, less effort is expended on the struggle with nature and man is kinder and more gentle.
country business real
I am not being facetious when I say that the real enemies in this country are the Pentagon and its pals in big business. Bella Abzug
country reality government
If we get a government that reflects more of what this country is really about, we can turn the century - and the economy - around.
country class white
Congress is a middle-aged, middle-class, white male power structure ... no wonder it's been so totally unresponsive to the needs of this country.
country thinking self
It is important for this country to make its people so obsessed with their own liberal individualism that they do not have time to think about a world larger than self. bell hooks
country rights justice
The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.
country oil needs
If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels. Bart Gordon
country want geography
I like geography. I could tell you the capital of any country you want. Bam Margera
country mean korea
Reason doesn't mean very much in a country like North Korea. Ban Ki-moon
country people leader
The future of any leader or political systems is to be determined by the people of the country.
country sex struggle
To those who are gay, lesbian, bisexual,or transgender-let me say- you are not alone. You're struggle, for the end to violence and discrimination, is a shared struggle. Today, I stand with you. And I call upon all countries and people, to stand with you too.A historic shift is underway. We must tackle the violence, decriminalize consensual same sex relationships and end discrimination. We must educate the public. I call on this council and people of conscience to make this happen.The time has come.
country war acceptance
Millions of people in nearly 80 countries still live in fear of landmines and explosive remnants of war, which take an unacceptable toll on lives and limbs, and people's livelihoods
country men effort
Today, we have more than 110,000 men and women deployed in conflict zones around the world. They come from nearly 120 countries ... Thanks to their efforts, life-saving humanitarian assistance can be delivered and economic development can begin.
country weather events
Extreme weather events continue to grow more frequent and intense in rich and poor countries alike, not only devastating lives, but also infrastructure, institutions, and budgets - an unholy brew which can create dangerous security vacuums.
country voice climate-change
A deal must include an equitable global governance structure. All countries must have a voice in how resources are deployed and managed.
country community domestic-violence
There is one universal truth, applicable to all countries, cultures and communities: violence against women is never acceptable, never excusable, never tolerable.