Quotes about country
country government patriot
A Patriot is someone who stands for his country always, and for his government when it is deserved. Mark Twain
country real care
The country is the real thing, the substantial thing, the eternal thing, it is the thing to watch over and care for and be loyal to; institutions are extraneous. . . .
country lying may
What a lie it is to call this a free country, where none but the unworthy and undeserving may swear.
country coins constitution
God was left out of the Constitution but was furnished a front seat on the coins of the country.
country america people
America is a great country, and we've done a lot of good in the world. But we are a collection of people, not saints. We have our own sins to atone for. Marianne Williamson
country new-york men
I fell in love with New York. It was like every human being, like any relationship. When I was a young New Yorker, it was one city. When I was a grown man, it was another city. I worked with many dance organizations and many wonderful people. In the '90s, it became kind of a hard and unwelcoming city in many ways. It became conservative, like the whole country. Mikhail Baryshnikov
country art socialist-countries
A country like Belgium, or socialist countries in central Europe spend more money on art education than the United States, which is a really puzzling thought.
country children leader
Far less wealthy industrialized countries have committed to end child poverty, while the United States is sliding backwards. We can do better. We must demand that our leaders do better. Marian Wright Edelman
country moving rights
When President Kennedy was elected, many black Americans, like so many Americans, were captivated by his youth and energy and promise and were especially hopeful that he might move the country in a new direction on civil rights.
country children thinking
I'm sure I am impatient sometimes. I sure do get angry sometimes. I think it's outrageous how hard it is to get this country to feed its children and to take care of its children, to give them a decent education.
country mirrors rights
Being born in Cuba, a country where freedom of speech is non-existent, it's startling to observe how Venezuela, where I was happily raised, is fast becoming Cuba's mirror image: Dismantling of fundamental democratic rights deserved by its people and citizens of the world. Maria Conchita Alonso
country roles news
If you take the more general role of going to local stations around the country in Montana or South Carolina or wherever, and start in the local news, it's a lot more difficult to get to the stories that you want to really cover. Maria Menounos
country husband order
In my state, two women who came to the U.S. as 'mail-order brides' were killed by abusive husbands. They had risked everything to come to this country, and it cost them their lives. We must let women know they have options. Maria Cantwell
country book years
I was born in the country of Hogg and Scott between the Yarrow and the Tweed, in the year 1864. Margot Asquith
country today
In Denmark, the king's faith became the religion of the country, and we are still happy with that today. Margrethe II of Denmark
country people theologian
Many young Danish theologians went to Wittenberg starting in 1517, listened to Luther's theses and, in 1536, brought the Reformation to our country. This is why the Danes, unlike the people of many countries in Eastern and Central Europe, became Lutherans and not Calvinists.
country people different
I would not say Denmark is a multicultural country, but more people live here now who have different roots, backgrounds and religions, more than 30 years ago. This also applies to religions.
country believe love-you
I believe that all the euphoria about Europe has led many of us to forget that Europe is a conglomerate of different entities and countries. But if you don't love your own entity, if you don't know your roots and can no longer relate to them, you will also have problems with the rest of Europe.
country believe people
I believe that many people have forgotten what their roots are. This is one of the advantages of countries with a monarchy. The monarch offers identity across generations, and is a part of these roots and this native country.
country obamacare becoming
As a result of Obamacare, we are becoming something of a part-time employment country. Maria Bartiromo
country war government
It [the pharmaceutical industry] is the most profitable industry in the world, and partially funds the US government. It surpasses oil in terms of profits and my country recently went to war due to oil pricing. What does that say they will do to keep this other industry in tact? It is up to patients and their families to question what they are being given, and to consumers to demand better, more natural alternatives. Margot Kidder
country support political
What can I do to help? I am asking my senator to support political action to end hunger in the greatest country on this planet. Martin Landau
country spring men
Make a career of humanity... It will enrich your spirit as nothing else possibly can. It will give you that rare sense of nobility that can only spring from love and selflessly helping your fellow man... You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in. Martin Luther King, Jr.
country struggle rights
Commit yourself to the noble struggle for human rights. You will make a greater person of yourself, a greater nation of your country and a finer world to live in.
country children democratic-socialism
Call it democracy, or call it democratic socialism, but there must be a better distribution of wealth within this country for all God's children.
country mind our-society
The poor in our countries have been shut out of our minds and driven from the mainstream of our societies, because we have allowed them to become invisible.
country decision prime
My charge as prime minister is to take any decision that is in the best interest of the country.
country political mind
We in the West must bear in mind that the poor countries are poor primarily because we have exploited them through political or economic colonialism.
country sweet father
My country, 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim's pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring.
country determination greatness
Many of the ugly pages of American history have been obscured and forgotten....America owes a debt of justice which it has only begun to pay. If it loses the will to finish or slackens in its determination, history will recall its crimes and the country that would be great will lack the most indispensable element of greatness-justice.
country greatness russia
If I lived in China or even Russia, or any totalitarian country, Maybe I could understand some of these illegal injunctions. ... But somewhere I read of the freedom of assembly. Somewhere I read of the freedom of speech. Somewhere I read of the freedom of the press. Somewhere I read that the greatness of America is the right to protest for right.
country america people
In a country as large and diverse as America, compromise is how we get things done. It isn't always pretty, but we have to find solutions to our problems that, at the end of the day, most people can live with. Mark Udall
country world cups
Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget. Mark Viduka