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“I say to the young, be happy that you were born in Italy because of the beauty of the human capital, both masculine and feminine, of this country... No other country has such human capital.”

Author:Jimmy Carter

“In less than a year, the Bush administration will strut out of office, leaving the country in roughly the same condition a toddler leaves a diaper.”

Years Country Political Conditions Office Leaving Administration Diapers Toddler Leaving The Country

Author:Graydon Carter

“So long as even a single dog in my country is without food, my whole religion will be to feed it.”

Long Country Whole Religion Dog

Book:My Life and Mission

Source: My Life and Mission

“There's no country in the world that's more devastated from natural resources than Afghanistan.”

World Country Natural Resources Afghanistan Natural Resources Devastated

Author:Jim Fowler

“As our planet takes action to cast out its manmade poisons and heal its man-caused wounds, many human inhabitants will no doubt give way to fear. Many will cling to seemingly powerful we're-God's-chosen-people religions, hoping that by so doing they will be saved from the wrath of a Vengeful God (not recognizing that the approaching "vengeance" will in reality be man's own actions coming back at him - and not recognizing that the Infinite Universal Power is far more than the narrow-minded gatekeeper of an exclusive Spiritual Country Club).”

“I am not (yet) facing the problem of emigration. I want my music to be acknowledged here first of all, in this country: after that, we shall see - perhaps the question will then become urgent.”

Want Firsts Country Problem Urgent Emigration

Author:Alfred Schnittke

“To properly reflect the changes of the world and of the UN, with its growing number of member states, we would like to see an enlargement of the SC that gives room for new members, not least developing countries.”

World Giving Country States Rooms Numbers Growing Members Developing Developing Countries Enlargement

Author:Anna Lindh

“Why wouldn't an enhanced deterrent, a more stable peace, a better prospect to denying the ones who enter conflict in the first place to have a reduction of offensive systems and an introduction to defensive capability. I believe that is the route this country will eventually go.”

Firsts Believe Country Politics I Believe Conflict Capability Stable Offensive Routes Introduction Reduction Deterrent

Author:Dan Quayle

“The US has a vital interest in that area of the country.”

Country Politics Interest Stupid Areas

Author:Dan Quayle

“Now, in answer to the question would we use force in the Middle East. I don't know...I hope not. We have no plans to, it is conceivable, I guess. It would be almost as bad as the seven days in May. You conjure up a situation where there is another oil embargo, and the people in this country are not only inconvenienced and uncomfortable, but suffer.”

People Knows May Country Use Would Be Suffering Force Answers Situation Plans Middle Seven Jew Oil East Uncomfortable Middle East Seven Days Embargo

Author:George Scratchley Brown

“Within the studies and on the screen, the Jews could simply create a new country - an empire of their own, so to speak, one where they would not only be admitted, but would govern as well. The would create its values and myths, its traditions and archetypes.”

Wells Country Values Speak Study Tradition Jew Myth Screens Empires Archetype

Author:Neal Gabler

“For them (the peoples of the Soviet Union) We cherish the warmest paternal affection. We are well aware that not a few of them groan beneath the yoke imposed on them by men who in very large part are strangers to the real interests of the country. We recognize that many others were deceived by fallacious hopes. We blame only the system with its authors and abettors who considered Russia the best field for experimenting with a plan elaborated years ago, and who from there continue to spread it from one of the world to the other.”

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Author:Pope Pius XI

“In 2005, I founded the Democratic Pacific Union, an international organization of 28 democratic countries to promote democracy, peace and prosperity in the Pacific region.”

Country Democracy Organization Unions Democratic International Prosperity Regions Pacific Democratic Country

Author:Annette Lu

“When you look at the world, everyone in the world who cares about his or her family wants to have a major portion of their assets in the United States because we are the growth country and the freedom loving country.”

World Want Looks Country States Care Growth United United States Majors Assets Portions Who Cares

Author:Arthur Laffer

“If every country committed to spending 0.05 per cent of GDP on researching non-carbon-emitting energy technologies, that would cost $25 billion a year, and it would do a lot more than massive carbon cuts to fight warming and save lives.”

Ifs Years Country Fighting Energy Technology Cutting Cost Committed Spending Billions Massive Cents Carbon Gdp Save A Life

Author:Bjorn Lomborg

“America is very decentralized in how it supports the humanities, unlike European countries where virtually everything stems from the central government.”

