Country Quotes · Page 259

Education and knowledge are the power of the minorities in this country

— Philip Vera Cruz

Nashville only thrives when talented people from out of town move here from somewhere else.

— David Berman

I think I bring a perspective that local communities are what make this country great, and they are the laboratories of democracy.

— Eric Garcetti

To all my people back in Nashville who have been there from the start, you put your faith in me. You were…

— Sam Hunt

If you control the oil you control the country; if you control food, you control the population.

— Henry A. Kissinger

I feel it's a person's duty to participate in the governing of the country in which he lives.

— David McCallum

I grew up with the Grand Ole Opry, Dottie West, Conway Twitty, Buck Owens... not realizing it was influencing me as much…

— Lionel Richie

I grew up listening to 1980s country music, mostly. Early '90s. That time period was my favorite.

— Blake Shelton

Do not forget that the Arab countries, starting with Algeria and Egypt, are the ones that have paid the heaviest toll because…

— Omar Bongo

In a country like America, there are places, many states here still where coming out means you lose your job, where coming…

— John Amaechi

This is a racist and imperialist war. The warmongers who stole the White House have hijacked a nation's grief and turned it…

— Woody Harrelson

I'll get to the force field of this hostility, why it's there, why the rage is in any of us, why the…

— Michael Richards

The overflow of big money in politics drowns out the voices of everyday people. That is part of the conundrum in this…

— Nina Turner

This country has attained 'Swarajya', but unfortunately the dream of 'Surajya' is left unfulfilled. Today, if there is any major challenge before…

— Narendra Modi

I understood my personal responsibility in putting Christ on the cross and the implications of how the Gospel impacts every area of…

— Sho Baraka

No man can suffer too much, and no man can fall too soon, if he suffer or if he fall in defense…

— Daniel Webster

Antigun advocates have always faced an uphill battle in this country. Americans have, to begin with, a constitutional right to gun ownership.…

— Dave Kopel

I would say my being disheartened has more to do with American culture than anything else. We are becoming a very shallow…

— Philip Yancey

There's the animation ghetto of feature films in this country. There's this flavor at DreamWorks, and Pixar does their own thing, and…

— Henry Selick

Brothers and sisters, our democracy has been hijacked. Brothers and sisters, all electoral freedoms in this country are over so long as…

— Zack de la Rocha

I feel that the constitution is workable, it is flexible and it is strong enough to hold the country together both in…

— B. R. Ambedkar

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985…

— Manmohan Singh

The Government cannot afford to have a country made up entirely of rich people, because rich people pay so little tax that…

— Russell Baker

I think it's clear to me that what - when I look at the tea party, it's about one-third Democrat, one-third Republican,…

— Jeff Sessions

I hope the example of Saddam Hussein will give a lesson to leaders of other countries where human rights are not respected.

— Shirin Ebadi

If you're a soldier or marine in an Arab country, Islam is the solution. And you need to show respect.

— David Brooks

I think for a while, a lot of artists were doing great things that... were broadening the audience so that country was…

— Martie Maguire

The glory of saving a country is not for him who has contributed to its ruin.

— Jose Rizal

I believe in the future of country music, but a future without roots is like a kite with no string.

— Marty Stuart

We are willing to form an army like every independent country though we are still under occupation.

— Khaled Mashal

Thus the whole country was broken into many shreds and patches of sovereignty.

— John Lothrop Motley

Labour's approach is not about what is politically right, it is about what is right for the country.

— Keir Starmer

Ironically, the success I've experienced at country radio has left me ostracized from pop and other formats of radio.

— Dwight Yoakam

If you come to our country, don't expect to be taken care of, to be looked after, that your children will be…

— Marine Le Pen

If you want to change a country, you're going to be bumped every now and then.

— Yair Lapid

I think of rock 'n' roll as a combination of country blues and swing band music, not Chicago blues, and modern pop.

— Bob Dylan

Don't listen to much country music, you know, but I know a little bit though. My sister listens to a little bit…

— Chamillionaire

If your country needs you, you should be right there, that is the way I felt when I was young, and that's…

— Frank Buckles

I defended this country as a young man, and I will defend it as president.

— John F. Kerry

England is the country where I learned my profession. They are the ones that trained me, they are the ones that believed…

— Mario Testino