“It was a long hard bumpy road, but this great country kept me inspired with its beauty, character, and spirit, driving me to keep marching on and devoted to sing about its people and places that make Canada the greatest country in the world.” PeopleWorldLongCountryHardCharacterSpiritInspiredDrivingCanadaDevotedGreat CountryMarching OnBumpy Roads Author:Stompin' Tom Connors
“I saw a sign on the side of the road in Tennessee once that said 'dirt for sale'... what a great country we live in. DIRT for sale. How would you like to get inside that guy's mind and look around for a hour? That guy sees opportunity at every glance, doesn't he?” MindLooksSaidCountryGuyOpportunitySidesHoursSawsSellingDirtGlancesThat GuyTennesseeGreat Country Author:Bill Hicks
“Scotland is a great country and many wonderful things have come out of this country, however England gets the glory.” CountryWonderfulGloryEnglandScotlandWonderful ThingsGreat Country Author:Joseph Hume
“America is a great country, but you can't live in it for nothing.” CountryAmericaGreat Country Author:Will Rogers
“If you have a radio, the next three months is a good time to have it quit working. All you will hear from now until the 4th of November will be: 'We must get our government out of the hands of predatory wealth.' 'The good people of this great country are burdened to death with taxes. Now what I intend to do is ...' What he intends to do is try and get elected. That's all any of them intend to do. Another one that will hum over the old static every night will be: 'This country has reached a crisis in its national existence.'” PeopleIfsTryingCountryHandsGovernmentNightThreeNextPoliticsWealthExistenceMonthsTaxesCrisisRadioQuittingGood TimesGood PeopleEvery NightNovemberStaticThree MonthsGreat CountryPredatory Author:Will Rogers
“We are, if territory and population be looked at together, one of the great countries of the world - a monster country, one might say, along with others such as China, India, the recent Soviet Union, and Brazil. And there is a real question as to whether "bigness" in a body politic is not an evil in itself, quite aside from the policies pursued in its name.” IfsWorldRealCountryBodyMightTogetherEvilNamesPolicyIndiaUnionsPopulationChinaMonstersTerritorySovietSoviet UnionPursuedBrazilGreat CountryReal QuestionsCountries Of The World Author:George F. Kennan
“When you grow up as the daughters of George and Laura Bush, you develop a special appreciation for how blessed we are to live in this great country.” CountryGrowsGrowing UpSpecialDaughterBlessedAppreciationGreat CountryLaura Author:Jenna Bush
“England is perhaps the only great country whose intellectuals are ashamed of their own nationality. In left-wing circles it is always felt that there is something slightly disgraceful in being an Englishman and that it is a duty to snigger at every English institution, from horse racing to suet puddings. It is a strange fact, but it is unquestionably true that almost any English intellectual would feel more ashamed of standing to attention during God save the King than of stealing from a poor box.” FeelsCountryFactsLeftFeltPoorAttentionStrangeDutyKingsIntellectualStandingHorseEnglandInstitutionsWingsBoxesCirclesStealingAshamedRacingNationalityEnglishmenLeft WingGreat CountryPuddingDisgracefulHorse Racing Book:A Collection of Essays Source: A Collection of Essays
“The decay of the late, great country of South Africa is beginning to become apparent. The name of the Transvaal has been officially changed to 'Gauteng.' (One of our friends has suggested that in view of this its inhabitants in the future should be referred to as Oranggautengs.) ... And now there is a move afoot to wreck the Kruger National Park, one of the wonders of the world, on the notion that a good bit of its land was 'taken from the blacks.' This idea is somewhat akin to giving Yellowstone Park back to the Blackfeet.” WorldGivingShouldHas BeensIdeasCountryMovingNamesBitsViewsWonderTakenLandChangedLateSouthNotionParksDecaySouth AfricaWrecksGreat CountryNational ParksWonder Of The WorldYellowstone Author:Jeff Cooper
“Freedom of speech is central to most every other right that we hold dear in the United States and serves to strengthen the democracy of our great country. It is unfortunate, then, when actions occur that might be interpreted as contrary to this honored tenet.” CountryStatesMightActionUnitedUnited StatesDemocracySpeechDearContraryFreedom Of SpeechUnfortunateHonoredGreat Country Author:Sam Farr
“Iran is a great problem, but not necessarily a great country. In fact, I think it is a very weak country.” ThinkingCountryFactsProblemWeakIranGreat Country Author:Shimon Peres
“It made me feel good to know that we had such a great country like Canada where even a poor Indian from the Red Pheasant reserve could make it to the top.” KnowsFeelsMadeCountryPoorRedFeel GoodIndianCanadaPatriotismReservesGreat CountryPheasants Author:Allen Sapp
“Stay away from drugs and alcohol. Listen to your moms and dads. In this great country of ours you do whatever you set your mind to. Make us proud of you.” MindCountryMomProudDadDrugBaseballAlcoholYour MomDrugs And AlcoholMom And DadGreat CountryProud Of You Author:Mickey Mantle
“I'd like to be honest to my time, and I lived from 1946, and I want to understand why our country, which I love so much, and was a great country when I was young, it seemed, became this monster vampire on the face of humanity- a vampire squid, to quote Matt Taibbi, sucking out the juices of all mankind. Why? It's a basic question.” WantCountryFacesYoungHumanityMankindHonestMonstersOur CountryVampireBeing HonestMy TimeJuiceGreat CountrySquids Author:Oliver Stone
“I'm not running to manage the decline of this great country. I'm running to make real changes in D.C.” RealCountryRunningManageDeclineGreat CountryReal Change Author:Bobby Jindal