Our Country Quotes - Page 15

• We Greeks want change. We know there are problems in our system. We have great potential but we need to manage our country well. Now that hasn't been done over the last decades. And that is, of course, what we are paying for.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Greek, Needs

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• Today I want to send a message of optismism to all Greeks. Our road, our path, will be more stabilised. Our country will be in a better situation. We will be stronger.

  George Papandreou

  Country, Greek, Stronger

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• The financial crisis in our country is not a passing storm. Given the size of the problems, our national effort will not be completed in 2012. It will take many years and will require the efforts and insistence of several governments.

  Lucas Papademos

  Country, Government, Years

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• I thank all of those deputies who supported the government and gave it a vote of confidence. I believe each of those votes represents a responsible decision to avoid placing our country's membership of the eurozone in danger.

  Lucas Papademos

  Country, Believe, Government

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• I take office during the most difficult moment in the country's recent history. The country can be saved - it's up to us. I think it is obvious for those who support this government to undertake the commitment and ensure that our country's euro membership is not endangered.

  Lucas Papademos

  Country, Commitment, Thinking

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• My vision is that our country should be integrated in the EU, to transfer a part of our independence there. It is also our duty to do it, if we want to establish trade and a sound economy. This is the vision that I am working on and I will continue to work in the future.

  Ibrahim Rugova

  Country, Vision, Independence

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• Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene.

  Ibrahim Rugova

  Country, Order, People

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• For me, there will be no enemies but unemployment, the deficit, excessive debt, economic stagnation and anything else that keeps our country in these critical circumstances.

  Mariano Rajoy

  Country, Enemy, Unemployment

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• We should be proud of our country when we have done something to be proud of, when we have lived up to our own standards. But the flip side of genuine pride is being able to recognize when we have fallen short, and to hold ourselves to account.

  Anne-Marie Slaughter

  Country, Pride, Proud

  "Patriotism and Michelle Obama: A 4th of July Reflection" by Anne-Marie Slaughter, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 11, 2008.

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• Our country, like every modern state, needs profound democratic reforms. It needs political and ideological pluralism, a mixed economy and protection of human rights and the opening up of society.

  Andrei Sakharov

  Country, Opening Up, Rights

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• There is nobody that I know who believes that Bank of America is a human being who should be entitled for the same constitutional rights that the people of our country are.

  Bernie Sanders

  Country, Believe, Rights

  "Interview with Senator Bernie Sanders". "The Situation Room" with Wolf Blitzer, www.realclearpolitics.com. December 12, 2011.

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• Our country has suffered from an on-again, off-again energy policy that has failed to get us to energy independence. As President Obama has said, we need a comprehensive energy plan for the country that includes conventional resources like oil and gas, but that also takes advantage of wind, solar, biomass, geothermal, and other renewable resources.

  Ken Salazar

  Country, Wind, Oil

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• Clearly while the president is overseas, he's at a conference and while the president is overseas I think it's appropriate that people not be critical of him or our country.

  John Boehner

  Country, Thinking, People

  "John McCain Disagrees With John Boehner: Mitt Romney Was Fine To Criticize Obama On Russia" by Amanda Terkel, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 28, 2012.

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• We are a mixed economy. We will remain a mixed economy. The public and private sector will continue to play a very important role. The private sector in our country has very ample scope and I am confident that India's entrepreneurs have the capacity, and the will to rise to the occasion.

  Manmohan Singh

  Country, Play, Entrepreneur

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• But obviously, we can't afford to make some bad long-term decisions with regard to basic commitments our country has - trade those away for some short-term assistance that may or may not be there a month from now.

  Fred Thompson

  Country, Commitment, Long

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• I ask you, people who care about the soul of Ukraine, those who want to preserve the heart, the spirit and the faith of our country for future generations, to please defend it.

  Yulia Tymoshenko

  Country, Heart, Ukraine

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• The vast majority of Greeks accept the need for reform and want to keep our country inside the euro zone.

  Evangelos Venizelos

  Country, Greek, Majority

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• 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.

  Jon Voight

  Country, Strong, America

  "Voight: My Concerns for America". www.washingtontimes.com. July 28, 2008.

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• In the last four years, I heard the same thing over and over again from people: 'We've had enough,' 'Our country is drifting,' 'We've lost our way.

  Ted Yoho

  Country, Years, People

  "Upset winner isn't horsing around" by Kate Nocera, www.politico.com. August 26, 2012.

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• Ronald Reagan was able to accomplish extraordinary purposes for our country without having to put our military forces into conflict.

  Mitt Romney

  Country, Military, Purpose

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• The labor movement has a great role to play in our country today.

  Eleanor Roosevelt

  Country, Play, Roles

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• Ethanol is a premier, high performance fuel. It has tremendous environmental benefits and is a key component to energy independence for our country.

  Richard Lugar

  Country, Keys, Independence

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• At the moment, we don't deserve international cricket in our country. The security situation is poor here.

  Rashid Latif

  Country, Moments, Poor

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• Our official histories of our countries and societies are made of forgetfulness.

  Mia Couto

  Country, Made, Forgetfulness

  "Neustadt Prize Winner Reflects On The Civil War That Shaped Him". Interview with Sarah Hurd and Suzette Grillot, kgou.org. November 14, 2014.

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• We must have systems of checks and balances to make sure that those people who are making critical decisions for our country are held accountable, and nowhere is that more important than in the area of national security.

  Chris Van Hollen

  Country, Critical Decisions, People

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