“There has been no appreciable improvement in our country's ability to produce the kind of talent we need in this space. There have been some small initiatives around the country that have been noteworthy.” NeedsKindHas BeensCountryAbilitySpaceTalentProduceImprovementOur CountryInitiative Author:John W. Thompson
“After long centuries, agrarian civilization is weakening. Is sufficient attention being devoted to the arrangement and improvement of the life of the country people, whose inferior and at times miserable economic situation provokes the flight to the unhappy crowded conditions of the city outskirts, where neither employment nor housing awaits them?” PeopleLongCountryCitiesAttentionSituationEconomicLandConditionsCenturyCivilizationImprovementUnhappyFlightEmploymentMiserableSufficientDevotedInferiorsProvokingArrangementsHousingCrowdedWeakening Author:Pope Paul VI
“Sure, this country has a black president, but when you look at a black president, President Obama is left with his foot stuck in the mud from all of the Republicans with the way he's treated. We have moved in the right direction, and there have been improvements, but we still have a long ways to go in the country.” WayLooksLongHas BeensStillsCountryLeftBlackPresidentFeetRepublicanMovedImprovementStuckTreatedPresident ObamaMudLong WayRight DirectionLong Way To Go Author:Hank Aaron
“My philosophy and my belief was that there was a long way for us to go in improving what we had ever known before, that this country of ours was a country of constant improvement. And so I thought that, well, what my whole approach was based on the promise of a better America.” WayWellsLongCountryPhilosophyWholeAmericaBeliefKnownPromiseApproachConstantImprovementImprovingLong WayConstant Improvement Author:Ronald Reagan
“I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods.” WayCountrySeemsPastLife IsGonePrejudiceImprovementPityCompareDishesCountry Life Author:Flora Thompson
“During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet. I took the initiative in moving forward a whole range of initiatives that have proven to be important to our country's economic growth and environmental protection, improvements in our educational system.” ImportantCountryStatesWholeFunnyMovingGrowthUnitedUnited StatesEconomicInternetCreatingEnvironmentalCongressEducationalProtectionImprovementMoving ForwardOur CountryRangeInitiativeProvenEconomic GrowthGoreEducational SystemEnvironmental Protection Author:Al Gore