Quotes about country Houses

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

One day I'd love a house in the country, with some chickens, dogs and kids. Votes: 3

There is virtue in country houses, in gardens and orchards, in fields, streams and groves, in rustic recreations and plain manners, that neither cities nor universities enjoy. Votes: 3

My interest in society - at times so pronounced that the word 'snob' comes a little to mind - derives from the fact that I like an immense number of things which society, money, and position bring in their train: painting, tapestries, rare books, smart dresses, dances, gardens, country houses, correct cuisine, and pretty women. Votes: 3

I've got a great place, it's a country house. Votes: 2

The English country house is certainly an icon of British culture. Votes: 2

A house in the country is not the same as a country house. Votes: 2

The Republicans in the House and the Bush administration are bankrupting this country. Votes: 2

I'll never be, like, sippy cup country, or write about everything I do around the house. Votes: 2

I certainly couldn't run a big country house, nor could I organize the greatest show on earth. Votes: 2

There is not a country on earth that could get its fiscal house in order by shrinking opportunity and depressing growth. Votes: 2

We always had our own vegetables growing up and now I'm doing it with my kids at our house in the country. Votes: 2

Other than the fact that I like a country house, I can't think of anything I'd want to spend my money on. Votes: 2

We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country. Votes: 2

As a country singer, there is only one place you dream of playing in your lifetime, and that is the Grand Ole Opry House. Votes: 2

I've stayed in houses that were in the country, and in England, but I'm still not sure that I've stayed in an English country house. Votes: 2

Going to another country you're not in your house, you're with people you've never met before, and I think it's definitely a good growing experience. Votes: 2

One thing we have to remember as songwriters is that we have to consider that country music is the country's music. That doesn't mean that everybody's rural. Votes: 2

Our little house was way back in the country. We had one house close to us, and hell the next one would've been a mile. If you got sick, you could holler and wouldn't nobody hear you. Votes: 2

If my house was on fire, I can't compromise about which part of the house I'm going to save. You save the whole house or it will all burn down. We either save this country or we do not. Votes: 2

There is a fundamental situation in which the country has reached rock bottom, that a mother can't send her children out of the house in the morning. The country has reached rock bottom and this needs to be changed. Votes: 2

I found that there is very little interest in Washington for true election reform. That neither the White House nor either house of the Congress seems to be as committed to guaranteeing democratic participation in this country as we seem to be in other countries. Votes: 2

Doesn't Texas sometimes seem to resemble a country like Saudi Arabia, with its great heat, its oil wealth, its brimming houses of worship, and its weekly executions? Votes: 0