Countries Quotes
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"I don't care a damn about men who are loyal to the people who pay them, to organizations...I don't think even my country means all that much. There are many countries in our blood, aren't there, but only one person. Would the world be in the mess it is if we were loyal to love and not to countries?"
"The world, viewed philosophically, remains a series of slave camps, where citizens – tax livestock – labor under the chains of illusion in the service of their masters."
"Understanding languages and other cultures builds bridges. It is the fastest way to bring the world closer together and to Truth. Through understanding, people will be able to see their similarities before differences."
Suzy Kassem, Rise Up and Salute the Sun: The Writings of Suzy Kassem
"Patriotism is the narcissism of countries."
"Just like how most if not all poor boys look up to and aspire to someday be rich men, most if not all underdeveloped and developing countries look up to and aspire to someday be developed countries."
"For their never-ending endeavours to obtain or retain wealth, countries desperately need companies, because they—unlike most human beings—have the means of production, and human beings, because they—unlike all companies—have the means of reproduction."
"War is not just the shower of bullets and bombs from both sides, it is also the shower of blood and bones on both sides."
"Asia is an entertainment, Europe is a dream, America is an imprisonment and Rest is a nightmare."
"We all may be living in different countries, geographical areas, and time zones but one thing which unites us all is that we all belong to one race which is humanity!"
"Advocacy groups in the USA, as in other countries, may not be able to silence this hateful, cowardly and deceitful attack upon people’s humanity – but they can put out the correct, factual, scientifically and medically accurate information in an attempt to counter the ignorance and to restore the balance."
"When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men in a society, over the course of time they create for themselves a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that glorifies it."
"The sacrifice ‘of’ self for the greater good is the greatest calling imaginable, and it is the bedrock of the greatest nations. The sacrifice ‘for’ self is the most pathetic calling imaginable, and it is the quicksand within which nations perish."
"Peace between countries must rest on the solid foundation of love between individuals."
"The world is full of countries that have only come into existence in the last couple of hundred years, or even in the last few decades, while changes to borders are happening every day."
"Inequality and poverty, health and wealth are hand in hand. And if we are all born equal that should be true in all lands. We cannot divide the world between poor and rich countries. It's like saying the ones are good, the others are junkies. That can only increase more prejudice, miseries and sorrow. Turning the wheel today it will lead to a better tomorrow."
Ana Claudia Antunes, The Mysterious Murder of Marilyn Monroe
"I believe that for Nigeria and other third world countries to truly become developed, we must change the culture and attitude of our people towards work"
"The greater ignorance towards a country is not ignoring what its politicians have to say, it is ignoring what the inmates in its prisons have to say."
"Ordinary men earns responsibility towards their family, extraordinary men earns duty towards their nation."
"Leave me, and go to another, but never stand alone"
"Don't put down too many roots in terms of a domicile. I have lived in four countries and I think my life as a writer and our family's life have been enriched by this. I think a writer has to experience new environments. There is that adage: No man can really succeed if he doesn't move away from where he was born. I believe it is particularly true for the writer."
"I have written all the 406 pages of my book in Swahili words. Even the countries are in Swahili. Instead of 'Nigeria', for example, I have written 'Nijeria'. That is how it is written in the Swahili dictionary. This can seem as a minor detail and that people may find my mission close to ridiculous! However, single letters and commas matter."
"Today, a lot of people, businesses, countries and even churches have their dreams sleeping in the belly of the shark where they are starved because they chose the wrong path although they know the right destination! The consequence is "becoming uncomfortable" because you refuse to let your dreams go to let "Niviveh"!"
"As a nation, develop your wealth of virtues and watch yourself live better than most countries who brag themselves in their virtues of natural wealth"
"When one person of whole nation fails to achieve his set goals, it influence the whole country.. That is why most of the countries are victim of terrorism, theft, snatching and etcetera"
"Using money in one’s attempt to put an end to poverty is like using a border in one’s attempt to put an end to xenophobia."
Mokokoma Mokhonoana, N for Nigger: Aphorisms for Grown Children and Childish Grown-ups
"Tír gan teanga, tír gan anam. A country without a language is a country without a soul."
"I am usually able to tolerate all kinds of victims of indoctrination except those who have been infected with xenophobia, racism, or homophobia."
"How do you eat your roots?"
"Nationalism does nothing but teach you to hate people you never met, and to take pride in accomplishments you had no part in."
"I think no matter where you go, you'll be happy as long as you know why you're there."
Rachel Kapelke-Dale, Graduates in Wonderland: The International Misadventures of Two (Almost) Adults
"If we can increase the share of Islamic finance for the world, countries can benefit - and certainly, Malaysia can benefit from that."
"Our hope is a word and world of proud, independent nations that embrace their duties, seek friendship, respect others, and make common cause in the greatest shared interest of all: a future of dignity and peace for the people of this wonderful Earth."
"Up till recently 75% of all inventions from the time of the industrial revolution is credited to the countries where Protestant ethics were taught"
"Countries which are governed by the dabblers will undoubtedly turn into the miserable countries!"
"What is the sense of giving a boundary to all that, of giving it a name and ceasing to love where the name ceases to apply? What is love of one's country; is it hate of one's uncountry?"
"What does ‘United States of America’ mean? That we’re some states, we’re united somehow, and that we’re in America. America could be anywhere on the continents of North or South America, so that’s not specific enough, and the part about the states doesn’t narrow it down, either. Mexico has united states, too. So does Canada, except they call them provinces. It’s not even a name. It’s just a vague description. It’s so generic, like naming a country ‘Country."
"Medical costs are of concern, both in developing and developed countries."