Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
A man's first duty is to his own conscience and honor; the party and country come second to that, and never first.
My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country.
Look, America was a narrowly divided country in 2000;49-49 was what Michael Barone called it. It's a 49-49 nation.
It is a positive change that our country and other countries in the region are making by giving a chance to women.
If countries were named after the words you first hear when you go there, England would have to be called Damn It.
Wait long enough and you reap what you sow. That hold for men. That hold for towns. That hold for a whole country.
Silence is golden for me. I live in the country and hear only my pets, birds, crickets, and the wind in the trees.
The possession and the enjoyment of property are the pledges which bind a civilised people to an improved country.
You have to make a conscious decision to change for your own well-being, and that of your family and your country.
We need a regime change in this country.... If we launch a pre-emptive strike on Iraq we lose all moral authority.
It's impossible to be loyal to your family, your friends, your country, and your principles, all at the same time.
I think the jokes would have been a bit broader and a bit more obvious in terms of the day-to-day of country life.
I find that the prejudice in this country to color is very great, and I sometimes fear that it is on the increase.
In all countries, and in all ages, from the Druids down to brother Beecher, priests have aimed at universal power.
Religious freedom is foundational for our country, and we must lead on religious freedom as an example in America.
What a country needs to do is be fair to all its citizens - whether people are of a different ethnicity or gender.
The problem is, the Republican Party hasn't done anything to make this country better and I speak as a Republican.
All governments lie, but disaster lies in wait for countries whose officials smoke the same hashish they give out.
One of the things I'm most proud of about my country is the fact that we did lick McCarthyism back in the fifties.
The father, the mother and the teacher are the three primarily responsible for moulding the future of the country.
In 12 or 15 years, there will be routine, affordable space tourism not just in the U.S. but in a lot of countries.
For a while, some schools across the country were banning spelling bees. For obvious reasons, of course - steroids
That's the American way. If little kids don't aspire to make money like I did, what the hell good is this country?
I listened to country music my whole life. I started writing music when I was a teenager. It all came out country.
The days are gone when a country can issue orders to other peoples. Today, mankind needs culture, ideas and logic.
I've gone from being one of the youngest governors to now the longest consecutive serving governor in the country.
I believe it is wrong, in a country of such wealth and prosperity, to have 36 million Americans living in poverty.
The privilege of a university education is a great one; the more widely it is extended the better for any country.
Citizenship should be based on those who have a close and real relationship with this country and its inhabitants.
In America, it takes about two weeks in the limelight for the whole country to think you've been around for years.
Yes to trade, but trade that ensures that these other countries that trade with us aren't engaging in child labor.
I keep saying I'm not at all famous in my own country, because people do not think I have done anything for India.
Families, like countries, take their prophets unkindly, but a verse-speaker in the house is dishonor to be hooted.
I really wish that we had passed a comprehensive immigration bill because that would've really helped our country.
In a country where women regard themselves as equal, they are not prepared to see men running the show themselves.
Medicare will usher in federal programs that will invade every area of freedom as we have know it in this country.
I have to go and say farewell to all the countries that I have been to, if I can. I am 73 now, it is taxing on me.
Our country may be likened to a new house. We lack many things, but we possess the most precious of all - liberty!
I think we all [americans] think we're a special country. But the question is, what - what call does that give us?
If you want something bad enough and you have that desire, you'll walk to another state or country if you have to.
You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.
There is no tougher job in America than being a cop on the beat in a major city in this country, big and brawling.
Love of my country does not demand that I shall hate and slay those noble and faithful souls who also love theirs.
The most persistent of all attractive illusions in our country may be that racism can be ended by one single blow.
Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.
I particularly like to travel for work because you see a completely different side of the country you're visiting.
America is a nation that is founded on the principle of religious freedom. That is the reason this country exists.
If the spirit of business adventure is dulled, this country will cease to hold the foremost position in the world.
I can’t imagine anything being more disastrous to our country than if the dollar lost its reserve-currency status.
Whatever the result may be, I shall carry to my grave the consciousness that I at least meant well for my country.