Quotes about Country, page 5

They wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one's country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.

Quote by Ernest Hemingway about country

In almost every country there are elements of opinion which would welcome such a conclusion because they wish to return to the politics of the balance of power, unrestricted and unregulated armaments, international anarchy, and preparation for war.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about country

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about country

Otherwise, I spend a lot of time at my boyfriend's home in the country, in New Jersey.

Quote by Eva Herzigova about country

For me as an American, the most painful aspect of this is that I believe that that administration has taken the events of 9/11 and has manipulated the grief of the country and I think that's reprehensible.

Quote by Dustin Hoffman about country

It was great to work in Ireland because it's such a beautiful country, but it's not particularly easy to film in because the weather changes all the time.

Quote by Anjelica Huston about country

It is possible to read the history of this country as one long struggle to extend the liberties established in our Constitution to everyone in America.

Quote by Molly Ivins about country

Many Americans have no idea of what has been the foreign policy of their country. If you don't know about something, you can't understand what is going on.

Quote by Mick Jagger about country

Movies in this country, it's very complicated, and we could bang on about it forever, but the French movie industry is very different because it's very obviously French.

Quote by Mick Jagger about country

Pretty much everyone's family was either chased out or ran away from some sort of horrible situation in the old country and made something of themselves in America.

Quote by Billy Joel about country

The whole world loves American movies, blue jeans, jazz and rock and roll. It is probably a better way to get to know our country than by what politicians or airline commercials represent.

Quote by Billy Joel about country

And the danger is - and it's happening - is we're seeing an incredibly big rise amongst young gay people, young heterosexual people as far as catching HIV, which is, you know, in an educated country like this or in Britain, it's frightening.

Quote by Elton John about country

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about country

Remember the entire country is hostile. Trees will bend to swallow your bullets, while enemies can shoot through entire forests.

Quote by Edward A. Murphy about country

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.

Quote by Edna O'Brien about country

It is a sad day for our country when the moral foundation of our law and the acknowledgment of God has to be hidden from public view to appease a federal judge.

Quote by Soledad O'Brien about country

I think you should make more movies, more musicals. I think the public deserves that. I think this country deserves to be able to get out and foster that talent. Give them an opportunity to become stars, I think the whole idea is wonderful.

Quote by Donald O'Connor about country

America may be unique in being a country which has leapt from barbarism to decadence without touching civilization.

Quote by John O'Hara about country

I grew up between the two world wars and received a rather solid general education, the kind middle class children enjoyed in a country whose educational system had its roots dating back to the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy.

Quote by George Andrew Olah about country

As our cities have developed, they've built sometimes small villages or communities that were in place. And we've taken for granted all of that child care, the neighbourliness, the help that you get from people nearby.

Quote by Susan Oliver about country