Country Quotes · Page 274

California is like an artificial limb the rest of the country doesn't really need. You can quote me on that.

— Saul Bellow

Silence is golden for me. I live in the country and hear only my pets, birds, crickets, and the wind in the…

— Franny Armstrong

We live in a great country. It's time again to get religion about it.

— Eric Liu

Patsy Cline? Larger than life! She taught me emotion: raw, sincere, unashamed.

— Reba McEntire

How can we scramble away like rats, without honor, without dignity, when everyone must help rebuild the country?

— Thanhha Lai

When I wrote the song, The Way It Is, I wanted to move people to take a stand on civil rights in…

— Bruce Hornsby

Seems to me that the institutions that function in this country are clearly racist, and that they're built upon racism.

— Stokely Carmichael

My career was practically spent in Portugal, people on the street asked me to play for the country.

— Deco

When I sing a pop song, I'm a pop singer. When I sing a country song, I'm a country singer. I've been…

— Anne Murray

Theologically, the creation of chocolate demonstrates both the unity and the diversity of humanity. Wherever you taste it, in every country of…

— Anonymous

But let's be clear. We're talking about a country where there's no opposition. As leader he can ignore Parliament and - sorry…

— Rory Bremner

The Voting Rights Act was a seminal victory for our country and a great healing moment. But there are some who want…

— John Cornyn

Slaves cannot breathe in England; if their lungs Receive our air, that moment they are free; They touch our country, and their…

— William Cowper

I believe young voters will either vote for Obama or not vote at all. So the problem is not Obama the problem…

— Dick Gregory

My country owes me nothing. It gave me, as it gives every boy and girl, a chance. It gave me schooling, independence…

— Herbert Hoover

In an era of billion-person countries and trillion-pound economies, we need to find ways to amplify our voice. We are most likely…

— Douglas Alexander

This was an extremely difficult decision as I take great pride in representing our country. I know that I owe it to…

— Kevin Durant

The animosity between India and Pakistan is deeply unfortunate and dangerous, and it's something I've long campaigned to reduce. But right now,…

— Mohsin Hamid

In the period after the Second World War, there were still leaders in Europe who represented weak countries, but possessed a sense…

— Henry A. Kissinger

Personally I don't like labels: Brazil is huge and each part has its own specifics. Of course the climate influences how people…

— Ricardo Nunes

There are consequences to our insatiable demands for energy and there are no easy answers for how to capture that energy safely.…

— Ivy Meeropol

For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a…

— Roméo Dallaire

One person may need (or want) more leisure, another more work; one more adventure, another more security, and so on. It is…

— David Mamet

If a country develops an economic system that is based on how to pay for the war, and if the amounts of…

— Marilyn Waring

There are few things more dangerous in a democracy than allowing a President to wage secret wars without the knowledge of the…

— Glenn Greenwald

When I'm a bit sad, I often go for a drive in the country, quite fast with my music up.

— Calvin Harris

I'm always searching to learn more about our large and diverse country.

— Debra Granik

If Iran wants to be treated like a normal country, let it act like a normal country.

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Ted [Cruz], you support legalizing people who are in this country illegally.

— Marco Rubio

People ask me how could I go from country to jazz. It's been a natural convergence for me.

— Charlie Haden

My one issue in this country is to get on a firm financial footing. There's not much you can do if you're…

— Ralph Norman

I think competition is fantastic for this country. I think it's great for the Republican Party.

— Doug Burgum

A multi-polar world can not exist without recognising the status and participation of developing countries.

— Li Peng

Gimme some of that you and me, Some of that way back when, A little bit of wild and free I wanna…

— Jason Aldean

I would like Modi to become the Prime Minister and expand the Gujarat model of development across the country.

— Akkineni Nagarjuna

This country has a mental health problem disguised as a gun problem, and a tyranny problem disguised as a security problem.

— Joe Rogan

My family has served the country in almost every major war since the Civil War.

— Jack Scalia

When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?

— Allen West

One of the best things we can do for our country, for advancing our children, is to upgrade our child care system.

— Lois Frankel

As a country, we can't teach kids how to read and write when we got 18 years to do it. And that's…

— John Kennedy