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Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the...

Countries are either mothers or fathers, and engender the emotional bristle secretly reserved for either sire.

Quote by Edna O'Brien about country

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became...

Count Basie practically adopted me at 13. We became closer and closer and I ended up conducting for him and Sinatra.

Quote by Quincy Jones

Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.

Countless as the sands of the sea are human passions.

Quote by Nikolai Vasilievici Gogol about pasion, human imperfections

Country is the pace where your friends are.

Country is the pace where your friends are.

Quote by Guillaume Victor Émile Augier about patriotism, country

There are nearly 200 countries and a population of over 6 billion in today's world. International affairs should be addressed by all countries through consultations rather than monopolised by a few powers.

Quote by Li Peng about country, world

The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a...

The pursuit of science does not, in England, constitute a distinct profession, as it does in many other countries.

Quote by Charles Babbage about country, science

A woman as the leader of the Free World is an...

A woman as the leader of the Free World is an impossibility. Muslim countries won't talk to you.

Quote by Geena Davis about country, woman, world, contentment

So many other countries have had female leaders, in fact the U.S. ranks 61st in female representation in government and I think it is startling and sign of a change that needs to be made.

Quote by Geena Davis about country, change

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not...

Man only likes to count his troubles, but he does not count his joys.

Quote by Feodor Mihailovici Dostoievski about problems, man

I think the glamorous women and the beautiful beaches...

I think the glamorous women and the beautiful beaches were an escape for people living in different countries.

Quote by Carmen Electra about country, people

But with this last enlargement Europe has changed its...

But with this last enlargement Europe has changed its nature. The new countries are diverse. The old methods will no longer work.

Quote by Laurent Fabius about country, old, olderness, nature, work

The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on our wages and salaries. They have accomplished massive technological advances and the revolution in information technology has reduced the costs of transport.

Quote by Laurent Fabius about salary, revolution, technology, country

I don't consider myself militant but I have the advantage...

I don't consider myself militant but I have the advantage of having worked in most countries and continents of the world.

Quote by Sean Connery about country, world

But because we in the United States finance our current account deficit by borrowing in our own currency, we can move to a more competitive dollar without the adverse effects that followed currency declines in other countries.

Quote by Martin Feldstein about country

I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries.

Quote by Mel Gibson about country, good, good luck, americans, things

I don't see women and think of them as competition or with judgment. Women really move me. I feel connected to all kinds of women. I am angry because I think we've been mistreated throughout history in different countries, including America. I...

Quote by Salma Hayek about competition, judgment, country, history

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for...

Thus, the struggle for peace includes the struggle for freedom and justice for the masses of all countries.

Quote by Arthur Henderson about peace, fight, country, justice

My life in the past 20 years has changed. I don't count...

My life in the past 20 years has changed. I don't count days anymore, I count the hours, the minutes, the seconds.

Quote by Julio Iglesias about day, past, life

All travel has its advantages. If the passenger visits better countries, he may learn to improve his own. And if fortune carries him to worse, he may learn to enjoy it.

Quote by Samuel Johnson about country, wealth

Not everything that can be counted counts and not...

Not everything that can be counted counts and not everything that counts can be counted.

Quote by Albert Einstein about wisdom

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