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Quotes About National

We must either reduce the Library to the stinted and specific wants of Congress alone, or permit it to advance to national importance, and give it room equal to the culture, wants, and resources of a great people. The higher education of our common country demands that this institution shall not be crippled for lack of room.
~ Unknown
Meanwhile, news has been leaked to the press that the Hero of Drummond Street will be pictured on the cover of a national magazine, nude.
~ Lilian Jackson Braun
my formula for the Chinese national mind is: R4D1H3S3 There
~ Lin Yutang
Judge Douglas has again, for, I believe, the fifth time, if not the seventh, in my presence, reiterated his charge of a conspiracy or combination between the National Democrats and Republicans. What evidence Judge Douglas has upon this subject I know not, inasmuch as he never favors us with any.
~ Unknown
Robert Dahl's assessment of the Court's role in the political system is from his article "Decision-Making in a Democracy: The Supreme Court as a National Policy-Maker," Journal of Public Law 6 (1957) 279–95.
~ Unknown
Van Basten went directly to the national team without coaching any other clubs. It's not the norm in Italy.
~ Roberto Baggio
On every album I've put out, I've put diverse Canadian songs on it. They're not provincial album; my albums are national albums. There'll be a song about Saskatchewan and Vancouver and Nova Scotia on there.
~ Stompin' Tom Connors
I invite all those who share my anxiety about, and hopes for, the future, and who burn with the desire for a political rebirth, to enlist with us. And addressing myself especially to the young, I invite them to become the vanguard in this sortie of national reconstruction. For a proud and happy Greece!
~ Konstantinos Karamanlis
A healthy and fully functioning society must allocate its resources among a variety of competing interests, all of which are more or less valid but none of which should take precedence over national security.
~ Herman Kahn
Gadhafi has established no national institutions, not even allowing a fake parliament of the Mubarak or Ben Ali variety that could perhaps be turned into something real.
~ Elliott Abrams
A variety of national and international studies indicate that the broad-based deployment of information technology can have a substantial impact on our nation's economic productivity and growth as well as the educational and social success of our citizens.
~ Tim Holden
I now sit at the table in a variety of ways with the House leadership... as we go through taking a look at threat assessments and hot spots around the world. It's a national position, but certainly I don't forget that New Jersey has a critical part of national defense.
~ Rodney Frelinghuysen
We are aware that many national farm organizations are putting forth various plans to provide both short- and long-term relief to our nation's agricultural producers. While we believe long-term solutions are essential, the current situation demands a more immediate response.
~ Mel Carnahan
The Patriot Act addresses various subjects. Some sections are beneficial and enhance our national security.
~ Mike Honda
The National Security Council's real role is to coordinate the various activities of the government of the United States in the furtherance of American foreign policy.
~ Oliver North
The vast majority of Malaysians are sensible people; they're moderates, they want peace, they want harmonious race relations at home. They look for national unity.
~ Najib Razak
Social Security is an insurance policy. It's a terrible investment vehicle. Social Security has some great benefits. But it was never meant to be a savings plan. So we need to have a national debate. Should this 12.5 percent that we're contributing all go into a Social Security pool, or should half go into a mandatory savings plan?
~ Laurence D. Fink
Today, January 23, 2019, I swear to formally assume the powers of the national executive as president in charge of Venezuela.
~ Juan Guaido
To be in the national team is wonderful in it's own right. For me, playing against Brazil or Venezuela is the same.
~ Gabriel Batistuta
We are incapable of leaving anything to the imagination and loath to leave anything out. Maniacal thoroughness has become our national verbal ideal.
~ Florence King
We have accepted the principle of democracy and we are committed to respect the popular verdict and the result of that national consultation.
~ Mahmoud Abbas
The Citizen's Petition reflects Vermont's spirit of pragmatism and across-the-board cooperation. I applaud the 'Campaign to Fix the Debt' for calling attention to one of the country's most pressing problems, our ballooning national debt, and for urging policymakers to find practical solutions.
~ Peter Welch
The Danish glee: the national version of cheerfulness.
~ Georg Brandes
Of course, for some bizarre reason, we don't have a National Registry of Who Your Friends Are. One would assume that this administration would have thought of that, and rammed it through Congress. It would certainly make my work easier now.
~ Jeff Lindsay