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Quotes About Countries

And the big question for the West, of course, and to the Europeans is, what other countries, which were formerly part of the Soviet bloc, should be incorporated into western institutions?
~ Samuel P. Huntington
But the Western countries that link their partnership with the poorest countries with respect for democracy also have to consider that they have obligations towards these countries.
~ Omar Bongo
Until the nineteen-seventies, Western countries paid little attention to corruption overseas, and bribery was seen as an unpleasant but necessary part of doing business there. In some European countries, businesses were even allowed to deduct bribes as an expense.
~ James Surowiecki
Well, one thing's very clear, that terrorism isn't just a threat which is external to Western countries. It's not simply a foreign menace that comes from overseas to strike our cities. It can and it does, as we now know, come from within our own countries and from inside our own populations.
~ Pauline Neville-Jones
We should not be surprised that democracy is imperfect even in Western countries.
~ Richard Holbrooke
I think my love of truth and honesty forces me to notice that the liberal intelligentsia of Western countries is betraying itself where Islam is concerned.
~ Richard Dawkins
In so many countries, Western journalists are viewed simply as dollar signs. We're ransom objects.
~ Lynsey Addario
I do not like the idea that a Russian company cannot be successful without Western experience. I think that, at the end of the day, it is a question of bringing benchmarks from other countries. So far, the golden benchmark has been the West.
~ Maelle Gavet
We copied laws and regulations from western countries, but enforcement remains weak, and environmental litigation is still quite near impossible.
~ Ma Jun
Terrorism attacks Jews, but it targets all countries and Western values. Israel is just an hors d'oeuvre.
~ Avigdor Lieberman
The Chinese government learnt how to manage the Internet from Western developed countries; we have not learnt enough yet.
~ Lu Wei
The disease of an evil conscience is beyond the practice of all the physicians of all the countries in the would.
~ William E. Gladstone
In countries around the world, people spend more money on food because they know how precious it is.
~ Alice Waters
In 75 foreign countries, we have a presence in the USDA.
~ Mike Johanns
All Plutophiles are based in America. If you go to other countries, they have much less of an attachment to either the existence or preservation of Pluto as a planet.
~ Neil deGrasse Tyson
Migrants don't come to the United States because, as Ambassador Aponte argued in her press conference, of 'lies' told by smugglers that, once here, you can't get deported. They come because their countries have been destroyed by U.S. policy.
~ Greg Grandin
But they were going to war anyway and they were going to bully and pressure countries to vote for it.
~ Clare Short
I have very strong Canadian connections. My daughter was born there a year and half ago. But because of the nature of my job, I need to be in countries where I can get the stories that I am looking at.
~ Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
The main division in the world is between democratic and undemocratic countries.
~ Michael Mandelbaum
I think most Americans understand that we deserve to have universal health care, as enjoyed by most citizens in most developed countries.
~ Pete Buttigieg
Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries.
~ A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
Developing countries need to commit additional resources and have the political will to improve education.
~ Julia Gillard
The U.K. and the U.S. are very different countries, and it really shows in the television.
~ Robert Carlyle
I am following the IPL. I think it would be great for the women's game, creating more competition and showcasing the world's best players from different countries. It would also be a stepping-stone to women's cricket becoming professional.
~ Isa Guha