“I give away about 50 percent of my income, so my, you know, desire to give back to the country is pretty strong and I intend to give away a lot more. I've signed the giving pledge with Warren Buffett and Bill Gates, and I intend to give away the bulk of my money.” KnowsGivingCountryDesireStrongPercentBillsIncomeGatesGiving BackPledgeBuffettWarren Buffet Author:David Rubenstein
“This is a perilous time, and more than ever, the world needs a united and strong America. If, God forbid, we live to see Mr. Obama president, we will live through a socialist era that America has not seen before, and our country will be weakened in every way.” IfsWorldWayNeedsCountryAmericaStrongPresidentUnitedOur CountryErasSocialistPerilous TimesStrong America Author:Jon Voight
“I've definitely seen that Texas is certainly a right-wing area politically. I think if you talk to the average Texan, some people may still think that alternative energy is some sort of hippie mumbo-jumbo, you know. I think there's still a strong movement to continue to drill and continue to find these other sources of oil within the country.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsMayStillsCountryEnergyStrongMovementSourceAreasWingsAverageOilAlternativesTexasHippieRight WingDrillsTexanAlternative Energy Author:Jesse Metcalfe
“I believe that a country's first duty is to set its own house in order; and having set its own house in order, it can contribute better to the community of the world. Instead of being a weak link, it should be a strong link.” WorldShouldFirstsBelieveCountryOrderHouseStrongI BelieveCommunityDutyWeakLinksCooperation Author:George Cadle Price
“I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.” ThinkingCountryPoliticalHouseStrongLeaderWonderfulLessonsToughSpeakersPolitical LeadersNancy Author:Ellen Malcolm
“Treason is when legislators vote against homeland security measures because it goes against the wishes of their political or financial backers. Treason is the fact that, as a terrorist, you could still buy a gun in this country because the NRA lobby is so strong.” StillsCountryFactsPoliticalStrongWishSecurityGunVoteFinancialTerroristHomelandTreasonLegislatorsNraHomeland SecuritySecurity Measures Author:Bill Maher
“Iran's strong logic and firm diplomacy is the guideline for all government officials in negotiations on country's peaceful nuclear program with foreigners, quite resolutely.” CountryGovernmentStrongProgramLogicNuclearPeacefulFirmOfficialsIranNegotiationDiplomacyForeignersGuidelinesGovernment Officials Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“The houses of this country (Maharashtra) are exceedingly strong and built solely of stone and iron. The hatchet-men of the Govt. in the course of my marching do not get sufficient strength and power (i.e. time) TO DESTROY AND RAZE THE TEMPLES OF THE INFIDELS that meet the eye on the way. You should appoint an orthodox inspector (darogha) who may afterwards DESTROY THEM AT LEISURE AND DIG UP THEIR FOUNDATIONS” MenWayShouldMayCountryEyeCoursesHouseStrongBuiltStonesFoundationSufficientTemplesIronOrthodoxLeisureInfidelInspectorsHatchetMaharashtra Author:Aurangzeb
“What we need is a strong defense, but right now there is zero chance of an invasion by another country and right now we have more firepower than all other countries put together.” NeedsCountryTogetherStrongChanceRight NowDefenseZeroOther CountriesInvasion Author:Ron Paul
“[I]n my country, when they would say a man has no sense, they say, such an one has no memory; and when I complain of the defect of mine, they do not believe me, and reprove me, as though I accused myself for a fool: not discerning the difference betwixt memory and understanding, which is to make matters still worse for me. But they do me wrong; for experience, rather, daily shows us, on the contrary, that a strong memory is commonly coupled with infirm judgment.” MenBelieveStillsCountryMatterShowsStrongUnderstandingDifferencesMemoriesMinesFoolJudgmentContraryComplainingBelieve In MeDefectsAccusedDiscerningNo MemoryDaily Show Book:Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Works of Michel de Montaigne (Illustrated)
“This country of ours has more wealth than any nation, but that's not what makes us rich. We have the most powerful military on Earth, but that's not what makes us strong. Our universities and our culture are the envy of the world, but that's not what keeps the world coming to our shores. Instead, it is that American spirit - that American promise - that pushes us forward even when the path is uncertain; that binds us together in spite of our differences; that makes us fix our eye not on what is seen, but what is unseen, that better place around the bend.” WorldCountryEyeEarthTogetherSpiritCultureStrongNationsDifferencesWealthPowerfulPathRichMilitaryPromiseUniversityEnvySpiteMost PowerfulShoreUncertainUnseenBetter PlaceAmerican SpiritAround The Bend Author:Barack Obama
“We must help all our young people to understand that ours is still a very poor country, that we cannot change this situation radically in a short time, and that only through the united efforts of our younger generation and all our people, working with their own hands, can China be made strong and prosperous within a period of several decades. The establishment of our socialist system has opened the road leading to the ideal society of the future, but to translate this ideal into reality needs hard work.” PeopleNeedsMadeStillsCountryHardHelpingHandsRealityYoungStrongPoorUnitedEffortSituationGenerationsHard WorkPeriodsIdealsChinaDecadesEstablishmentTranslateSocialistProsperousShort TimeYounger GenerationPoor CountriesIdeal Society Author:Mao Zedong
“I have just accepted the invitation of Her Majesty The Queen to form a Government. This will be a new Government with new priorities and I have been privileged to have been granted the great opportunity to serve my country and at all times I will be strong in purpose, steadfast in will, resolute in action in the service of what matters to the British people, meeting the concerns and aspirations of our whole country.” PeopleHas BeensCountryMatterWholeGovernmentActionFormPurposeOpportunityStrongConcernMeetingsBritishAcceptedPrioritiesAll TimeGrantedQueensAspirationWhat MattersPrivilegedInvitationsMajestyGreat OpportunitySteadfastResoluteNew Government Author:Gordon Brown
