Country Quotes · Page 308

I was sometimes jeered by black soldiers who wanted me to sing something besides country music.

— Charley Pride

With the situation now, people might be intrigued to see how a country coped with war all those years ago.

— Dougray Scott

My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture.

— Walter Salles

I didn't grow up listening to country music. I pretty much grew up rebelling against country music.

— Natalie Maines

Cuba is such a beautiful country, and everywhere you go, there's music and people dancing - especially in Havana.

— Julia Sawalha

I had to make a drastic change at Sun Records and I didn't really appreciate country music until I went there.

— Charlie Rich

So I went into jazz and performed in jazz clubs all over the country.

— Cy Coleman

Things are changing tectonically in our country, and we can't just keep doing what we've been doing.

— Pete Buttigieg

Others say that that's not good for the country [to resist Donald's Trump ] and that they should work with this new…

— Maxine Waters

I don't know about the rest of the country but in New York more people have learned anonymity from rent control than…

— Lawrence Block

Refugee problems can only be solved in the region (of origin) - maybe with a little help from the UN. Governments must…

— Yoweri Museveni

It was said that Chile was not ready to vote for a woman, it was traditionally a sexist country. In the end,…

— Michelle Bachelet

Demagogues like [Donald] Trump come along. He says I know what the cause is. Remember, later, the cause was that Mexicans who…

— Bernie Sanders

Everything I’ve ever gotten in life is largely due to the fact that I was born in this country, America, at this…

— Thomas Friedman

Hillary Clinton will nominate justices to the Supreme Court who are prepared to overturn Citizens United and end the movement toward oligarchy…

— Bernie Sanders

A lot of people, musically anyway, have realized that they can do it, and there's an audience for it at least in…

— David Byrne

There is an infinite selection of things that I could test in life, so I generally will look for a critical mass…

— Tim Ferriss

For a country constantly threatened by missiles, rockets and mortar shells from terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, security is not only…

— Jacky Rosen

In the United States the sovereign authority is religious, and consequently hypocrisy must be common; but there is no country in the…

— Alexis de Tocqueville

Some of the developing-country governments and populations are tired of having things rammed down their throats, but we're not yet at the…

— Thomas Pogge

The most powerful country in the world is on its way back to the Stone Age. They say, "We were elected by…

— Gore Vidal

You might say that Britain is a world leader in cream. No other country makes the range of creams we have, and…

— Rick Stein

I'm going to enjoy every second, and I'm going to know I'm enjoying it while I'm enjoying it. Most people don't live;…

— Jean Webster

Russian police force, fortunately, so far, do not use batons, tear gas or any other extreme measures of instilling order, something that…

— Vladimir Putin

The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.

— Julian Barnes

I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals.

— Claire Foy

None. I think we should send a country some cupcakes. You think some cupcakes would cheer up North Korea? Kill 'em with…

— Gerard Way

I competed in different places all over the world. I represented my country in the Pan-American championships.

— Alberto Del Rio

The fact that there are now gay men and women who can openly serve their country is a wonderful thing.

— Rob Halford

[On England:] In this country there are only two seasons, winter and winter.

— Shelagh Delaney

Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.

— Mark Viduka

When I came to India, it's just a different country, but the culture was same that I grew up in.

— Hazel Keech

I am very happy with it, it is a great honour to be the captain of your country.

— Virgil van Dijk

We have more guns in our country than citizens. I think we could with maybe 100 million fewer guns. And I think…

— Jeffrey Wright

The talent we have in our country is boundless, and we are going to do our best to keep releasing new music…

— Bhushan Kumar

Canada's known as a hockey country and now we've proven that we can also play football as well.

— Alphonso Davies

I'm one of those people that, if I'm in the country, I will have a look inside an old church.

— Alison Goldfrapp

I feel so honored that I'm bringing part of the culture of my country to other countries, you know, like the funk…

— Anitta

This America has been the country of greed rather than the country of need.

— Ariel Dorfman

You cannot import anything from outside your country regarding the future of your country.

— Bashar al-Assad