Country Quotes · Page 277

Young people like myself have grown up in a country which embraces many cultures.

— Gavin Williamson

It is right to prefer our own country to all others, because we are children and citizens before we can be travellers…

— George Santayana

“If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called "Damn It".”

— Anonymous

A mistress should be like a little country retreat near the town, not to dwell in constantly, but only for a night…

— William Wycherley

It is the desire of the good people of the whole country that sectionalism as a factor in our politics should disappear...

— Rutherford B. Hayes

The Commons is one of the most depressing and intellectually unstimulating places in the country. [On the state of British politics

— Clare Short

I want to share with you my belief in your power to change this country and this world.

— Jack Layton

I was born in the Second World War during the Nazi invasion of my country.

— Antonio Tabucchi

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

— Narendra Modi

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

— Nina Turner

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

— John Amaechi

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

— Omar Bongo

My culture comes from everywhere. I'm sick of this notion of nationality, that if you're brought up in the same city or…

— Marjane Satrapi

This president [Barack Obama] has had weak leadership, which has led to bad choices. We have got to stop worrying about being…

— Chris Christie

We must begin to tell black women's stories because, without them, we cannot tell the story of black men, white men, white…

— Kimberle Williams Crenshaw

Everybody in the world is talking about Canada…outside of the US, there is probably no country in the world that is producing…

— George Raveling

Now it's of peculiar interest to an Arab country that there is a company and a certain set of bankers who also…

— L. Ron Hubbard

The ways of change are dictated by the circumstances of each country, each place and each time. I don't think that arrogant…

— Eduardo Galeano

In Burma, we have only about four percent of the people in our country who are (college) graduates. So can we not…

— Aung San Suu Kyi

Unless they can pass the same test that immigrants must pass to become citizens, people shouldnt be allowed to vote. The idea…

— Charley Reese

People born in Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens - except for the teeny, tiny, mind-boggling fact that if you live in Puerto…

— W. Kamau Bell

I absolutely believe that, come November 2012, I'm going to be governor of New Jersey and not in any other office. But…

— Chris Christie

The big issue is whether Ukraine is successful as a country. Democracy. Market economy. Prosperity. Security. And so on. And whether we…

— Kurt Volker

When I was younger, I always wanted to impress, to be good for my country, to make them feel good, and sometimes…

— Usain Bolt

Pakistan should be recognised as a sporting nation and not as a terrorist country.

— Jahangir Khan

The quality of competitors abroad really pushes your timings, something that's tough to replicate in the country.

— Dutee Chand

Talking to the Taliban is a process the Afghans have to manage. It is their country.

— Philip Hammond

To be able to wear your country's colors and compete in the Paralympics for the snowboard team... it's pretty powerful.

— Mike Schultz

Lebanon is a small country, and we have a saying: as long as you know your size, you know, just try to…

— Saad Hariri

I feel pretty disillusioned about the politics and politicians in this country - and angry.

— Lesley Sharp

What the people in the country need is meeting of minds between similar philosophy for betterment and well being of people.

— Abhinav Bindra

Mexico is an important country for the U.S. We should not forget that.

— Luis Videgaray Caso

The government has to take every effort to create the conditions for peace to be established in the four corners of the…

— Jovenel Moise

I've always felt as a coach that the best thing for the game in our country is to have a universal way…

— Billy Donovan

I have always loved the law. It is the very foundation of our great country. It's the exceptional foundation of America.

— Jeff Sessions

The bottom line of any country is: what did we contribute to the world? We contributed Louis Armstrong.

— Tony Bennett

Every aspect of Obamacare is an affront to the very founding of this country.

— Rush Limbaugh

Ain't nothing like sitting back listening to some good ol' country music! ;) Riding shotgun with my babe later!

— Anonymous

I find politics in almost every country I go to be incredibly different and incredibly similar and I'm never surprised by anything.

— George Clooney

The future of our country is not found in our boardrooms, but in our classrooms.

— Michael Milken