Countries Quotes

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My liking for Scandinavian crime fiction led me into exploring literary writers from the same countries. — Diane Setterfield
Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and… — Mikko Hypponen
Defending against military-strength malware is a real challenge for the computer security industry. Furthermore, the security industry is not global. It is highly focused in… — Mikko Hypponen
Some countries have good laws, laws which could stem the tide of HIV. The problem is that these laws are flouted. Because stigma gives unofficial… — Shereen El Feki
The patriarchy is alive and well in Egypt and the wider Arab world. Just because we got rid of the father of the nation in… — Shereen El Feki
We citizens of the affluent countries tend to discuss our obligations toward the distant needy mainly in terms of donations and transfers, assistance and redistribution:… — Thomas Pogge
It seems far-fetched, even preposterous, to blame the global economic order for the persistence of severe poverty in countries that are ruled by obvious thugs… — Thomas Pogge
Since the 1920s, when some U.S. cruise ships decided to fly a Panamanian flag to avoid Prohibition regulations, ships have commonly flown the flag of… — Rose George
In 1963, the U.N. Security Council declared a voluntary arms embargo on South Africa. That was extended to a mandatory embargo in 1977. And that… — Noam Chomsky
You should never get away from where the real foundation of Formula One has been, which is Europe. Of course, there is nothing wrong with… — Mario Andretti
The communities and countries best at using energy to optimize a microclimate for human life are also the ones whose people have the longest average… — Chris Hadfield
When you look out the window of a spaceship, you see entire countries, vast swaths of continents. One turn of the head covers what once… — Chris Hadfield
Argentina and Burma. I have been to most of the countries in the world, but not those two. I want to shoot doves in Argentina.… — Jeremy Clarkson
Our elected officials would do well to remember that the most prosperous countries are those that allow consumers - not governments - to direct the… — Charles Koch
As leaders, we need to rise above petty politics and lead, rather than follow, the various interests and pressure groups in our respective countries. — Hassan Rouhani
New Zealand was one of the most beautiful countries to drive through for the scenery and the vast scale of the place. — Louise Nurding
Being in the pop group Eternal gave me the most wonderful opportunity to travel the world, and I have visited some spectacular countries. — Louise Nurding
Very few people are fortunate enough to walk through countries like Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia, and I had seen them all.… — Ashleigh Banfield
In the underdeveloped countries, we have young men and women, many of them of capacity but without opportunity to improve themselves. They cannot do so… — Gordon B. Hinckley
What Israel wants is peace with - and the acknowledgment of - all the Arab countries. — Elliott Abrams

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