--- title: "12 Leaving the country Quotes by 12 authors" description: "Browse 12 Leaving the country quotes by 12 authors. Discover the best Leaving the country sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/john-redwood-12802_country_a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-tha_785883.png" --- > [A growth strategy requires tax rates that people are prepared to pay and cannot avoid or do not wish to avoid by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-redwood/a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-that-people-are-prepared-to-pay/) [John Redwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-redwood/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/john-redwood-12802_country_a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-tha_785883.png) > [Because I am a deep believer in the civil society, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of breaking…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-trudeau/because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civil-society-i-think-we-should/) [Pierre Trudeau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pierre-trudeau/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/pierre-trudeau-3495_be-prepared_because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civi_2191373.png) > [I have lived and worked in Britain all my life. Not even in the dark days of penal Labour taxation in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-lloyd-webber/i-have-lived-and-worked-in-britain-all-my-life-not-even-in-the-dark/) [Andrew Lloyd Webber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-lloyd-webber/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f3b/andrew-lloyd-webber-7392_any_i-have-lived-and-worked-in-britain-all-m_337282.jpg) > [I've made a lot of sacrifices. When I was younger, I didn't see my family. I'd go and train all the time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-pogba/i-ve-made-a-lot-of-sacrifices-when-i-was-younger-i-didn-t-see-my/) [Paul Pogba](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-pogba/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f07/paul-pogba-14999_country_i-ve-made-a-lot-of-sacrifices-when-i-was_211772.jpg) > [Georgian society can no longer be divided. I don't want to see our country's best minds leaving the country to try their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irakli-okruashvili/georgian-society-can-no-longer-be-divided-i-don-t-want-to-see-our/) [Irakli Okruashvili](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irakli-okruashvili/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c5/irakli-okruashvili-37000_country_georgian-society-can-no-longer-be-divide_1558449.jpg) > [In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/graydon-carter/in-less-than-a-year-the-bush-administration-will-strut-out-of-office/) [Graydon Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/graydon-carter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e3/graydon-carter-6607_administration_in-less-than-a-year-the-bush-administrat_2071327.png) > [When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-parr/when-i-fly-british-airways-i-can-t-help-but-read-the-free-daily-mail/) [Martin Parr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-parr/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9f6/martin-parr-4726_am_when-i-fly-british-airways-i-can-t-help_1119948.png) > [“I just don’t understand why they’d think we were together, when I’m leaving the country to live on the other side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-andrews/i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think-we-were-together-when-i-m/) [Amy Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-andrews/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/amy-andrews-8557_amy-andrews_i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think_2466349.jpg) > [Haven't we all heard some irritating person saying that if so-and-so is elected, then he/she is absolutely definitely leaving the country? There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-person-saying-that-if-so-and-so/) [Christopher Hitchens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-hitchens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/christopher-hitchens-117_chiefs_haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-per_2105971.jpg) > [Lincoln has accepted America as a biracial society. He's talking about giving at least some black men the right to vote. In…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eric-foner/lincoln-has-accepted-america-as-a-biracial-society-he-s-talking-about/) [Eric Foner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eric-foner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb0/eric-foner-20891_accepted_lincoln-has-accepted-america-as-a-biraci_1871731.jpg) > [“In the last month of the presidential campaign, I tuned in to conservative talk radio and listened as callers considered the unthinkable.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-sedaris/in-the-last-month-of-the-presidential-campaign-i-tuned-in-to/) [David Sedaris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-sedaris/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0bf/david-sedaris-333_conservative_in-the-last-month-of-the-presidential-ca_1244349.png) > [“radicals in Congress refused to back down, bringing virtually the entire federal government to a halt for sixteen days in October, leaving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jane-mayer/radicals-in-congress-refused-to-back-down-bringing-virtually-the/) [Jane Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jane-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7bb/jane-mayer-1031_federal-government_radicals-in-congress-refused-to-back-dow_191587.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/leaving-the-country/#itemlist", "name": "Leaving the country Quotes", "numberOfItems": 12, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A growth strategy requires tax rates that people are prepared to pay and cannot avoid or do not wish to avoid by going offshore or leaving the country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Redwood" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-redwood/a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-that-people-are-prepared-to-pay/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/john-redwood-12802_country_a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-tha_785883.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/john-redwood-12802_country_a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-tha_785883.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/john-redwood-12802_country_a-growth-strategy-requires-tax-rates-tha_785883.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A growth strategy requires tax rates that people are prepared to pay and cannot avoid or do not wish to…” — John Redwood", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because I am a deep believer in the civil society, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of breaking the law and that is either paying the penalty for it, or leaving the country.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pierre Trudeau" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pierre-trudeau/because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civil-society-i-think-we-should/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/pierre-trudeau-3495_be-prepared_because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civi_2191373.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/pierre-trudeau-3495_be-prepared_because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civi_2191373.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ee/pierre-trudeau-3495_be-prepared_because-i-am-a-deep-believer-in-the-civi_2191373.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because I am a deep believer in the civil society, I think we should be prepared to pay the consequences of…” — Pierre Trudeau", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have lived and worked in Britain all my life. 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Maybe your hand on my cock was a clue.” She sucked in a breath, her eyes glittering now. “They could not see that!” “They didn’t have to,” he bit out. “We were practically humping each other at the table.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Amy Andrews" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-andrews/i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think-we-were-together-when-i-m/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/amy-andrews-8557_amy-andrews_i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think_2466349.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/amy-andrews-8557_amy-andrews_i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think_2466349.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf6/amy-andrews-8557_amy-andrews_i-just-don-t-understand-why-they-d-think_2466349.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just don’t understand why they’d think we were together, when I’m leaving the country to live on the other…” — Amy Andrews", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Haven't we all heard some irritating person saying that if so-and-so is elected, then he/she is absolutely definitely leaving the country? There must be some reason why it is mainly liberals who tend to say this, but the chief thing to note about the promise is that it is usually an empty one.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Hitchens" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-hitchens/haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-person-saying-that-if-so-and-so/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/christopher-hitchens-117_chiefs_haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-per_2105971.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/christopher-hitchens-117_chiefs_haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-per_2105971.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/66f/christopher-hitchens-117_chiefs_haven-t-we-all-heard-some-irritating-per_2105971.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Haven't we all heard some irritating person saying that if so-and-so is elected, then he/she is absolutely…” — Christopher Hitchens", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Lincoln has accepted America as a biracial society. He's talking about giving at least some black men the right to vote. In the Emancipation Proclamation he advises some blacks to labor faithfully for reasonable wages, here in the United States. He doesn't say anything about them leaving the country. He puts black men in the army. 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In Meadows’s district, day-care centers that were reliant on federal aid reportedly turned distraught families away, and nearby national parks were closed, bringing the tourist trade to a sputtering standstill. National polls showed public opinion was overwhelmingly against the shutdown. Even the Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer, a conservative, called the renegades “the Suicide Caucus.” But the gerrymandering of 2010 had created what Ryan Lizza of The New Yorker called a “historical oddity.” Political extremists now had no incentive to compromise, even with their own party’s leadership. 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