Patriots always talk of dying for their country and never of killing for their country. Votes: 5
Bertrand RussellThe object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other bastard die for his. Votes: 5
George S. PattonThe Labour Party is going about the country stirring up apathy.
William Whitelaw, 1st Viscount WhitelawWe have a dire need to get onto the page as a sustainable country
Digby Jones, Baron Jones of BirminghamEvery man loves and admires his own country because it produced him.
Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron LyttonAll mystics speak the same language, for they come from the same country.
Louis Claude de Saint-MartinThe English take their pleasures sadly, after the fashion of their country.
Maximilien de Bethune, Duke of SullyPerfect' is about a set-up that looks perfect from the outside - beautiful country house, beautiful wife and mother, everything where it should be - and the deep fissures that, in fact, lie beneath that. 'Perfect' was partly a response to the shock of my first book, 'The Unlikely Pilgrimage Of Harold Fry,' being a success. Votes: 1 Rachel Joyce
Why hast thou made me born in this country, The inhabitant of which is satisfied with being a slave? Votes: 1 Muhammad Iqbal
You see a lot of people out there that say they're country, and they do their little things that are stereotypical country things, but being country is a way of life. Votes: 4 Luke Bryan
Today, being the biggest developing countries in the world, China and India are both committed to developing their economy and raising their people's living standards. Votes: 1 Li Peng
Jack doesn't belong anymore to just a family. He belongs to the country. Votes: 2 Joseph P. Kennedy
The future may be made up of many factors but where it truly lies is in the hearts and minds of men. Your dedication should not be confined for your own gain, but unleashes your passion for our beloved country as well as for the integrity and humanity of mankind. Votes: 1 Li Ka-shing
The biggest misconception may be about my birth country, Lithuania, due to the lack of knowledge about it, but also probably because some strong lobbies work against European construction. There is a huge difference between what I hear from the French media, for example, and what I know about this country and its people. Votes: 3 Alante Kavaite
I like to read, walk, cook, and travel to cities. We live in the country, so we miss museums and the bustle of city life. Votes: 2 Beverly Cleary
I love living in the country, so much so that I'm even surprised by it. I have met lots of interesting people - the community was really welcoming, and I now probably have a more interesting social life than I did in the city. Votes: 2 Dani Shapiro
I was a bit scared because I came from the acting world. There was a fear that people would think of me kind of as a joke. But really, people think of me as a country artist who can act. That's my favorite compliment. Votes: 3 Jana Kramer
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. Votes: 1 Peter Drucker
Revived in this country the long forgotten beauties of Gothic architecture. Votes: 1 James Wyatt
Even a liberal reporter is a patriot, wants the best for this country. And people, your fair and balanced friends at Fox, don't fully understand that. Votes: 1 Mike Wallace
I like sundresses with cowboy boots, little shorts with big wedge heels and a big piece of turquoise. I also love classic, Old Hollywood romantic styles. I'm 'country girl meets city girl' circa 1930. Votes: 1 Kirsten Prout
We have terrorists coming into the country both through our Northern and Southern borders. Votes: 2 Tom Tancredo
The Lord has been there from wanting to be a momma, to having a wonderful childhood life and dreaming of having a good motherhood as a child; always wanting to meet a good old country boy and having someone to love as much as I love my husband Roland and having a little boy that is a mixture of the both of us. Votes: 1 Ashton Shepherd
The Lord has been there from wanting to be a momma, to having a wonderful childhood life and dreaming of having a good motherhood as a child; always wanting to meet a good old country boy and having someone to love as much as I love my husband Roland and having a little boy that is a mixture of the both of us. Votes: 1 Ashton Shepherd
I have a lot of boyfriends, I want you to write that. Every country I visit, I have a different boyfriend. And I kiss them all. Votes: 1 Anna Kournikova
Country ham is baked whole, usually with a glaze, sometimes studded with cloves, and served as the centerpiece of Christmas and Easter feasts. Votes: 1 Kate Christensen
It was so weird that I would end up directing 'The Greatest Game Ever Played,' because, y'know, I'm not a big golfer myself. But I grew up around the game. My mom and dad kind of built their dream house off the 11th fairway of Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth. Votes: 4 Bill Paxton
The world, as a rule, does not live on beaches and in country clubs. Votes: 4 F. Scott Fitzgerald
What's happened - in our country, anyhow - is that the young people have shied away from the formality of the concert hall, that tie - and - tails philharmonic image. Votes: 1 Chuck Mangione
Elvis Presley, you can't define him in a couple of sentences, but he was a country boy and he was very respectful. Votes: 2 Jerry Leiber
