Becoming Quote by Katherine Boo

When a country has the skill and self-confidence to take action against its biggest problems, it makes outsiders eager to be a part of…

— Bill Gates

There's no question at times of my life, partially driven by how passionately I felt about this country, that I worked far too hard…

— Newt Gingrich

For an overwhelming majority of my life, my country has been a source of pain, fear, and embarrassment.

— Hisham Matar

I think people have a need to feel good about the country they live in, but what's happening, I think, is that that need…

— Ronald Reagan

The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the…

— Kal Penn

We have a country that is in a very delicate situation.

— Ezer Weizman

The management of foreign relations appears to be the most susceptible of abuse of all the trusts committed to a Government, because they can…

— James Madison

The more we understand what is happening in the world, the more frustrated we often become, for our knowledge leads to feelings of powerlessness.…

— C. Wright Mills

Only a country that feels invulnerable can afford political turmoil as entertainment.

— Lionel Shriver

I happen to respect people who are willing to come under public scrutiny and serve their country.

— Bernie Sanders

“Astonishing how everyone is willing to go abroad to fight for the rights of foreigners while having such little concern for those of their…

— John Boyne

The feeling of being able to do something for your own country is unmatchable.

— Shankar Mahadevan