It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles. Eleanor Roosevelt
It is equality of monotony which makes the strength of the British Isles.NationsQuotations by Eleanor Roosevelt
Month: November 2008
There is always something new out of Africa. Pliny The Elder
There is always something new out of Africa.NationsQuotations by Pliny The Elder
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters. Plato
States are as the men, they grow out of human characters.NationsQuotations by Plato
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion. Moliere
Frenchmen have an unlimited capacity for gallantry and indulge it on every occasion.NationsQuotations by Moliere
The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there. Edouard Manes
The country has charms only for those not obliged to stay there.NationsQuotations by Edouard Manes
I am the state. Louis XIV
I am the state.NationsQuotations by Louis XIV
The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes. Stanley Kubrick
The great nations have always acted like gangsters, and the small nations like prostitutes.NationsQuotations by Stanley Kubrick
The greatest nations have all acted like gangsters and the smallest like prostitutes. Stanley Kubrick
The greatest nations have all acted like gangsters and the smallest like prostitutes.NationsQuotations by Stanley Kubrick
A people always ends by resembling its shadow. Rudyard Kipling
A people always ends by resembling its shadow.NationsQuotations by Rudyard Kipling
A nation is the same people living in the same place. James Joyce
A nation is the same people living in the same place.NationsQuotations by James Joyce
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea. Douglas William Jerrold
The best thing I know between France and England is the sea.NationsQuotations by Douglas William Jerrold
The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. [About Russia] Bob Hope
The trees in Siberia are miles apart, that is why the dogs are so fast. [About Russia]NationsQuotations by Bob Hope
The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup. Bob Hope
The only thing chicken about Israel is their soup.NationsQuotations by Bob Hope
Men may be linked in friendship. Nations are linked only by interests. Rolf Hochhuth
Men may be linked in friendship. Nations are linked only by interests.NationsQuotations by Rolf Hochhuth
How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese? Charles De Gaulle
How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?NationsQuotations by Charles De Gaulle
Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad. Arnold Edinborough
Canada has never been a melting pot; more like a tossed salad.NationsQuotations by Arnold Edinborough
Great countries are those that produce great people. Benjamin Disraeli
Great countries are those that produce great people.NationsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy. Benjamin Disraeli
Nationality is the miracle of political independence; race is the principle of physical analogy.NationsQuotations by Benjamin Disraeli
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own. De Delloy
The more I saw of foreign countries the more I loved my own.NationsQuotations by De Delloy
God made the country and man made the town. William Cowper
God made the country and man made the town.NationsQuotations by William Cowper
There’s always something fishy about the French. Noel Coward
There’s always something fishy about the French.NationsQuotations by Noel Coward
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind. Marcus T. Cicero
The soil of their native land is dear to all the hearts of mankind.NationsQuotations by Marcus T. Cicero
The maxim of the British people is Business as usual. Winston Churchill
The maxim of the British people is Business as usual.NationsQuotations by Winston Churchill
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. [About Russia] Winston Churchill
Russia is a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. [About Russia]NationsQuotations by Winston Churchill
Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still. Randolph Churchill
Be England what she will, with all her faults she is my country still.NationsQuotations by Randolph Churchill
China has no income tax, no unemployment and not a single soldier outside its borders. Chou En Lai
China has no income tax, no unemployment and not a single soldier outside its borders.NationsQuotations by Chou En Lai
If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France. Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in France.NationsQuotations by Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De Chamfort
I don’t even know what street Canada is on. Al Capone
I don’t even know what street Canada is on.NationsQuotations by Al Capone
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe. Pierre Burton
A Canadian is someone who knows how to make love in a canoe.NationsQuotations by Pierre Burton
England can never be ruined except by a Parliament. Lord Burleigh
England can never be ruined except by a Parliament.NationsQuotations by Lord Burleigh
Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe. Edmund Burke
Spain: A whale stranded upon the coast of Europe.NationsQuotations by Edmund Burke
A nation is not conquered which is perpetually to be conquered. Edmund Burke
A nation is not conquered which is perpetually to be conquered.NationsQuotations by Edmund Burke
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world. Malcolm Bradbury
I like the English. They have the most rigid code of immorality in the world.NationsQuotations by Malcolm Bradbury
The French complain of everything, and always. Napoleon Bonaparte
The French complain of everything, and always.NationsQuotations by Napoleon Bonaparte
Nations, like men, have their infancy. Henry Bolingbroke
Nations, like men, have their infancy.NationsQuotations by Henry Bolingbroke
Without a country, I am not a man. Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
Without a country, I am not a man.NationsQuotations by Nawaf Al-Nasir Al-Sabah
How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think! Voltaire
How I like the boldness of the English, how I like the people who say what they think!Nationalities and NationalismQuotations by Voltaire
The Britons are quite separated from all the world. Virgil
The Britons are quite separated from all the world.Nationalities and NationalismQuotations by Virgil
The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves. Sully
The English have a heavy hearted way of amusing themselves.Nationalities and NationalismQuotations by Sully
Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him. George Bernard Shaw
Put an Irishman on the spit and you can always get another Irishman to turn him.Nationalities and NationalismQuotations by George Bernard Shaw