Holland is to dance music what Nashville is to country. Votes: 2 Afrojack
Recreational development is a job not of building roads into the lovely country, but of building receptivity into the still unlovely human mind. Votes: 3 Aldo Leopold
I love dogs, but dogs, you have to be in the country with dogs. I cannot walk a dog on the street. Votes: 1 Karl Lagerfeld
I was fair-skinned in a country that's about the outdoors. Votes: 2 Nicole Kidman
On what rests the hope of the republic? One country, one language, one flag! Votes: 2 Alexander Henry
Anybody who runs for president in this country and comes out as strong as the Democrats were about helping the poor folks and black folks is not going to win. Votes: 2 Charles Evers
Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada. Votes: 4 Paul Prudhomme
Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. Votes: 2 George Pataki
I own nothing; I just stay with friends all over the country. Votes: 2 Taylor Kinney
I went through a lot of bullying early on. Girls made my life a living hell. We had come to America from a different country. My brother and I had accents. It was very tough. Votes: 1 Nicki Minaj
I heard the commercial guys on the radio, the country guys, and now, a lot of that looks real good compared to... Votes: 3 Steve Young
It's no longer possible to simply build English country houses out of words, because they've already been so thoroughly described that all the applicable words have been used up, and one is forced to build them instead out of words recycled and scavenged from other descriptions of other country houses. Votes: 4 Lev Grossman
It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution. Votes: 2 Mitch McConnell
I prefer the country life. I live in Kingston, but there is lots of trees. Votes: 7 Ziggy Marley
For me, the country where I feel good, where I feel in harmony with the lifestyle and fundamental values, is the United States - more than any other country. Votes: 1 Alain Juppe
I don't like the kind of country living where you have to help. I like country living where there is help. Votes: 3 Fran Lebowitz
She gets on you under your skin like a tattoo she'll always be there! Votes: 4 Jason Aldean
I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. Votes: 1 Beth Ditto
The test of good citizenship is loyalty to country. Votes: 2 Bainbridge Colby
I'm not crazy about country-western music. But the lyrics are good. Votes: 1 Alice Cooper
Kitty Wells was the first and only Queen of Country Music, no matter what they call the rest of us. She was a great inspiration to me as well as every other female singer in the country music business. In addition to being a wonderful asset to country music, she was a wonderful woman. Votes: 3 Dolly Parton
Baseball fans! Good lord! I feel like sports fans get mad at you easier than country music fans. It scares me. I'm glad that country fans don't get mad every time I mess up. Votes: 4 Ashley Monroe
I love Lady Antebellum and Miranda Lambert - they write from the heart. But it's hard to find a country music lover in L.A. None of my friends really listen to it, and they hate getting in the car with me because I just blast Taylor Swift. Votes: 3 Lucy Hale
Undeniably, I'm a country singer; I'm a country songwriter. But I feel like I make country music for people who like country music and for people who don't. Votes: 2 Kacey Musgraves
I love sad songs. They say so much. I love country music but even the happy songs sound really sad. Votes: 2 Beth Ditto
Writing a book is not as tough as it is to haul thirty-five people around the country and sweat like a horse five nights a week. Votes: 1 Bette Midler
The ambiguous orientation of Japan drove the country into the position of an invader in Asia. Votes: 2 Kenzaburo Oe
I see Turkey's future as being in Europe, as one of many prosperous, tolerant, democratic countries. Votes: 1 Orhan Pamuk
Pakistan is a peace-loving, democratic country. Votes: 4 Malala Yousafzai
There's one political party in this country, and that's the corporate party. Votes: 2 John Hall
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it. Votes: 2 Mark Twain
What qualifies me to tell people how to act or what to think? I'm Charley Pride, country singer. Period. Votes: 2 Charley Pride
A lot of people don't understand the Black Panthers Party's relationship with white mother country radicals. Votes: 2 Fred Hampton
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. Votes: 5 Peter Drucker
Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window. Votes: 6 Peter Drucker
I don't ever worry about whether I'm being true to my country roots. My country roots were adopted. I never worry about what I can do and what I should do. I just do what I want to do. Votes: 4 Emmylou Harris
I'm a country singer. I love all kinds of music, but country is where my loyalty lies. That's just me and what I do, and I'm not going to change it. Votes: 5 George Strait
I would love to make a bunch of country demos and write country songs for really great country singers. Votes: 4 Kathleen Hanna
My question about everything I do is, does it make our country stronger? Votes: 4 Joe Donnelly
I've always thought that underpopulated countries in Africa are vastly underpolluted. Votes: 1 Lawrence Summers
