#countries

I spent most of the '60s, when I was starting to try to write novels, living and working in Greece and Turkey. These are countries where the ancient past is interfused with the daily present, and I remember being struck with wonder at the constant sense of continuity and connection, the reminders that lie in wait for you at every turn. ↗

— Barry Unsworth

#being #connection #constant #continuity #countries

Writing fiction has become a priestly business in countries that have lost their faith. ↗

— Gore Vidal

#business #countries #faith #fiction #lost

The bulk of mankind have indeed, in all countries in their turn, been made the prey of ambition. ↗

— Mercy Otis Warren

#been #bulk #countries #indeed #made

There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement. ↗

— E. B. White

#among #countries #disagreement #likely #more

I have found that many other countries will buy off on anything American. As much as they hate us, they want to be us more than anything. ↗

— April Winchell

#anything #buy #countries #found #hate

Saddam Hussein's trial would not be public since he could name countries and persons whom he gave money. ↗

— Iyad Allawi

#countries #gave #hussein #money #name

Corporations are like countries now, there's a king, there are serfs, there's a court, basically everything but moats. They're feudal societies, and there are good ones and bad ones. ↗

— Tony Gilroy

#basically #corporations #countries #court #everything

But unlike European countries, America has never finished a map of the United States, only the eastern United States is covered and a few spots here and there. ↗

— William Labov

#countries #covered #eastern #european #european countries

We did not find it difficult to deal with Bush and his administration, because it is similar to regimes in our countries - both types include many who are full of arrogance and greed. ↗

— Osama bin Laden

#arrogance #because #both #bush #countries

We have repeatedly issued warnings, over a number of years. Following these warnings and these calls, anti-American explosions took place in a number of Islamic countries. ↗

— Osama bin Laden

#calls #countries #explosions #following #islamic