Quotes about country
country art america
Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. Art Blakey
country war fighting
No one ever mentioned it, but thousands of men welcomed World War II as a way to escape their humdrum lives rather than a chance to fight for God and country. Art Buchwald
country europe america
I was born in Europe... and I've traveled all over the world. I can tell you that there is no place, no country, that is more compassionate, more generous, more accepting, and more welcoming than the United States of America. Arnold Schwarzenegger
country motivation speak-english
In this country, it doesn't make any difference where you were born. It doesn't make any difference who your parents were. It doesn't make any difference if, like me, you couldn't even speak English until you were in your twenties.
country children school
There are millions of children today who don't attend school. However, education is the only way to get ahead in this country. Azim Premji
country views iran
Those in the west who dismiss the repressiveness of laws against women in countries like Iran, no matter how benign their intentions, present a condescending view not just of the religion but also of women living in Muslim majority countries, as if the desire for choice and happiness is the monopoly of women in the west. Azar Nafisi
country born feels
Lots of times you can feel as an exile in a country that you were born in.
country simple america
Despite the fact that in America we incarcerate more juveniles for life terms than in any other country in the world, the truth is that the vast majority of youth offenders will one day be released. The question is simple and stark. Do we want to help them change or do we want to help them become even more violent and dangerous? Ayelet Waldman
country party rights
There are four characteristics which brand a country unmistakably as a dictatorship: one-party rule, executions without trial or with a mock trial for political offenses, the nationalization or expropriation of private property, and censorship. A country guilty of these outrages forfeits any moral prerogatives, any claim to national rights or sovereignty, and becomes an outlaw. Ayn Rand
country court forms laws life ruled supreme
We're a country of laws and rules, and the Supreme Court has ruled that life forms are patentable entities. Craig Venter
country dinner eating hear music stars town
We hear that Dolly Parton was in town eating dinner at a restaurant, or other country music stars doing this and that.
country party done
The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and I speak as a Republican. Charles Evers
country people body
The power of administrative bodies to make finding of fact which may be treated as conclusive, if there is evidence both ways, is a power of enormous consequence. An unscrupulous administrator might be tempted to say "Let me find the facts for the people of my country, and I care little who lays down the general principles. Charles Evans Hughes
country publicity public-opinion
Publicity is a great purifier because it sets in action the forces of public opinion, and in this country public opinion controls the courses of the nation
country thinking forget
They swallow God without thinking, they swallow country without thinking. Soon they forget how to think, they let others think for them. Charles Bukowski
country war hero
We are Born like this Into this Into these carefully mad wars Into the sight of broken factory windows of emptiness Into bars where people no longer speak to each other Into fist fights that end as shootings and knifings Born into this Into hospitals which are so expensive that it’s cheaper to die Into lawyers who charge so much it’s cheaper to plead guilty Into a country where the jails are full and the madhouses closed Into a place where the masses elevate fools into rich heroes
country difficult huge liberated reached solution truly
We have reached a solution to the problem. We feel a huge satisfaction at having liberated the country from a truly difficult situation.
country historic muslim reached turkey
We have reached a historic point, ... Turkey will be the only Muslim country in EU. Abdullah Gul
country critics heads leave shown team
We've shown the critics we're a better team than they say. We can leave the country with our heads high.
country punishment seen sit
We've seen this many, many, many times, ... I mean, it's getting to be a punishment for this whole country and for those of us who have to sit there as well. John Breaux
country million supposed
The fact of the matter is, this country is not going to deport 11 million undocumented immigrants. What are we supposed to do with them? What are we supposed to do with these kids? Jose Antonio Vargas
country demand input materials rapidly rather raw source
The real demand source is China, rather than Europe, but the country is rapidly alleviating its raw materials input problems.
country expect expectation level ohio programs state top
There is a level of expectation here when it comes to the steeple. It's not much different than Ohio State football. We expect to be one of the top programs in the country each season.
country determination facts fair knew needed partisan report
When I established this inquiry, I didn't know what its investigation would uncover. But I knew that our country needed a full, fair and independent determination of the facts - not hearsay, not partisan allegations, but the facts. And that's what this report has delivered. Paul Martin
country fresh pleasant plenty shall travelling
We shall be travelling through the country in the most favourable and pleasant season, when there is plenty of water, and everything fresh and green.
country government liberty
Say what you like about my bloody murderous government,' I says, 'but don't insult me poor bleedin' country. Edward Abbey
country home government
The moral duty of the free writer is to begin his work at home: to be a critic of his own community, his own country, his own government, his own culture. The more freedom the writer possesses, the greater the moral obligation to play the role of critic.
country distance rocks
The canyon country does not always inspire love. To many it appears barren, hostile, repellent - a fearsome mostly waterless land of rock and heat, sand dunes and quicksand, cactus, thornbrush, scorpion, rattlesnake, and agaraphobic distances. To those who see our land in that manner, the best reply is, yes, you are right, it is a dangerous and terrible place. Enter at your own risk. Carry water. Avoid the noonday sun. Try to ignore the vultures. Pray frequently.
country littles revolution
England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that's what's wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country.
country jail world
A world without open country would be universal jail.
country america nuclear
America My Country: last nation on earth to abolish human slavery; first of all nations to drop the nuclear bomb on our fellow human beings.
country home men
A city man is a home anywhere, for all big cities are much alike. But a country man has a place where he belongs, where he always returns, and where, when the time comes, he is willing to die.
country men rivers
When a man must be afraid to drink freely from his country's river and streams that country is no longer fit to live in.