Country Government America Humanity Support Stem European Countries Central Government It Support

Author:Jim Leach

“I'm passionate about mobilizing young Latinos to get to the polls, so I'm involved with Voto Latino. Latinos are a vital but underrepresented force in this country.”

Country Young Force Involved Passionate Polls Latino

Author:Ana Ortiz

“Didn't Lionel Richie just make a country album? No one is giving him a hard time... and God bless him - I love Lionel and should be able to do what he wants to do, like Madonna should, too. Both are having success and I applaud them. If you don't like it, don't buy it. The ageism criticism is getting old.”

Ifs Want Giving Should Country Hard Able Criticism Albums Hard Times Bless Getting Old God Bless Ageism

Author:Guy Oseary

“I had always loved music. I grew up listening to classic country, Waylon Jennings, Merle Haggard. My dad loved Vern Gosdin and Keith Whitley. So I kept going to class and started getting totally into playing guitar and teaching myself these songs.”

Country Song Class Teaching Listening Grew Dad Grew Up Guitar My Dad Classic Keith Playing Guitar Haggard

Author:Jake Owen

“Nearly every country in the world is now becoming industrialized as rapidly as it can.”

World Country Becoming

Author:John Boyd Orr

“I like taking a path into new country, and I always take the darker path. Not because it's dark, but because there's a secret there that you can share when you get out. That's what I liked as a kid. That's how I approach my work. With a face like mine, it's lucky I have a heart that likes that.”

Heart Country Kids Faces Dark Secret Path Share Mines Lucky Approach Likes

Author:Amanda Plummer

“From folk to tribal to Cab Calloway, Cole Porter, Gershwin to the Rolling Stones, whose first record was all covers, to country-western, bebop, blues, and even the referencing in classic hip hop to cliched love ballads of the '80s or whatever - that is kinda gone, and that's just terrifying to me.”

Firsts Country Gone Records Stones Western Folks Hip Hop Hips Classic Hops Rolling 80s Rolling Stones Cab Ballads Gershwin Bebop Referencing Country Western

Author:Cat Power

“Being in L.A., it was really hard to find a country writer and producer. I eventually - years of searching - found this guy, Dan Franklin. He's an incredible musician and producer. We write so well together... It's been a really cool experience.”

Writing Years Wells Country Hard Together Guy Found Musician Incredibles Producers This Guy Really Cool Franklin

Author:Sasha Pieterse

“I've been singing for a really long time and I love a lot of genres, but country just seemed like the best fit. The people in that genre are just so nice and welcoming. And that seemed so appealing. Also my voice fit it and seemed like the way to go.”

People Way Long Country Voice Nice Fit Long Time Singing Welcome Genre Really Long

Author:Sasha Pieterse

“I grew up in a socialist country. And I have seen what that does to people. There is no hope, no freedom. No pride in achievement.”

People Doe Country Pride Grew Achievement Grew Up Socialist No Hope Socialist Countries

Author:Thomas Peterffy

“One hate crime is committed approximately every hour of every day in this country.”

Country Hate Hours Crime Committed Hate Crime

Author:Anna Paquin

“The more English is heard in the world, the more gratifying it seems to speak French, and above all to know the culture of our country. They find a kind of French social grace in the language and culture.”

Knows World Kind Country Seems Culture Speak Language Social Grace Heard Our Country Speaks French Social Graces

Author:Bernard Pivot

“We can go back to economic plans that are only designed to benefit the wealthiest among us, like Mitt Romney. Or we can keep moving forward with President Obama's vision for a growing economy that works for middle-class families in North Carolina and all across the country. For me, for North Carolina and for America, it's an easy choice.”

“The use of methamphetamines has become pervasive in our country, and especially in rural areas.”

Country Use Areas Our Country Rural Areas Methamphetamine

Author:Collin Peterson

“President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself.”

World Want Should Years Said War Country Turns President Democracy Achieve Style Capacity Western Secure Aspiration Realistic Afghanistan President Obama Poorest

Author:David Petraeus

“You travel across the country, you visit departments, you give talks, you talk about the work at your laboratory - what's going on, what the opportunities are there - you talk about your own research.”

Giving Country Opportunity Research Department Laboratory

Author:Frank Press

“I don't really care where I work, actually, because you know making a movie is like living in movie world. There's such a secluded world, and the director is the king ruling the country, and everybody's building this little town to speak in symbolism.”

