Country Quotes · Page 126

We may fairly judge of the commercial prosperity of a country from the amount of sulphuric acid it consumes.

— Justus von Liebig

As a country, we should be moving forward, but instead conservative lawmakers keep dragging us back.

— Deb Haaland

We have to renegotiate our trade deals, and we have to stop these countries from stealing our companies and our jobs.

— Donald Trump

For God's sake bring me a large Scotch. What a bloody awful country.

— Reginald Maudling

It's a great day to be alive, I know the suns still shining when I close my eyes.

— Anonymous

We really need to stop the imperialist tendencies of countries like the United States and Great Britain

— Cindy Sheehan

This country has moved away from the politics of caste, nepotism, and appeasement.

— Amit Shah

All of us - we should do everything we can to make sure this country lives up to our children's expectations.

— Barack Obama

The people on Wall Street broke this country, and they did it one lousy mortgage at a time. It happened more than…

— Elizabeth Warren

As I suffer in the defence of my Country, I must consider this hour as the most glorious of my life -Remember…

— John Andre

Who says there's an unemployment problem in this country? Just take the five percent unemployed and give them a baseball stat to…

— Andy Van Slyke

It is in American and Afghan interests for the U.S. to stay in Afghanistan so it doesn't turn into Iraq circa 2014,…

— Peter Bergen

We are the only country in the world that has taken people from so many different backgrounds, which is a great achievement…

— Lamar Alexander

The king governs without decapitation or (other) corporal punishments. Criminals are simply fined, lightly or heavily, according to the circumstances (of each…

— Faxian

Besides Germany, the only countries that don't have speed limits are places like Nepal, where road conditions are so bad that a…

— Sigmar Gabriel

A country which has a population 99% as their faith in Islam can also be a country which are subscribing to the…

— Ali Babacan

“Your realm is an insane place. In Volaria, no-one goes hungry, slaves are no use when they starve. Those freeborn too lazy…

— Anthony Ryan

We have, in this country, one of the most corrupt institutions the world has ever known. I refer to the Federal Reserve…

— Louis Thomas McFadden

It is absurd to say that our country can issue $30,000,000 in bonds and not $30,000,000 in currency. Both are promises to…

— Thomas A. Edison

There's a long-term tradition of white supremacy in this country. [Donald] Trump isn't something entirely new. But then there is the crisis…

— Junot Diaz

When members of a society wish to secure that society's rich heritage they cherish their arts and respect their artists. The esteem…

— Maya Angelou

I think women as well as men are concerned about jobs and the economy and spending and, and other issues. They're concerned…

— Ken Buck

It is not our place to decide who should lead the Iraqi people. If Saddam [Hussein] leaves or has to be forced…

— Colin Powell

[Being in the States] is almost like being on a holiday. It's kind of annoying because everyone's like "Oh, you're so obsessed…

— Marina and the Diamonds

Can we have a serious conversation about improving the integrity of our poverty programs in this country?

— Mark Meadows

I'm proud to represent those hands that labor in this country. I've given every maid I've ever portrayed soul and heart.

— Lupe Ontiveros

Yahya Khan wasn't interested in the government of the country, he was interested in power for its own sake and nothing else.

— Zulfikar Ali Bhutto

Skype is a wonderful thing. The irony is that you never Skype when you're in the same country as someone.

— Richard Fleeshman

Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.

— Pat Paulsen

I think a black man, purple man, Martian man can run the country... as long as he does right by the people.

— Dizzee Rascal

I'm probably one of the few authors in this country who could very comfortably live off my writing.

— Ravi Subramanian

My philosophy has always been to stand with all countries and all humanity.

— Lazarus of Bethany

Back when the country was strong, back before Elvis and before the Vietnam war came along.

— Merle Haggard

I played 112 times for Uruguay and experienced some of the greatest moments in my life representing my country.

— Diego Forlan

As the country now turns a new leaf, our ambition is to give hope to each and every Afghan.

— Hamid Karzai

I will strive to make this not the highest-spending country in the world, but instead the lowest taxing o-ne.

— Stephen Harper

I am not wrong in the belief that its public funds are more secure than those of all the European powers.

— Albert Gallatin

I ultimately joined the Labour Party and became an MP because the country and my constituents deserve a Labour government.

— Luciana Berger

Any young man, who makes dowry a condition to marriage, discredits his education and his country and dishonours womanhood.

— Mahatma Gandhi

Early in my career, I was galvanized by a disease that ravaged my country and many others around the world: malaria.

— Tedros Adhanom