Quotes with country

Quotes 121 till 140 of 741.

  • Bill Rancic Chicago is seriously my favorite city in the country. People have roots here, which is nice. When you go to Los Angeles, no one is actually from Los Angeles.
    Bill Rancic
    American entrepreneur (1971 - )
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  • Edward Hoagland City people try to buy time as a rule, when they can, whereas country people are prepared to kill time, although both try to cherish in their mind's eye the notion of a better life ahead.
    Edward Hoagland
    American Novelist, Essayist (1932 - )
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  • Arthur Keith Civilization never stands still; if in one country it is falling back, in another it is changing, evolving, becoming more complicated, bringing fresh experience to body and mind, breeding new desires, and exploiting Nature's cupboard for their satisfaction.
    Arthur Keith
    Scottish anatomist and anthropologist (1866 - 1952)
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  • John F. Kennedy Communism has never come to power in a country that was not disrupted by war or corruption, or both.
    John F. Kennedy
    American politician (1917 - 1963)
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  • Vladimir Ilyich Lenin Communism is Soviet power plus the electrification of the whole country.
    Vladimir Ilyich Lenin
    Russian revolutionary leader (1870 - 1924)
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  • Karl Kraus Corruption is worse than prostitution. The latter might endanger the morals of an individual, the former invariably endangers the morals of the entire country.
    Karl Kraus
    Austrian writer and journalist (1874 - 1936)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli Cosmopolitan critics, men who are the friends of every country save their own.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Bram Stoker Count Dracula had directed me to go to the Golden Krone Hotel, which I found, to my great delight, to be thoroughly old-fashioned, for of course I wanted to see all I could of the ways of the country.
    Bram Stoker
    Irish author (1847 - 1912)
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  • Bryan White Country Music is great music because it really comes from real life experiences. It is such a great haven for reality.
    Bryan White
    American country music singer and songwriter (1974 - )
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  • Edward Hoagland Country people tend to consider that they have a corner on righteousness and to distrust most manifestations of cleverness, while people in the city are leery of righteousness but ascribe to themselves all manner of cleverness.
    Edward Hoagland
    American Novelist, Essayist (1932 - )
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  • Bob Barr Courts have long recognized the federal government's robust power to inspect people and goods entering the country. After all, the very foundation of national sovereignty is a nation's ability to protect its borders.
    Bob Barr
    American attorney and politician (1948 - )
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  • Alan Paton Cry, the beloved country, for the unborn child that is the inheritor of our fear. Let him not love the earth too deeply... For fear will rob him of all if he gives too much.
    Alan Paton
    South African author and anti-apartheid activist (1903 - 1988)
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  • Nelson Mandela Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.
    Documentary Mandela (1994)
    Nelson Mandela
    South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and political leader (1918 - 2013)
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  • William Hazlitt Defoe says that there were a hundred thousand country fellows in his time ready to fight to the death against popery, without knowing whether popery was a man or a horse.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Bruce Schneier Despite fearful rhetoric to the contrary, terrorism is not a transcendent threat. A terrorist attack cannot possibly destroy our country's way of life; it's only our reaction to that attack that can do that kind of damage.
    Bruce Schneier
    American cryptographer, computer security professional and writer (1963 - )
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  • Bob Ainsworth Despite the increasingly presidential style of political leadership in our country, teamwork is essential.
    Bob Ainsworth
    British Labour Party politician (1952 - )
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  • Bill Goldberg Do every single thing you can to protect yourself, your family, and your country.
    Bill Goldberg
    American professional wrestler and actor (1966 - )
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  • Bill Haslam Do I disagree that we need to ban all Muslims from entering the country? Yes, I disagree with that strongly.
    Bill Haslam
    American businessman and politician (1958 - )
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  • Alfred de Vigny Do you know that charming part of our country which has been called the garden of France - that spot where, amid verdant plains watered by wide streams, one inhales the purest air of heaven?
    Alfred de Vigny
    French poet and writer (1797 - 1863)
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  • Carl Forti Donors want to meet famous people, and getting a high profile draw for a fundraiser is one way to boost both the crowd and the cash. It's why the president and the vice president are always in demand. These folks are in demand because people around the country want to meet them.
    Carl Forti
    American Republican Party strategist (1972 - )
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