Country Quotes · Page 310

In this country, some people start being miserable about growing old while they are still young.

— Margaret Mead

It takes a man of genius to travel in his own country, in his native village; to make any progress between his…

— Henry David Thoreau

There weren't any white people in this country who didn't know who Gladys Knight was. Or the Pips were, as far as…

— Peabo Bryson

The Italian economy is certainly the weakest of the big European countries.

— Romano Prodi

No country save for India is expected to bear a heavier financial burden from climate change than the United States.

— Annie Lowrey

I began serving my country when I was 18 years old and entered the U.S. Naval Academy.

— Mikie Sherrill

I'm so lucky to do what I do, traveling across the country and making people laugh.

— Anjelah Johnson

Country music isn't a guitar, it isn't a banjo, it isn't a melody, it isn't a lyric. It's a feeling.

— Waylon Jennings

Russia is a gas station masquerading as a country. It's kleptocracy, it's corruption, it's a nation that's really only dependent upon oil…

— John McCain

The people run the country. So if people didn't want you shooting in their neighborhood, there's no authority that can tell them…

— James Lassiter

I've only ever chosen men who happen to spend a lot of time out of the country, who have jobs that take…

— Patsy Kensit

I've always found it strange that a director can hire any designer he wants from any country. But if he hires a…

— Kevin Spacey

I'm a country girl. The more big cities I go to, the more fashionistas and designers I meet who want to dress…

— FKA twigs

I remember growing up always loving the guitar. I used to love to watch the people play on the Country Western shows…

— Carl Wilson

Sunday-the doctor's paradise! Doctors at country clubs, doctors at the seaside, doctors with mistresses, doctors with wives, doctors in church, doctors in…

— Sylvia Plath

Unlike the victims of 9/11, who received plenty of relief aid compensation from the government and charitable institutions, those who suffered hate…

— Puneet Issar

I would say that the people, largely, who I met were Democrats. But really it's what - people want to change the…

— Jonathan Tasini

The great personal fortunes in the country weren't built on a portfolio of fifty companies. They were built by someone who identified…

— Warren Buffett

It has been suggested by some people in this country that I and my government will be a "soft touch" in the…

— Margaret Thatcher

I do think that the elections of 2010 and 2012 are going to determine the trajectory of the country. Either we're going…

— George Allen

About 15,000 years ago, humans colonised America, wiping out in the process about 75% of its large mammals. Numerous other species disappeared…

— Yuval Noah Harari

Winter then in its early and clear stages, was a purifying engine that ran unhindered over city and country, alerting the stars…

— Mark Helprin

To engage in war is always to pick a wild card. And war must always be a last resort, not a first…

— Robert Byrd

I think if a candidate ran for office in most states in the country, if his opponent, or her opponent was an…

— Jeff Sessions

If I am not above the law, nobody in this country can then claim to be above the law.

— Olusegun Obasanjo

I'm an afternoon tea maven. I can tell you who has the best tea in every country.

— Rita Moreno

It's hard to have a boom-bap hip hop record that goes No. 1 in the country.

— Fat Joe

This is a country of strong beliefs. Just because some two people say something, people don't bow down.

— Amit Shah

No matter what country, the love our fans have is absolutely amazing and we are so lucky to have so much support…

— Moa Kikuchi

You send the best of this country off to be shot and maimed. No wonder the kids rebel and take pot.

— Eartha Kitt

“The constitution of a country should not violate the constitutions of its citizens.”

— Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

I was born black in this country. Trust me, I've seen the government.

— Eddie Griffin

I'm probably the only guy in the country who can say he's worked under Chuck Noll and Don Shula.

— Joe Greene

One of the reasons I think the ultra right-wing has such power in this country is that no one talks out.

— Kathy Acker

Tony Blair - good thing there are not parliamentary elections in this country.

— Gwen Ifill

We have to make sure we uphold the traditions and values of our country.

— Colin Allred

It is bitter to think of one's best years disappearing in this unpolished country.

— Greta Garbo

My job is baseball. That's it. After, I'll talk to my country. I'm happy to do that.

— Hee-seop Choi

Honesty and unpopular opinions are the toughest sell in a country with an irony-deficiency.

— Greg Proops

A religious test for entering our country is not reflective of America's fundamental values. I reject it.

— Paul Ryan