#nation

After all, you're not exactly a nation like all the other nations. You are unique, if only because you are such an ancient people, and because of the way you are spread all over the world and your obvious success in many fields. ↗

— Jean-Marie Le Pen

#ancient #because #exactly #fields #like

We ought to affirm the fact that hundreds of thousands if not millions of Iranians are risking their liberty and even perhaps their lives to take a stand for the values upon which we have really founded this nation. ↗

— Mike Pence

#even #fact #founded #hundreds #iranians

We are ready to engage in international co-operation against terrorism with a view to safeguarding national interests and regional security and stability. ↗

— Li Peng

#co-operation #engage #interests #international #national

It's what still excites me most about acting: letting your imagination go places it's never been before. There's nothing better than that. ↗

— Robin Wright Penn

#acting #been #before #better #excites

And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you step off of an airplane or when you hear the national anthem play, you know, it's one of the greatest feelings in the world because you know that there are people at home who are supporting you and watching you. ↗

— Michael Phelps

#airplane #anthem #because #being #blocks

In my business, if I get too close to you and you die, it hurts me. And so you develop a natural inclination not to be close to the patient, so that if things don't work out ideally, you can still get up the next day and care for the next patient. ↗

— Mehmet Oz

#care #close #day #develop #die

From 8,000 miles away... I would not judge a fellow soldier from a friendly nation and how they are employing their resources. ↗

— Peter Pace

#employing #fellow #friendly #how #i

American policy seems to be wed to a perpetual state of war. Why? History shows that the world will always be in flux or turmoil, with different peoples competing for visibility and power. The U.S. cannot fix the fate of every nation. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#american #american policy #cannot #competing #different

Because of my own family's service (in the U.S. Army, Navy, and Massachusetts and New York National Guard), I am a strong supporter of the military and do believe that there are just wars. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#army #because #believe #family #guard

Politics isn't just a game of clashing parties and competing interests. The right reason is to challenge the status quo, to serve the common good, and to leave this nation better than we found it. ↗

— Sarah Palin

#challenge #clashing #common #common good #competing