Turkey is a European country, an Asian country, a Middle Eastern country, Balkan country, Caucasian country, neighbor to Africa, Black Sea country, Caspian Sea, all these. Votes: 3 Ahmet Davutoglu
I can't walk in a toy store in a foreign country without seeing a kid with a minion backpack. Votes: 2 Pierre Coffin
The death penalty is becoming a way of life in this country. Votes: 2 Dennis Miller
I try to study the background of the country I am in and what were my hits there, so I can at least give them some of what they want. It's like a wedding - give them something old, something new, something borrowed and definitely something blue! Votes: 1 Betty Wright
[Europe has] this tradition of self revelation in popular music. We have it here - it's called Country Western Music... I think that's where the deeper and more complex subjects are treated. Votes: 5 Leonard Cohen
I'm a big fan of gospel music, and you cannot be a fan of rock and roll, you cannot be a fan of country western music, and you can't really be a fan of jazz without listening to a lot of music that's religious. Votes: 3 Penn Jillette
One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits. Votes: 3 Michelle Bachelet
Throughout this country's history there have of course been systematic efforts to create an official underclass. Votes: 3 Eric Liu
I am dying, but with a strong hope and persuasion that my country will gain her independence. Votes: 1 David Wooster
The countries with the greatest problems have the kindest people. Votes: 3 Amanda Lindhout
The start of a World Cross Country event is like riding a horse in the middle of a buffalo stampede. It's a thrill if you keep up, but one slip and you're nothing but hoof prints. Votes: 3 Ed Eyestone
My introduction to track racing was through the background of cross country running, which is not a sport perhaps as popular in America as it is in England. Votes: 3 Roger Bannister
Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country. Votes: 1 Steven Wright
I tried to go out for theater or theater arts, but I was too scared or too intimidated. But I had a lot of friends on the cross country team that had great senses of humor. Votes: 3 Dana Carvey
People have the right to defend their country from foreign occupiers, and people have the right to defend their country from invaders who are destroying their country. Votes: 2 Norman Finkelstein
What I've learned, and will try to remember from now on, is that defending your country's credibility is never sufficient reason to fight a war. Votes: 3 Timothy Noah
Pakistan is a peace-loving, democratic country. Votes: 2 Malala Yousafzai
I am convinced that Nigeria would have been a more highly developed country without the oil. I wished we'd never smelled the fumes of petroleum. Votes: 2 Wole Soyinka
When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done Votes: 3 John Maynard Keynes
I visit English country churchyards where historical figures are buried. Votes: 2 Robin Gibb
We ought to give thanks for all fortune: if it is good, because it is good; if bad, because it works in us patience, humility, contempt of this world and the hope of our eternal country. Votes: 3 C. S. Lewis
Why are we working so hard to preserve Iraq, a fake country to begin with? Why do we care whether this fake country that was drawn on the map 100 years ago remains? Votes: 3 Bill Maher
To just get in front of different kinds of audiences is important for me. I do think it's important for music to be a big family. Whether it's country or not. Votes: 1 Ashley Monroe
Rose doesnât like the flat country, but I always did â flat country seems to give the sky such a chance. Votes: 3 Dodie Smith
We need to know who's in the United States. We need to know everyone who's in the United States that comes in here from a foreign country. And we have to separate the ones who are dangerous from the ones who aren't. To accomplish that, we need a fence. We need a technological fence. We need a border patrol. Votes: 2 Rudy Giuliani
A well regulated militia, composed of the body of the people, trained in arms, is the best most natural defense of a free country. Votes: 2 James Madison
Israel is a country that respects freedom - freedom of assembly, freedom of speech and freedom of worship. Votes: 2 George Pataki
The future of a country doesn't depend on its wealth but on its education. Votes: 4 Debasish Mridha
Georgia is not just a European country, but one of the most ancient European countries. Votes: 2 Mikheil Saakashvili
God and Country are an unbeatable team; they break all records for oppression and bloodshed. Votes: 2 Luis Bunuel
If you aspire to be a leader of your own country, you must speak your own language, for God's sake. Votes: 1 Vladimir Putin
America is a fundamentally good country. We have good people with good values who want to do the right thing. But the structures of power that exist are working to their own ends to extend their capability at the expense of the freedom of all publics. Votes: 2 Edward Snowden
There's a great enthusiasm for good country music all over the world. Votes: 4 Willie Nelson
I don't feel we did wrong in taking this great country away from them. There were great numbers of people who needed new land, and the Indians were selfishly trying to keep it for themselves. Votes: 4 John Wayne
