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title: "6 Thought Country Quotes by 6 authors"
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> [“The concept of country, homeland, dwelling place becomes simplified as "the environment" -- that is, what surrounds us, we have already made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendell-berry/the-concept-of-country-homeland-dwelling-place-becomes-simplified-as/)

[Wendell Berry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendell-berry/)

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> [One has so much time for thought in the country! However occupied one may be, 'tis with nothing that engrosses the mind,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eugenie-de-guerin/one-has-so-much-time-for-thought-in-the-country-however-occupied-one/)

[Eugenie de Guerin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eugenie-de-guerin/)

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> [I think it's the way I talk. I think they thought I was too country. And I'm not ashamed of that by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/reba-mcentire/i-think-it-s-the-way-i-talk-i-think-they-thought-i-was-too-country/)

[Reba McEntire](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/reba-mcentire/)

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> [When I was little, I thought my country was the best on the planet. And I grew up singing a song called…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-hyeon-seo/when-i-was-little-i-thought-my-country-was-the-best-on-the-planet-and/)

[Lee Hyeon-seo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-hyeon-seo/)

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> [I never thought we were a country band in the first place. I think we've gotten ourselves into a place where we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/coy-bowles/i-never-thought-we-were-a-country-band-in-the-first-place-i-think-we/)

[Coy Bowles](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/coy-bowles/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ec2/coy-bowles-9517_band_i-never-thought-we-were-a-country-band-i_847489.jpg)

> [“He thought, This country does attract fanatics and torment them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-fisher/he-thought-this-country-does-attract-fanatics-and-torment-them/)

[Karen Fisher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-fisher/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/488/karen-fisher-46060_patriotism_he-thought-this-country-does-attract-fan_1308872.jpg)

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