#tries

Growing up in Israel, how can I not be an optimist? When you remember what Israel was 50 years ago and you see Israel now, one of the most successful countries in the world, stable, democratic, with an enormously stable economy despite everything that has happened in the global economy in the last few years, how can I not be an optimist? ↗

— Ehud Olmert

#countries #democratic #despite #economy #enormously

The most extreme individuals and factions in Islamic countries are now more motivated than ever to kill Americans, and the number of potential terrorists has greatly expanded. ↗

— John Olver

#ever #expanded #extreme #factions #greatly

I'm a Canadian citizen. But I always want to feel at home in Sri Lanka. I'm a member of both countries. ↗

— Michael Ondaatje

#both #canadian #citizen #countries #feel

Countries have lost their culture because what they wanted was money. Money became the running theme in every country and culture was sacrificed. ↗

— Yoko Ono

#because #countries #country #culture #every

Leadership is an active role; 'lead' is a verb. But the leader who tries to do it all is headed for burnout, and in a powerful hurry. ↗

— Bill Owens

#active role #burnout #headed #hurry #lead

The historical experience of socialist countries has sadly demonstrated that collectivism does not do away with alienation but rather increases it, adding to it a lack of basic necessities and economic inefficiency. ↗

— Pope John Paul II

#alienation #away #basic #collectivism #countries

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry. ↗

— Rand Paul

#any #buying #financial #government #industries

Maybe we ought to consider a Golden Rule in foreign policy: Don't do to other nations what we don't want happening to us. We endlessly bomb these countries and then we wonder why they get upset with us? ↗

— Ron Paul

#consider #countries #endlessly #foreign #foreign policy

A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed countries. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#countries #deal #developed #developed countries #global

Our resolution urges all Latin American and Caribbean countries to designate al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations. ↗

— Tom Lantos

#american #caribbean #countries #designate #hamas