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#border

Read through the most famous quotes by topic #border




There is a certain amount of momentum that is achieved when one country after another reopens their borders. ↗


— Mike Johanns


#after #amount #another #borders #certain

When one cow was found with BSE in 2003, many of our trading partners closed their borders to our beef. ↗


— Mike Johanns


#borders #bse #closed #cow #found

We need to be more careful, but more compassionate. We must strike, not deal with terrorists, but to broaden our understanding of the world outside our borders. ↗


— Ricardo Lagos


#broaden #careful #compassionate #deal #more

Illegal immigration is a genuinely national issue, and resolving it requires a national commitment not just on health care but also border control, law enforcement and other resources. ↗


— Jon Kyl


#border #care #commitment #control #enforcement

More needs to be done to take the fight to the enemy and secure our borders against the terrorist threat. We need more protection on land, sea and air. ↗


— Nick Lampson


#air #borders #done #enemy #fight

The simplest of women are wonderful liars who can extricate themselves from the most difficult dilemmas with a skill bordering on genius. ↗


— Guy de Maupassant


#difficult #dilemmas #extricate #genius #liars

This election is a critical step in that overall plan - transforming the Iraqi government into a fully constitutional one, able to secure its own borders and ensure the safety of its citizens. ↗


— John M. McHugh


#borders #citizens #constitutional #critical #election

So at family gatherings… I try to stick to the acceptable script. Indeed, I discover that the less I say, the happier everyone seems to be with me. I sometimes wonder if I wouldn’t have been better off as a paraplegic or afflicted by some tragic form of cancer. The invisibility and periodicity of my disorder, along with how often I border on normalcy, allows them to evade my need for their understanding. And because our most enduring family heirloom is avoidance and denial of pain and suffering, I don’t need much prompting to shut myself down in their presence. ↗


— Kiera Van Gelder


#family-relationships #recovery #dating

She needed Andrew Simpson Smith, it was that simple. And he had spent his life training to help people like her. Gods. "Okay, Andrew. But let's leave today. I'm in a hurry." "Of course. Today." He stroked the place where his slight beard was beginning to grow. "These ruins where your friends are waiting? Where are they?" Tally glances up at the sun, still low enough to indicate the eastern horizon. After a moment's calculation, she pointed off to the northwest, back toward the city and beyond that, the Rusty Ruins. "About a week's walk that way." "A week?" "That means seven days." "Yes, I know the gods' calendar," he said huffily. "But a whole week?" "Yeah. That's not so far, is it?" The hunters had been tireless on their march the night before. He shook his head, an awed expression on his face. "But that is beyond the edge of the world. ↗


— Scott Westerfeld


#funny #time #world #funny

I don't know what any individual should do about crossing her own borders. I only know that I live a happier, more adventurous life, by crossing borders. ↗


— Sherman Alexie


#adventurous #any #borders #crossing #happier






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