Knows World Littles Country Care Speak Building Kings Directors Towns Ruling Symbolism Little Towns Secluded

Author:Franka Potente

“If you put all the European countries together, we are the biggest economy in the world.”

Ifs World Country Together Economy European Countries

Author:George Papandreou

“As long as I feel I am doing what I think is right and just for my country, for the Greek people, that is enough for me. Saving Greece from this crisis was the first thing on the agenda. We are now on a much more normalised road.”

People Thinking Feels Firsts Long Country Enough Crisis Saving Greek Agendas Greece

Author:George Papandreou

“But sovereign debt is a wider question not only in Europe but across the globe. While every country is a unique case, I think it's not an issue of countries acting on their own. We need a more coordinated strategy not only in Europe but around the world.”

Thinking World Needs Country Acting Cases Issues Unique Europe Strategy Debt Around The World Globes Sovereign

Author:George Papandreou

“First of all, Greece won't go down. We're talking about a country that is capable of making change. Europe will not allow the destabilization of the 27-country euro zone. But if there were no action, then markets would start becoming jittery about other countries - and not only Spain and Portugal, but other countries in the European Union.”

Ifs Firsts Country Action Talking Becoming Capable Europe Unions Zone Other Countries Spain Greece Making Changes European Union Euro Portugal

Author:George Papandreou

“How can a parliamentarian or a leader in a country say, on the one hand, that we're going to support Greece but at the same time say that Greeks are lazy?”

Country Hands Leader Support Greek Lazy Greece

Author:George Papandreou

“If Greece had gone through a very normal political life, I may have not been in politics. But just the fact that I lived through huge upheavals and very difficult struggles and polarization and the barbarism of dictatorships - that made me feel that we had to change this country.”

Ifs Feels May Made Country Facts Political Difficult Struggle Gone Huge Normal Dictatorship Greece Barbarism Political Life Upheaval Polarization

Author:George Papandreou

“I think there is a heritage which I’m proud of, which is a fight for democracy, a fight for social justice, a fight for freedom. My grandfather went to jail or exile six times in his life, fighting for his principles for democracy, or for his country. And my father twice.”

Thinking Country Fighting Father Social Justice Principles Democracy Proud Six Social Justice Jail Heritage Grandfather Exile My Grandfather Fighting For Freedom

Author:George Papandreou

“We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for.”

Knows Want Needs Wells Country Done Problem Lasts Courses Decades Manage Our Country Greek

Author:George Papandreou

“Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger.”

Want Country Today Situation Path Messages Stronger Our Country Greek

Author:George Papandreou

“I never thought about becoming a politician. But during the military dictatorship, my grandfather was put in prison six times and my father twice. If my family and my country didn't have this history, I might be a professor somewhere today.”

Ifs Country Might Today Father Military Becoming Politician Six My Family Prison Professors Grandfather Dictatorship My Grandfather

Author:George Papandreou

“I will always be upfront with the Greek people, so we can solve the country's problems together.”

People Country Problem Together Solve Greek

Author:George Papandreou

“Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.”

Country Democracy Creation Keys Development Fairs Instruments Developing Related Components Governance Promotion Prospects Developing Countries Equitable

Author:Kamla Persad-Bissessar

“People of all countries have the right to choose their own social system and road to development in the light of their national conditions and characteristics.”

People Country Light Social Conditions Development Characteristics Social Systems

Author:Li Peng

“There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.”

World Should Country Today Affair International Population Billions Today's World Consultation International Affairs

Author:Li Peng

“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.”

People World Country Today Economy Standards India Committed China Developing Developing Countries China And India

Author:Li Peng

“The financial crisis in our country is not a passing storm. Given the size of the problems, our national effort will not be completed in 2012. It will take many years and will require the efforts and insistence of several governments.”

Years Country Problem Government Given Effort Crisis Financial Size Storm Passing Passings Our Country Financial Crisis Insistence

Author:Lucas Papademos

“I thank all of those deputies who supported the government and gave it a vote of confidence. I believe each of those votes represents a responsible decision to avoid placing our country's membership of the eurozone in danger.”

Believe Country Government I Believe Decision Danger Vote Responsible Our Country Membership Deputies Eurozone

Author:Lucas Papademos

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