Country Quotes

I have often thought of it as one of the most barbarous customs in the world, considering us as a civilized and a Christian country, that we deny the advantages of learning to women.

The same things that lead to disparities in health in this country on a day-to-day basis led to disparities in the impact of Hurricane Katrina.

It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.

Therefore, every country has to understand that fighting against international terrorism is not for the sake of the United States, but for the sake of themselves, and, to a larger extent, in the name of stability of international relations.

In general, every country has the language it deserves.

Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening.

The land is ours. It's not European and we have taken it, we have given it to the rightful people... Those of white extraction who happen to be in the country and are farming are welcome to do so, but they must do so on the basis of equality.

We have an extreme rightwing government in this country, although it's called the Labour government.

There was the best teachers from the Czech Philharmonic, highly dedicated people, some of the best musicians in the world passing on the knowledge about the country, about the principles, and about the music.

The whole Twitter phenomenon is really indicative of what's happening in this country. And I say this in condemnation of myself as much as anyone else - we are growing into a nation that has no time, desire or capacity for truth. All we can handle is 140 characters of knowledge.

In the country of the blind the one eyed man is king.

The king must die so that the country can live.

It is almost universally felt that when we call a country democratic we are praising it; consequently, the defenders of every kind of regime claim that it is a democracy, and fear that they might have to stop using the word if it were tied down to any one meaning.

We can't continue to kick the can when it comes to the fiscal state of this country.

Our country, right or wrong. When right, to be kept right; when wrong, to be put right.

The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.

We stand united, facing the big responsibility to change our country into a nation of justice, solidarity, humanity and green development.

I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised.

My father was a diplomat for part of his life and I jumped from country to country and culture to culture.

I have to think of my status as a resident in this country. But I do insist that in Paraguay there was order; the judiciary had the power of complete independence; justice was fully exercised.

I love Johnny Cash but I don't love country music that much.

The fact is that we cannot drill our way to independence. We cannot drill our way to freedom, and we cannot drill our way to create jobs in this country.

The people that make this country work, the people who pay on their mortgages, the people getting up and going to work, striving in this recession to not participate in it, they're not the enemy. They're the people that hire you. They're the people that are going to give you a job.

Every country I would go to, even if it was just on a modeling job, I would go to their markets. If I went to Morocco for 'Elle' magazine, I would be in the spice markets during my off time and just come back with a suitcase full of stuff that I really wanted to try.

President Obama is making the tough decisions to get our country going in the right direction, has taken our economy from job losses to 15 straight months of job gains, cut taxes 26 times, and focused like a laser on getting the middle class back on its feet while those campaigning to replace him have failed to show they can lead on these issues.

So, I was offered this job to come down there but first it was suggested that I take a trip around the country in the areas in which we worked to see what it's all about, and I tell you that was a revelation to me.

Jack doesn't belong anymore to just a family. He belongs to the country.

Italy is a divided country without a center.

In a democratic country, when a man is accused, he's accused from a document issued by the public attorney.

The bombers were enemies of Islam and enemies of the country. We will do everything and anything needed to stop them.