“Good strong banks are essential for every family and for every business in the country and extraordinary times call for the bold and far-reaching solutions that the Treasury has announced today.” CountryTodayStrongEssentialsSolutionsExtraordinaryReachingTreasury Author:Gordon Brown
“Hyperinflation is not going to happen in this country, will never happen... The Fed putting so much money into the system is not going to create the risk of hyperinflation in the future. We have a strong independent Federal Reserve with a very strong mandate from the Congress, and they will do what's necessary to keep inflation low and stable over time.” CountryHappensStrongRiskLowsIndependentCongressFedsVery StrongStableReservesInflationMandatesFederal ReserveStrong ManStrong IndependentHyperinflation Author:Timothy Geithner
“For most countries, serving the UN's objectives has never seemed worth even the smallest of risks. Member nations do not want a large, reputable, strong and independent United Nations, no matter their hypocritical pronouncements otherwise. What they want is a weak, beholden, indebted scapegoat of an organization, which they can blame for their failures or steal victories from.” WantCountryMatterStrongNationsUnitedRiskVictoryMembersWeakOrganizationIndependentBlameStealingObjectivesServingSmallestUnited NationsHypocriticalScapegoatIndebted Author:Roméo Dallaire
“Our country must be strong enough to solve problems, and that means we must learn how to work together again.” MeanCountryEnoughProblemTogetherStrongSolveOur CountryWorking TogetherStrong EnoughTogether Again Author:Gabrielle Giffords
“Although the Great Leader told us that we have to let the people eat rice with meat soup, wear silk clothes and live in a tiled roof house, we have not accomplished his will. We have already reached the status of a strong country in the military field, let alone politics and ideology, but there are still quite a number of things lacking in people's lives. I am trying to implement his will by solving these problems.” PeopleTryingStillsCountryProblemHouseStrongNumbersLeaderMilitaryFieldsClothesIdeologyMeatAccomplishedRoofLackingSoupRiceGreat LeaderSilk Author:Kim Jong Il
“There will be no peace in Europe if the States rebuild themselves on the basis of national sovereignty, with its implications of prestige politics and economic protection... The countries of Europe are not strong enough individually to be able to guarantee prosperity and social development for their peoples. The States of Europe must therefore form a federation or a European entity that would make them into a common economic unit.” IfsCountryStatesEnoughAbleFormStrongSocialCommonEconomicDevelopmentEuropeBasesProsperityProtectionGuaranteesEntityUnitsSovereigntyStrong EnoughImplicationsPrestigeSocial DevelopmentFederationNot StrongNational SovereigntyNot Strong Enough Author:Jean Monnet
“This country hates professors. It likes Toby Keith - 'I'm gonna put a boot in their ass.' If you don't do that, somehow you can't be strong.” IfsCountryHateStrongLikesAssProfessorsBootsKeithToby Author:Bill Maher
“The movies have been so rank the last couple of years that when I see people lining up to buy tickets I sometimes think that the movies aren't drawing an audience - they're inheriting an audience. People just want to go to a movie. They're stung repeatedly, yet their desire for a good movie - for any movie - is so strong that all over the country they keep lining up.” PeopleThinkingWantYearsHas BeensCountrySometimesLastsFilmDesireStrongAudienceCoupleHollywoodDrawingTicketsGood MovieLining Up Book:Raising Kane and Other Essays Source: Raising Kane and Other Essays
“This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of a compassionate welfare program to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. Far from it. But it is to say that our duty is to foster a strong, vibrant wealth-producing economy which operates in such a way that new additions to wealth accrue to those who presently have little or no ownership stake in their country.” WayShouldLittlesCountryGovernmentPoliticsStrongWealthEconomyDutyProgramWelfareLiberalismCompassionateStakesOwnershipRequirementsWelfare Programs Author:Ronald Reagan
“I know that our country is strongest when we lead the world, when we lead strong alliances. And that's the way Eisenhower and Reagan and Kennedy and others did it.” KnowsWorldWayCountryStrongOur CountryStrongestAlliances Author:John F. Kerry
“In USA, a black man only have like five years we can exhibit maximum strength, and that's right now while you a teenager, while you still strong, while you still wanna lift weights, while you still wanna shoot back. 'Cause once you turn 30, it's like they take the heart and soul out of a man, out of a black man, in this country. And you don't wanna fight no more.” MenYearsHeartStillsSoulCountryTurnsFightingStrongCausesBlackFiveRight NowWeightTeenagerLiftsUsaFive YearsMaximumHeart And SoulExhibits Author:Tupac Shakur
“If the president comes forward with a strong, qualified nominee, if he, you know, addresses the agenda, if he takes actions, including dealing with perhaps some personnel decisions, I think that people will show that he is moving forward and doing the right thing for our country.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsCountryShowsActionMovingStrongPresidentDecisionIncludingMoving ForwardOur CountryRight ThingAddressesAgendasQualifiedDoing The Right ThingPersonnel Author:Trent Lott
“Politics in this country [USA] is always tough. It's always contentious, because this is a big country and a diverse country, and people have strong points of view, and we've got a great diversity of interests.” PeopleCountryBigsStrongInterestViewsDiversityToughPoint Of ViewUsaDiverseContentiousGreat Diversity Author:Barack Obama