Quotes of: National-interest Keyword

I don't think it matters how many parents you've got, so long as the ones who are around make their presence in a long way.

Prozac Nation

There is nothing so moving - not even acts of love or hate - as the discovery that one is not alone.

The Territorial Imperative: A Personal Inquiry Into the Animals Origins of Property and Nations

Is a wind farm a field full of talking politicians? If so, I wonder what they grow? Probably the national debt.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Can't you see there's a determinism about the fate of nations? They all seem to get what they deserve in the long run.

Under the Volcano

Nationalism is form of collective narcissism, where the citizens possess an inflated self-love of "their own people," to the exclusion of other human beings.

Voice of Reason

There is a grand union beyond nationalism which serves all people, and which is rooted in what is real, versus what has been created or produced.

Voice of Reason

Nations and governments come and go, but people remain, and therefore people are the ultimate foundation of what is real and worthy.

Voice of Reason

There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal. Nations, cultures, arts, civilizations - these are mortal, and their life is to ours as the life of a gnat.

The Weight of Glory

Another lesson to file away about Scotland: insulting other people in a childish manner was the national pastime.

What Scotland Taught Me

The subjects of every state ought to contribute towards the support of the government, as nearly as possible, in proportion to their respective abilities.

The Wealth of Nations

Those are the men,' added Bolkonsky with a sigh which he could not suppress, as they went out of the palace, 'those are the men who decide the fate of nations.

War and Peace

Americans worship technology. It's an inherent trait in the national zeitgeist.

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

The American flag is an enduring symbol of liberty, democracy, and justice. It is fitting that the House act to protect it as we approach our nation's birthday, and as our men and women in uniform rally behind it in Iraq's battlefields.

Joe Barton

To the best of my knowledge, when I became national secretary and, indeed, Victorian secretary, the - my predecessors in the union had detected wrong activities, activities which aren't in the best traditions of the AWU or, indeed, trade unionism.

Bill Shorten

When we have done our best, we can, as a united people, take whatever may befall with calm courage and confidence that this old nation will survive and if death should come to many of us, death is not the end.

Eamon de Valera

I ever will profess myself the greatest friend to those whose actions best correspond with their doctrine; which, I am sorry to say, is too seldom the case amongst those nations who pretend most to civilization.

J. G. Stedman

The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism serves patriotism best. The nation is and can be no more than the vital basic unit of any international l...

Leon Bourgeois

Innovation is what America does best. Whether it is the Apollo Project to the moon, developing the most advanced defense technologies available, the rise of the Internet or the latest advancements in biomedical gene therapies, our nation leads the wo...

Martin Heinrich

We do not actually know other nations; we only know our judgements.

Simple Reminders: Inspiration for Living Your Best Life

Great treasures bring out great greed in the hearts of men and great greed has been the downfall of many nations. - from "Opoponax Dreams

Genieve Dawkins

~ "Harmony, and not peace, is the key element that can bring all nations of the world together. In science we cannot prove peace, but we can prove what harmony is!

Joey Lawsin