- Business
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- Nov 07, 2020
Country Quotes
What people owe their country, and each other.
This page collects quotes that use "country" to talk about civic principle — due process, fair trials, and the presumption of innocence as part of the American legal tradition. For quotes about rural life and land instead of nationhood, see Countryside quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Living
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was very liberating, living in a foreign country, a place where everything was new and strange - the food, the customs, the climate, everything.
- Result
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- Nov 07, 2020
While the war in Iraq was raging, I spent some time in neighbouring Jordan, meeting with Iraqi refugees who fled their country to try to find some place of safety. I interviewed many families about what had happened to them and what they did as a result.
- Job
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- Nov 07, 2020
My first job out of CalArts was performing monologues at the Women of Faith conferences across the country.
- Olympics
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is an honor to represent my country in the Olympics.
- Losing
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- Nov 07, 2020
At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's interesting that there are only two groups of people in our country who are not held accountable for their behavior or decisions. One is exempted by the constitution, and that is foreign diplomats. The other, through a loophole, is HMOs.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I was running across the country, I was doing 40 or 50 miles a day in sleeting snow with zero visibility for five or six days in a row. Ten to 12 hours of running in that is monotony beyond belief.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in the middle of dairy country in Wisconsin, about as far from any major metropolitan area as you can get. I always assumed I was going to be an actor. I don't know why. I didn't have any reason to think that. In fact, when I finally did try it, when I was in college, I was really bad at it and didn't enjoy it.
- Man
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- Nov 07, 2020
If one man in the country could take all the money, what was the use of passing any bills about it?
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
Honestly, I am a fan of the game like anyone else, so my favorite players' list is pretty big. But if we are to narrow it down to England, I have a lot of respect for Wayne Rooney and the things he has achieved for club and country.
- Media
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- Nov 07, 2020
The entire American media apparatus bought into the drug war - which is an enormously damaging and costly undertaking for this country - and there wasn't enough critical reporting about it and that's why it's gotten out of hand.
- Men
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would consider myself one of the least misogynistic men in the country - if anything, just the opposite.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020