Rural Quotes

280 Rural quotes by 240 unique authors

Though I've lived in the rural West most of my life, I never once fell in love with a horse. Not once. Neither end. — Edward Abbey
Afghanistan is a rural nation, where 85 percent of people live in the countryside. And out there it's very, very conservative, very tribal - almost… — Khaled Hosseini
Cities are judged by their richest inhabitants and rural areas are judged — Sharyn McCrumb
Balancing our energy portfolio is a real chance to reduce energy bills, revitalize rural America, slow global warming and strengthen our energy security. — Tom Udall
Over 1 billion people have no access to clean drinking water, and more than 2.9 billion have no access to sanitation services. The reality is… — Marq de Villiers
Baseball is sunshine, green grass, fathers and sons, our rural past. — Unknown Author
If we use our policy instruments wisely with regard to broadband, we can do some very practical things to make 'growth and jobs' a reality… — Viviane Reding
A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more… — Blanche Lincoln
In rural areas of America, there is a growing increase in poverty, homelessness and hunger. You cannot separate these factors from domestic violence ?- a… — Blanche Lincoln
I grew up in conservative rural Kansas in the 1950s when it was expected that girls would not have a life outside the home, so… — Sara Paretsky
And there are loners in rural communities who, at the equinox, are said to don new garments and stroll down to the cities, where great… — Louis Aragon
It was summertime and I was in The Azores, hanging around the small village my parents are from. I was looking out on this very… — Nelly Furtado
Deployment of broadband may be hampered by market failures in rural and remote areas. In such cases, well targeted state aid may therefore be appropriate. — Neelie Kroes
The first possibility of rural cleanliness lies in water supply. — Florence Nightingale
Former brownfields, depressed urban areas, and hard-hit rural towns blossom as eco-industrial parks, green enterprise zones, and eco-villages. Farmers' markets, community co-ops, and mobile markets… — Van Jones
We have a unique opportunity to unite America, urban and rural, coastal and midwestern, red and blue, under the banner of a truly unifying national… — William J. Clinton
There is nothing in England that exercises a more delightful spell over my imagination than the lingerings of the holiday customs and rural games of… — Washington Irving
LAP, n. One of the most important organs of the female system - an admirable provision of nature for the repose of infancy, but chiefly… — Ambrose Bierce
Socialism is not about big concepts and heavy theory. Socialism is about decent shelter for those who are homeless. It is about water for those… — Chris Hani
I think a legitimate target is the enemy and [the] enemy is basically in uniform, but not all [are] in Uniform. For example in the… — Joe Slovo
The impact of NCDs is not only affecting the urban populations but also rural poor. This is compounding the basic problem of poverty. — Marty Natalegawa
When traveling in rural Africa, it's important to not actually *go* to a hospital until the patient is on the brink of expiration, otherwise things… — Josh Gates
Neither Western donor countries like the U.S. nor poor recipients like Cameroon care much about Africans who are poor, rural and female — Nicholas D. Kristof
At the risk of quoting Mephistopheles I repeat: Welcome to hell. A hell erected and maintained by human-governments, and blessed by black robed judges. A… — Mumia Abu-Jamal
In 1840 I was called from my farm to undertake the administration of public affairs and I foresaw that I was called to a bed… — John Tyler

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