Quotes About Country

War, in short, concentrated the mind. It had proven possible to convert a whole country into a war machine around a war economy; why then, people asked, could something similar not be accomplished in pursuit of peace? There was no convincing answer.

I ate a rough country terrine made of truffled pork with thyme and forgot about talking.

country that doesn't grow its own wine grapes has no claim to civilisation.

Blandings White

I do love country music.

He urged his audience to get religion not simply for their own salvation but for the salvation of their city and country. Without "an old-fashioned revival," he warned, "we cannot last!" A

In a country which had accepted caste distinctions for many centuries, inequality had become an inborn mental concept. In a state of chaos, self-preservation is the supreme duty.

This, I must say, is unusual courtesy", he commented. "This", she corrected him,"is an unusual country.

President Obama smoked so much pot in college he never learned to spell. Which is why he's confusing the word "ruining" the country with "running" the country.

For the English, rock and roll has a lot to do with climbing over that country's class structure, kicking out the bars of their birth.

Unlike the capitalist economy which is geared to make money, the socialist independent economy is always aimed at meeting the demands of the country and the people. So an independent economy should naturally be developed in such a multifarious and integral way as to produce independently heavy and light industry goods and agricultural products to make the country rich and powerful and improve the people`s living standard. Such an economy can also develop safely and quickly on a solid basis.

The incentive that you give to your youth is going to be the make-or-break future of the country.

The men sat unbedding their rage, learning, as everyone does in this country, at one time or another, that old hatreds are endlessly retrievable.

I want satisfaction. I want revenge. Even if the only result is getting to feel self-satisfied, I want to strike a blow against this country. That's all.

We're supposed to strive for harmony, and that's what the art of tea is supposed to accomplish... but harmony is very, very difficult to achieve in this country. Tea ceremony is powerless. But it's also not such a bad thing either. You should enjoy it while you can.

Jesus never rebuked the ruling spirit over a city or country. He simply traveled from city to city, setting people free as He went. Freedom was rising from the ground up. And unbeknownst to most of the world, Satan was falling like lightning!

The Statesman who, knowing his instrument to be ready, and seeing War inevitable, hesitates to strike first is guilty of a crime against his country.

Von der Goltz in excuse for the action of the late President Kruger in 1899: "The Statesman who, knowing his instrument to be ready, and seeing War inevitable, hesitates to strike first is guilty of a crime against his country.

The sky was a mixture of rose, green, and violet, the enchanting colors of malaria country, and it seemed far, far away.

To a wise man, the whole earth is open, because the true country of a virtuous soul is the entire universe.

Overall, becoming a carbon-neutral country would involve changes in our behaviour, but these are modest compared with the changes that will be forced upon us if we do nothing.

I delight in my family obligations, but they leave little time for breaks let alone quick trips across the country.

There are whole precincts of voters in this country whose united intelligence does not equal that of one representative American woman.

Cervantes smiled Spain's chivalry away A single laugh demolished the right arm Of his country.