Quotes with country

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  • Arthur Henderson In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.
    Arthur Henderson
    British Labour politician
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  • Bruno Tonioli In America they like my spicy TV alter ego, probably because there were a lot of Italians and Hispanics in the country, but the real L.A. life is a hard-working one.
    Bruno Tonioli
    Italian choreographer and dancer (1955 - )
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  • Cai Guo-Qiang In any country, in any city, there will be political influence on what is said, what kind of images are to be projected and, yes, of course artists can be and are influenced by politicians.
    Cai Guo-Qiang
    Chinese artist (1957 - )
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  • Geoffrey F. Fisher In cities no one is quiet but many are lonely; in the country, people are quiet but few are lonely.
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  • Carl Sagan In every country, we should be teaching our children the scientific method and the reasons for a Bill of Rights. With it comes a certain decency, humility and community spirit. In the demon-haunted world that we inhabit by virtue of being human, this may be all that stands between us and the enveloping darkness.
    Carl Sagan
    American astronomer, cosmologist, astrophysicist and author (1934 - 1996)
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  • John F. Kennedy In giving rights to others which belong to them, we give rights to ourselves and to our country.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Boris Spassky In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King - and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you.
    Boris Spassky
    Russian chess grandmaster (1937 - )
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  • Alexis de Tocqueville In no other country in the world is the love of property keener or more alert than in the United States, and nowhere else does the majority display less inclination toward doctrines which in any way threaten the way property is owned.
    Alexis de Tocqueville
    French aristocrat, political philosopher and sociologist (1805 - 1859)
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  • William Tecumseh Sherman In our Country one class of men makes war and leaves another to fight it out.
    William Tecumseh Sherman
    American soldier, businessman, educator and author (1820 - 1891)
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  • Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn In our country the lie has become not just a moral category but a pillar of the State.
    Aleksandr Solzjenitsyn
    Russian Novelist (1918 - 2008)
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  • Adam Mickiewicz In spring's own country, where the gardens blow,
    You faded, tender rose! For hours now past,
    Like butterflies departing, on you're cast
    The worms of memories to work you woe.
    Crimean Sonnets The Grave of the Countess Potocki
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  • Bobby Scott In the Brown decision, the United States Supreme Court unanimously struck down the legal and moral footing of racially segregated public education in this country.
    Bobby Scott
    American politician (1947 - )
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  • Bobbie Ann Mason In the country in Kentucky, people are just amazed that anybody in New York wants to read about their lives.
    Bobbie Ann Mason
    American novelist and short story writer
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  • Aldous Huxley In the course of history many more people have died for their drink and their dope than have died for their religion or their country.
    Aldous Huxley
    English writer (1894 - 1963)
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  • Ben Shahn In the South or in the mine country, wherever you point the camera there is a picture.
    The Photographs of Ben Shahn
    Ben Shahn
    Lithuanian-born American artist (1898 - 1969)
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  • Toni Morrison In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
    Toni Morrison
    American novelist, essayist, editor (1931 - 2019)
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  • Voltaire In this country it's a good thing to kill an admiral now and then to encourage the others.
    Voltaire
    French writer and philosopher (ps. of Fran ois Marie Arouet) (1694 - 1778)
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  • Billie Holiday In this country, don't forget, a habit is no damn private hell. There's no solitary confinement outside of jail. A habit is hell for those you love. And in this country it's the worst kind of hell for those who love you.
    Billie Holiday
    American jazz musician and singer-songwriter (1915 - 1959)
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  • Barney Frank Increasing inequality in income distribution in this country has broader policy implications, and there is also the growing problem of perverse incentives that result from executives receiving grossly disproportionate compensation based on decisions they themselves take.
    Barney Frank
    American politician (1940 - )
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  • Thomas Jefferson Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just.
    Thomas Jefferson
    American statesman (1743 - 1826)
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