This is the greatest society in all of human history, the greatest country ever. Many of the decisions being made in Washington today by both parties are threatening that greatness. And if we stay on this road we're on right now, our children are going to be the first Americans ever to inherit a diminished country. Votes: 2 Marco Rubio
There were days when I hated politics. But I fought against hating the people on the other side because we were all in the same business - the business of building our country's future. Votes: 3 Susan Estrich
Of emotions, of love, of breakup, of love and hate and death and dying, mama, apple pie, and the whole thing. It covers a lot of territory, country music does. Votes: 1 Johnny Cash
To be 23 and riding the crest of a song sweeping the world country by country is to live an altered and wholly rarefied existence. Votes: 2 Dan Hill
Junk stands and antique markets are the perfect place to pick up clues about the history of a country, region or town. Votes: 4 Judith Miller
There is something about being people from your home country in a different country. It bonds you together. Votes: 4 Margot Robbie
It took us in this country 11 years to get from the Declaration of Independence to the Constitution. Votes: 2 Mitch McConnell
For 500 years, since European explorers came, Latin American countries had been separated from one another. They had very limited relations. Integration is a prerequisite for independence. Votes: 1 Noam Chomsky
Swaziland is a small part of south-east Africa, the last country in the continent to gain its independence. Votes: 1 Richard Grant
Kyoto was a flawed process. There isn't one industrialized country around the world that has ratified that treaty, and so that is a non-starter. Votes: 2 Andrew Card
Jordan is a very secular, Westernized country in some respects. Votes: 2 Kathryn Bigelow
Jack was unexpectedly moved when he swore allegiance to the king and country. He had served both for years, could easily have laid down his life. Yet it was different to pledge his loyalty and best efforts toward governing this nation. Dying was easier than making good laws. Votes: 3 Mary Jo Putney
I believe this country is in real trouble, and it's up to us, to fix it before its too late. Votes: 1 Mia Love
You may depend on it that the bunting, emberiza miliaria, does not leave this country in the winter. Votes: 3 Gilbert White
Social topics may hit too close to home for people, but then again, if you pull a heartstring, then that's what country music is. It's not just songs about getting drunk and leaving your girl. Votes: 1 Kenny Chesney
To see how many Italians are going out of Italy, the sort of exodus, a great generation leaving my country, I think is the worst nightmare for me as prime minister but also for the country, of course. Votes: 3 Enrico Letta
When I fly British Airways, I can't help but read the free Daily Mail, which makes me glad I am leaving the country. Votes: 4 Martin Parr
When you're in the middle of a storm, leaving your country just because you have to leave without any reasonable reason, it means you're quitting your country and this is treason. Votes: 3 Bashar al-Assad
I do think I'm country, but your definition of that word might be different from my definition. In my opinion, country music, the sound of country, has always evolved. But the one thing that has not changed is the story element. And I think country songs are truthful songs about life written by country people. Votes: 1 Sam Hunt
I'm an urban person who loves living in the country. Votes: 2 Dani Shapiro
There's something about living in the country that I think makes you inventive, because nature is full of miracles and wonder and surprises, and if you don't have much money, you have to make things if you want things. Votes: 2 Terry Gilliam
The passion for doing music, the passion that I have for going out and playing it live - my love for country music is back. Votes: 4 Joe Nichols
I love country music so much. I love all kinds of music. But when it comes down to it, I'm from East Tennessee, and country melodies and country songs have always just sliced me in the heart. Votes: 1 Ashley Monroe
Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime. Votes: 4 George Borrow
Nothing is old, nothing is new, save the light of grace underneath which beats a human heart. The way of feeling, of understanding, of loving; the way of seeing the country, the faces that your father saw, that your mother knew. The rest is chimerical. Votes: 1 Georges Rouault
I think sometimes we rush through countries, ticking off the attractions, but that's missing the point. Votes: 1 Mem Fox
Moving from Wales to Italy is like moving to a different country. Votes: 2 Ian Rush
Sometimes I have these fantasies of just moving to a foreign country and coming back with a full head of hair. Or not even come back! Make a new life there with hair... Change my name, just see what happens. Votes: 2 Larry David
It was very unusual for a boy to play tennis in my country. Votes: 1 Novak Djokovic
The accent of a man's native country remains in his mind and his heart, as it does in his speech. Votes: 4 Francois de La Rochefoucauld
I adore America. It's an extraordinary country. A new country. Votes: 4 Yves Saint Laurent
I began with small roles in successful movies like 'No Country For Old Men' by the Coen brothers; but it was 'The Last Exorcism' that changed my life: with what I earned, I left Texas and moved to Los Angeles. Votes: 3 Caleb Landry Jones
