Country Quotes
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Travel is like adultery: one is always tempted to be unfaithful to one's own country. To have imagination is inevitably to be dissatisfied with where you livein our wanderlust, we are lovers looking for consummation.
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The Voting Rights Act was a seminal victory for our country and a great healing moment. But there are some who want to continue to drive divisions and create phony narratives.
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America is a country of fighters. People who fought their way in and then continued fighting.
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We have now reached the point where you can wander down Queen Street in Auckland and wonder if you are still in New Zealand or some other country.
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On the Native American front, we have turned a new page in the 400-year history of the interface between the American settlers of this country and the nation's first Americans. That's included a new relationship where the sovereignty of tribes is in fact recognized.
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Right now the institution of marriage feels very one-sided, and I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights. I have so many friends who are gays and lesbians who would so badly want to get married, that I wouldn't be able to sleep with myself if I got married before they could.
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Just about every Latin American country has sent players to the big leagues, from the Dominican Republic to Costa Rica.
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We recognize that NAFTA is a three-country agreement, and we need a three-country negotiation.
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Both history and contemporary data show that countries prosper more when there are stable and dependable rules, under which people can make investments without having to fear unpredictable new government interventions before these investments can pay off.
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I didn't come into politics to change the Labour Party. I came into politics to change the country.
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It needs to become as easy to get hold of a condom in a poor country as Coca-Cola.
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I've always had a Marxist understanding of history: democracy is a result of a broad modernization process that happens in every country. Neocons think the use of political power can force the pace of change, but ultimately it depends on societies doing it themselves.
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Morocco has a lot to do in terms of democracy. The daily practice of democracy evolves in time. Trying to apply a Western democratic system to a country of the Maghreb, the Middle East, or the Gulf would be a mistake. We are not Germany, Sweden or Spain.
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At the moment there are some England players who are the stars of their club teams, but not for their country. It's difficult to explain.
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We are very fortunate to live in this country, but at the same time, the reason the forces are so much more destructive here is because they are faceless.
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If somebody knows me, they know for sure I'm from Poland because I'm playing for my country every tournament, every match. I'm staying in my hometown and my home country because that is where I feel comfortable. I feel good there.
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As a scientist, you feel a sense of team spirit for your country but you also have a sense of team spirit for the international community.
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There's a longing in country music that can soften even the rockiest heart.
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My first break was in my home country with some pop songs that became hits, writing for French singers Christophe & Francoise Hardy, which became hits.
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Think of a country where people were admired for running away in battle, or where a man felt proud of double-crossing all the people who had been kindest to him. You might just as well try to imagine a country where two and two made five.
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It is obvious that taking the country from a state of war to being a lawful state won't be easy.
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The country is now universally recognised as a nation on the move and takes its place amongst the successful economies in the region. The future potential is enormous but the country's destiny is in our hands. The time has come to move from small increments to bold, large initiatives. The time has come to stretch the envelope and set goals which were earlier not seen to be possible. The time has come for performance to be measured and for allocated funds of the government to reach the people for whom they were intended.
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I've always had a love of country music.
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America's disabled veterans answered our country's call, and when their time in uniform is done, our country must stand with them.
