Country Quotes · Page 239

That is the trend in our country. If you have been adored in a particular kind of role, people want to see…

— Alok Nath

It is more difficult to fight poverty in a rich country than in a poor one.

— Mother Teresa

There is no limit to the noble aspirations which the words "my country" may evoke.

— William Ralph Inge

People are genuinely excited about taking the country in another direction.

— Mitch McConnell

It will be nice to play against Australia. It's a great country, and football is getting bigger and bigger.

— Juan Mata

You're never able to please everybody, especially when you're transforming a country like Russia.

— Anatoly Chubais

No doubt about it, country is a much more family-friendly business than pop.

— Darius Rucker

I could not become an American citizen. I would not like to become a citizen of a country that has capital punishment.

— Werner Herzog

If you look at countries like South Africa, where you had a black majority, there have been efforts to tax and help…

— Barack Obama

China has established friendship with many African countries, and is opening itself up to Africa and providing assistance. It is cooperating with…

— Wen Jiabao

We desperately need in this country a discussion of American policy toward Russia. We can't keep saying an untruth, that this new…

— Stephen F. Cohen

I wrote 'Happy Man' with a couple of boys of mine. I have been writing in Nashville for a long time. Of…

— Christian Kane

I love jazz and pop rock and country. I grew up listening to Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston, Def Leppard, AC/DC, Anne Murray…

— Natalie MacMaster

A man who is seeking to understand violence does not belong to any country, to any religion, to any political party or…

— Jiddu Krishnamurti

I mean, Turkey is my country. You know, it's my flag. That is where we're raised... My family is born there. So…

— Enes Kanter

My dad taught me to play the guitar. We grew up with country music. We had every Willie Nelson record (laughs). I…

— Chris Tomlin

Purchasing power parities are not a reasonable method for comparing households across countries or currencies. The reason for this is simply that…

— Thomas Pogge

Americans live in a free country, which allows you to believe what you want. Because you think that something is true does…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson

I agree with Peter Drucker that the culture and legal systems of the United Statesare especially favorable to shareholder interests, compared to…

— Charlie Munger

Pilgrims travel to Jerusalem to see the Holy Land, and the foundations of their faith. People go to Washington, D.C. to see…

— Brad Paisley

I have to be very clear and very honest. I'm not asking [ the American officials] to believe if they don't want…

— Bashar al-Assad

My job is to make sure that, as President, people understand that in this country you can worship any way you choose.…

— George W. Bush

If you're eight and you live in Los Angeles and everybody has toys and you go to a country that has a…

— Zooey Deschanel

The country needs and, unless I mistake its temper, the country demands bold, persistent experimentation. It is common sense to take a…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

This country has wasted too many years pretending it had the luxury of debating climate change.

— Bill de Blasio

I fly every single week, sometimes up to four days a week, and I see incredible inconsistencies in TSA throughout our country.

— John Layfield

It would be meaningful if I can get a gold medal in my parents' country.

— Chloe Kim

Well, I'm British. I'm proud to be British and I love this country. I'm going nowhere.

— Jay Kay

In the end, I'll put my good acts up against those of anybody in this country. Anybody.

— George Steinbrenner

With respect to Qatar as a country that wants to grow, you can't have a World Cup in a country that doesn't…

— Zico

I lost everything when they put us in prison. I was an enemy alien, a man without a country.

— Fred Korematsu

Without debate, without criticism no administration and no country can succeed and no republic can survive.

— John F. Kennedy

Our goal is, train harder and more physical than any program in the country.

— Tom Herman

I think the rest of Europe fear our country and our clubs and they're quite right to do so.

— Emma Hayes

The country [Afghanistan] faces enormous problems. There is a violent insurgency hampering the rule of law and developmental efforts.

— Khaled Hosseini

I will stand off the forces of the entire country here... and die a resplendent death.

— Torii Mototada

We are the greatest country in the world but we are facing serious issues.

— Rick Larsen

I love America. I think it's the best country in the world. But I also think we're not tending to our sauce.

— Thomas Friedman

I think capital punishment's day is done in this country. I don't think it's fairly applied.

— Oliver North

What country is stabler than Iran? Where else in the world would an assassinated prime minister be so quickly replaced?

— Ruhollah Khomeini