I really would love to do a piece like Julia Roberts or Charlize Theron in 'Erin Brockovich' or 'North Country.' They were both so amazing and so inspiring. I would love to touch someone in the way their performances touched me. Votes: 4 Ashley Greene
I venture to allude to the impression which seemed generally to prevail among their brethren across the seas, that the Old Country must wake up if she intends to maintain her old position of pre-eminence in her colonial trade against foreign competitors. Votes: 3 King George V
Morality is the custom of one's country and the current feeling of one's peers. Votes: 4 Samuel Butler
You fall out of your mother's womb, you crawl across open country under fire, and drop into your grave. Votes: 4 Quentin Crisp
We're not trying to take back our country. We are our country. Votes: 4 Christine O'Donnell
Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country. Votes: 2 Roberta Flack
India is a musical country, so it would appear obvious to use our collective passion for music to promote a book. Votes: 1 Amish Tripathi
The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks. Votes: 2 Samuel Adams
Kiwis must not fall behind the standards of other countries. We pride ourselves on our quality of life. Thus we must pave the road in the right way for the future generations. Votes: 1 Kylie Bax
A prophet is not without honor except in his own country among his own people. Votes: 4 Sun Ra
Peace, so elusive in the past many decades, now finally prevails all over the country. Votes: 2 Hun Sen
For a time during the early settlement of this country peace and goodwill prevailed, only to be followed later by violent and relentless warfare. Votes: 2 Nelson A. Miles
It turns out Cuba has this incredible healthcare system for a very poor country. Votes: 3 Michael Moore
Every country that's ever been the most powerful country in the world ceases to be the most powerful country in the world at some point. Votes: 4 Steve Earle
I think there's enough room in country music for everybody. Votes: 2 Charley Pride
Entitlements seem to grow with prosperity; not only because they are indexed to inflation or GDP, but also because a prosperous country tells itself it can afford more benefits. Votes: 5 Amity Shlaes
Pop culture, it's crazy. There's all this violence in video games. In 'Call of Duty,' people are literally just blowing other people up. Hey, let's protect your country from your couch while eating your sandwich. Votes: 1 Natasha Leggero
I think pure country music includes rock and roll .. I've never been able to get into the further label of country-rock .. how can you define something like that ? - I just say this: It's music. Either it's good or it's bad; either you like it or you don't Votes: 3 Gram Parsons
When the United States media is paying attention, that's when you're really representing your country. Votes: 3 Hannah Kearney
The willingness of America's veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. Votes: 1 Jeff Miller
People think of the military as being about guns and fighting wars, but it's really about service to country and community. Votes: 4 Austin Stowell
You were doing a sadistic little disservice to your country. Votes: 3 Alan K. Simpson
We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues. Votes: 3 Rob Portman
We have a paralysis in Washington that's not serving our country. We have to address these issues. Votes: 3 Rob Portman
The point of serving your country is not to do your own thing or to go rogue, but to work as part of the process. Votes: 3 Kal Penn
A politician is a fellow who will lay down your life for his country. Votes: 2 Texas Guinan
A majority of this country opposes this war, a majority of this country never voted for this administration. Votes: 4 Michael Moore
Today, we stand as a united country and are much closer to the ideals set forth in our Constitution that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Votes: 3 Jim Ryun
In order to lead a country or a company, you've got to get everybody on the same page and you've got to be able to have a vision of where you're going. America can't have a vision of health care for everybody, green economy, regulations - can't have a bunch of piece-meal activities. It's got to have a vision. Votes: 1 Jack Welch
When I do my own wardrobe, I try to wear a designer from each of the countries I'm visiting: Tom Ford for New York, Hugo Boss for Germany, Burberry for England. Votes: 1 Douglas Booth
People like Howlin' Wolf, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, John Lee Hooker, Nina Simone, Captain Beefheart - all of these artists were what I grew up listening to every day of my life. And there's a very healthy music scene in the west country of England, where I grew up. Votes: 3 P. J. Harvey
I went to rehab for alcoholism in wine country, just to keep my options open. Votes: 3 Robin Williams
As a little kid I had a girlfriend, and her boyfriend used to beat me up, so then I used to sing these songs, and that's what it's all about. Country music is all about your heart and your people and things like that. Votes: 1 Dick Dale
There is something about being people from your home country in a different country. It bonds you together. Votes: 4 Margot Robbie