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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
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not an American citizen, but I live in this country and eventually want to become an American citizen because I love this country so much.
- Government
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- Nov 07, 2020
We need to think about what Silicon Valley can contribute to the country - not just that somehow government bureaucrats should listen to our way.
- Economic Opportunity
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People in this country should be able to find economic opportunity and meaningful jobs in the places they grew up.
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There's so many people who've built America, much greater in sacrifice and contributions than Silicon Valley. There are people who've died for this country. There are people who have marched for civil rights in this country.
- Heart
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Nobody gets a nervous breakdown or a heart attack from selling kerosene to gentle country folk from the back of a tanker in Somerset.
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New country music comprises about five percent of what I hear per year. I enjoy it, but I don't really take note of who's singing it or writing it.
- People
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People write me from all over the country, asking me, and sometimes even telling me, what they think a poet laureate should do. I found that immensely valuable.
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I don't do Jewish stuff because I don't want people to be left out. If I mention the Torah in Alabama, it's not going to go down that well. I used to do some Jewish jokes because when I started, I used to play lots of Jewish country clubs.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Everyone should be proud of who they are and where they come from because America is a big melting pot of diverse ethnicities. It's great to be part of this wonderful country.
- Nov 07, 2020
I have country songs, I have rock songs, I have songs that don't even sound like songs.
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I became a country music fan in 1990 when I moved to Colorado. It was my first exposure to it because I'm from a city. I've been a fan of country music ever since.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Country's hip; it's cool music.
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When I hear bluegrass today, I hear so many new sounds in it. It's almost like country music in a way.
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- Nov 07, 2020