Top 1200 Nation-Building Quotes & Sayings - Page 6

We're a nation of immigrants - there's no question about that. But we're also a nation of laws. I think we have to honor both of those.

There's a certain amount of world-building that I hold off on until I need it for the story. World building in advance isn't really my thing, maybe because I didn't grow up playing RPG's.

I believe that America is the indispensable nation of the world. Just the creation of this nation itself was a miracle.

America is not just 'a nation with the soul of a church,' as G.K. Chesterton wrote in 1992: it is a nation with the mind of a crusade

One of the dilemmas of architecture in general is that there is a Catch-22 - you can't actually get to be commissioned to do certain types of building until you've already built that type of building. So it seems to be incredibly hard to get going.

There is something greater than any nation; it is the spirit which created the nation.

The one thing that our nation is truly responsible for is securing the nation, make sure the citizens are safe.

To found a great empire for the sole purpose of raising up a people of customers, may at first sight appear a project fit only for a nation of shopkeepers. It is, however, a project altogether unfit for a nation of shopkeepers; but extremely fit for a nation whose government is influenced by shopkeepers.

Democracy takes work. That's the thing we're really finding out, that, you know, in many ways, you know, the past two decades we've taken for granted all of the extraordinary achievements of the post-war generation. You know, building this global alliance structure that has kept the peace across the North Atlantic since World War II. Building all of these institutions, building all this remarkable technology. And people have privatized. You know, you can now, you don't have to go outdoors much, the whole world comes to you.

It pleased God to make one nation the medium of all His communications with mankind: This the nation of the Jews has done to a considerable degree in all ages As civilization extended, they by one means or another became most wonderfully dispersed through all countries; and at this day they are almost literally everywhere, the most conspicuous, and in the eye of reason and religion, the most respectable nation on the face of the earth.

Becoming involved in sports and traveling the world and seeing how people of color were treated around the world, and America being such a great nation, probably the greatest nation in the world, I think that the thing that would destroy this nation more than anything is the inequality that we have amongst people of color.

It is harder to release a nation from servitude than to enslave a free nation.

I'm in awe of what it takes to run a nation, especially our great nation.

No nation in the world has had greater fortune than mine in sharing a continent with the people and the nation of Canada.

Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base.

I have come to the conviction that once one embarks on a concept for a building, this concept has to be exaggerated and overstated and repeated in every part of its interior so that wherever you are, inside or outside, the building sings with the same message.

No nation is fit to sit in judgement upon any other nation.

In nation after nation, democracy has taken the place of autocracy.

America is the only developed nation that has a 2,000-mile border with a developing nation, and the government's refusal to control that border is why there are an estimated 460,000 illegal immigrants in Arizona and why the nation, sensibly insisting on first things first, resists 'comprehensive' immigration reform.

The woman is the fiber of the nation. She is the producer of life. A nation is only as good as its women.

A nation with their freezers full are dancing in their seats, while outside another nation is sleeping in the streets.

LEGO has essentially taken the concrete block, the building block of the world, and made it into the building block of our imagination.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

No nation can claim, 'We are an uncorrupt nation, therefore we will tell you what the morals of democracy are.'

No nation keeps another in subjection without herself turning into a subject nation.

The chief business of the nation, as a nation, is the setting up of heroes, mainly bogus.

If every component part of the nation claims the right of self-determination for itself, there is no one nation and there is no independence.

When my accident happened, I had spent my entire life building my athletic ability, building my mental ability, making sure I could pass any tests I was ever given.

The United States is not a Christian nation any more than it is a Jewish or a Mohammedan nation.

The genome was once thought to be just the blueprint for a living organism, like a combination of the architect's plan for a building and the builder's list of supplies. It specified the parts, the building blocks, and, somehow, the design of the whole, the way in which they are to be put together.

Building new connections is a critical part of building a new economy. The American education system, as flawed as it is, is great for the creative class because of the way it mixes up networks.

Building a business is like building a home. If the foundation rests on an unstable setting or is constructed with subpar materials, it doesn't matter if the rest of the home is perfect. It will never be a joy to its owner

Are we a nation of guarantees or are we a nation of opportunities to achieve the American dream?

Formerly, a nation that broke the peace, did not trouble to try and prove to the world that it was done solely from higher motives. ... Now war has a bad conscience. Now every nation assures us that it is bleeding for a human cause, the fate of which hangs in the balance of its victory ... No nation dares to admit the guilt of blood before the world.

I also grew up building theatrical scenery. I spent many years building scenery as a large part of my income and that allowed me to really develop my shop skills.

A nation will rise no higher than the strength of its homes. If you want to reform a nation you begin with families.

By carrying the torch, you will be bridging cultural and social barriers, and all the boundaries that separate nation from nation.

Those who seek to improve our country through peaceful protest and protected speech, I want you to know that your voice is important. Do not be discouraged by those who use your lawful actions as a cover for their heinous violence. We will continue to safeguard your constitutional rights and to work with you in the difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future.

Like any small business owner, I experienced the pressures of building a company from the ground up - developing a business plan, balancing the books, meeting payroll and building a customer base

Our nation's multiculturalism is what makes us so special as a nation.

The United States may be a religious nation. But it is also a nation with a strong commitment to separation of church and state.

As Commander in Chief, I will maintain the strongest military in the world, keep faith with our troops and go after those who would do us harm. But after a decade of war, I think we all recognize we've got to do some nation building here at home, rebuilding our roads, our bridges and especially caring for our Veterans who sacrificed so much for our freedom.

How strange it is that murder has the sanction of law in one and only one of the human relationships, and that is the most important of all, that of nation to nation.

America and Mexico are both a nation of immigrants and we are a nation of laws and we can act accordingly.

The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

Every nation determines its own destiny; the clever the nation, the better the fate!

There is no question that America has been a nation that has been blessed by almighty God. There is no other nation in the history of mankind that has done what His nation has done - and it's because of God's hand and His blessing.

I think it's so important we're a nation of laws but also a nation of immigrants.

I wrote 'Fight Song' as this declaration to believe in myself, and that is similar to what you are taught to believe in Girl Scouts. Building confidence. Building character. And above all else, being there for each other as a community.

The Chinese nation is a great nation; it has been through hardships and adversity but remains indomitable.

A nation that does not read much does not know much. And a nation that does not know much is more likely to make poor choices in the home, the marketplace, the jury box, and the voting booth. And those decisions ultimately affect the entire nation...the literate and illiterate.

A nation that destroys its own people is a nation without hope.

I have two little boys, and I want them to feel like this is the nation that I know. That this is the nation that isn't petty.

Dear young people, let me now ask you a question. What will you leave to the next generation? Are you building your lives on firm foundations, building something that will endure?

I don't mind if my life goes in the service of the nation. If I die, every drop of my blood will invigorate the nation.

The strength of a nation, especially of a republican nation, is in the intelligent and well ordered homes of the people.

America has to stand up and decide if we want to be a socialist nation or if we're going to be a free nation.

Lincoln is me. He is America. He is what makes us a great nation and a dangerous nation, all wrapped up in one man.

What makes architecture extraordinary is that you're looking at the building, but your peripheral vision is also seeing how it fits within a space. And it's seeing more than one part of the building at one time.

Building is just skilled labor, I suppose. It's a lot of work. I don't mind other people building them, but the way things go together and are made is interesting to me; I like that a lot.