Quotes with country

Quotes 241 till 260 of 741.

  • Barbet Schroeder I've been following what's happening in Colombia because it's the country of my childhood.
    Barbet Schroeder
    Iranian-born Swiss film director and producer (1941 - )
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  • Thornton Wilder I've never forgotten for long at a time that living is struggle. I know that every good and excellent thing in the world stands moment by moment on the razor-edge of danger and must be fought for - whether it's a field, or a home, or a country.
    Thornton Wilder
    American writer and playwright (1897 - 1975)
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  • Bryan White I've never really been a traditional country kind of guy. I wanted my music to sound more like the end of the '90s and to have the kind of great music, pop or whatever, that radio will embrace.
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • Abdul Kalam If a country is to be corruption free and become a nation of beautiful minds, I strongly feel there are three key societal members who can make a difference. They are the father, the mother and the teacher.
    Abdul Kalam
    11th President of India (1931 - 2015)
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  • Bill Flores If a country like Chile can fix its social security system, there is no reason a country as great as the United States... can't fix our Social Security system.
    Bill Flores
    American businessman and politician (1954 - )
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  • Bhumibol Adulyadej If a great destruction occurs in Bangkok, then the country as a whole is also destroyed. In such a case, what is the point of anyone feeling proud to be the winner, when standing on a pile of ruins and rubble?
    Bhumibol Adulyadej
    Thai King (1927 - 2016)
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  • Burt Bacharach If Bush said just once: 'Boy. I hope you accept my apology as a country,' or showed some humanity.
    Burt Bacharach
    American composer, songwriter and pianist (1928 - 2023)
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  • Bryan White If I ever did cross over I would like to do it tactfully. I don't want to offend anyone in country. Can you have the best of both worlds? I sure like the idea of it!
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • E. M. Forster If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friend, I hope I should have the guts to betray my country.
    E. M. Forster
    English novelist, short story writer, essayist and librettist (1879 - 1970)
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  • Gore Vidal If most men and women were forced to rely upon physical charm to attract lovers, their sexual lives would be not only meager but in a youth-worshiping country like America painfully brief.
    Gore Vidal
    American writer and criticus (1925 - 2012)
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  • Bart Gordon If our country is serious about reducing our dependency on foreign oil, we need to get serious about mobilizing the infrastructure necessary to distribute and dispense the next generation of fuels.
    Bart Gordon
    American lawyer (1949 - )
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  • Mel Brooks If presidents don't do it to their wives, they do it to the country.
    Mel Brooks
    American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, and composer (1926 - )
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  • Mary Wollstonecraft If the abstract rights of man will bear discussion and explanation, those of women, by a parity of reasoning, will not shrink from the same test: though a different opinion prevails in this country.
    Mary Wollstonecraft
    British feministisch writer (1759 - 1797)
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  • Winston Churchill If the Almighty were to rebuild the world and asked me for advice, I would have English Channels round every country. And the atmosphere would be such that anything which attempted to fly would be set on fire.
    Winston Churchill
    English statesman (1874 - 1965)
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  • Alfred P. Sloan If the government decides to put your life under a microscope, do you think it won't find something? I suspect there's not an adult in the country who would walk away totally unscathed if every aspect of his or her life were investigated the way Stewart's ImClone trading was.
    Alfred P. Sloan
    American businessman (1875 - 1966)
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  • Andrew Johnson If the rabble were lopped off at one end and the aristocrats at the other, all would be well with the country.
    Andrew Johnson
    American politician and 17th US president (1808 - 1875)
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  • Adnan Pachachi If the security forces continue to be dominated as they are now by political groups or sects, then the people won't trust in them - and the result will be civil war or fragmentation of the country.
    Adnan Pachachi
    Iraqi and Emirati politician (1923 - 2019)
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  • Bob Corker If the Senate can't perform its most basic responsibilities, I worry about how we're going to make the tough decisions and do the hard work that will be necessary to get our country on a path to fiscal solvency.
    Bob Corker
    American businessman and politician (1952 - )
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  • Harriet Martineau If there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is America.
    Harriet Martineau
    British writer, social criticus (1802 - 1876)
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  • Bob Riley If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?
    Bob Riley
    American politician (1944 - )
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