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"We will make every effort with utmost sincerity to achieve a peaceful reunification of the country."

"We will make every effort with utmost sincerity to achieve a peaceful reunification of the country."

Hu Jintao, Chinese Statesman

Country, Effort, Sincerity, Will

6

"I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky."

"I didn't know when I was growing up that this was a very special program, that this wasn't going on in other parts of the country. Now I realize that I was lucky."

Benny Green, British Musician

Country, Growing up, Now

6

"In all my travels I never met with any one Scotchman but what was a man of sense: I believe everybody of that country that has any, leaves it as fast as they can."

"In all my travels I never met with any one Scotchman but what was a man of sense: I believe everybody of that country that has any, leaves it as fast as they can."

Francis Lockier, American Composer

5

"Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first."

"Any album that I ever put out I'm going to send it to country radio first."

Deana Carter, American Musician

5

"If the United Nations is a country unto itself, then the commodity it exports most is words."

"If the United Nations is a country unto itself, then the commodity it exports most is words."

Esther B. Fein, American Journalist

Country, Nations, United, Words

5

"Commuting from New York to Hollywood to do this show gets more interesting every week. Before I used to think the country was just New York on one end and Los Angeles on the other, with sand and mountains in the middle."

"Commuting from New York to Hollywood to do this show gets more interesting every week. Before I used to think the country was just New York on one end and Los Angeles on the other, with sand and mountains in the middle."

Bill Cullen, American Entertainer

Country, End, Hollywood, Mountains

5

"Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything."

"Economically, unfair trade will benefit nobody in the long run, as poorer countries will be bled totally dry and will become unable to produce anything."

Chris Martin, American Musician

Country, Countries, Trade, Will

5

"And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily."

"And the Marshall Plan, to us, meant a general who had turned into a secretary of state, and that the secretary of state saw the necessity of the reconstruction of these European countries that had suffered so heavily."

Giovanni Agnelli, Italian Designer

Country, Countries, Necessity, State

5

"The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the part of every country; and second, maximum mutual aid."

"The Europeans had made two promises to the United States if Marshall Plan help was forthcoming. The first promise was maximum self-help on the part of every country; and second, maximum mutual aid."

Paul Hoffman, American Celebrity

Country, First, Help, Promise

5

"I have started that which the country will not willingly let die."

"I have started that which the country will not willingly let die."

Cleveland Abbe, American Scientist

5

"Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things."

"Our repertoire consisted of rhythm and blues, sort of country rhythm and blues, Sonny Terry things."

Ray Davies, English Musician

5

"My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country."

"My fake Japanese was smooth enough to earn me the title of 'The Emperor of Pleasing Graciousness' in that country."

Wolfman Jack, American Entertainer

5

"There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin band. We could never expect to do that. We just keep doing what we do, what we know how to do. We sound like ourselves."

"There's no way we could play a country song as well as a country band or a Latin song as well as a Latin band. We could never expect to do that. We just keep doing what we do, what we know how to do. We sound like ourselves."

Mike Gordon, American Musician

Country, Play, Song, Sound

5

"The weaker the country, the stronger the smile."

"The weaker the country, the stronger the smile."

Howard Koch, American Screenwriter

5

"In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment."

"In the city a funeral is just an interruption of traffic; in the country it is a form of popular entertainment."

George Ade, American Playwright

Country, Entertainment, Popular

5

"I spent a few years here in Memphis, in the late '70s and early '80s, where I was studying a lot of country blues players and their styles. So it seems like every record I'll do, I will appropriate these blues styles that I remember."

"I spent a few years here in Memphis, in the late '70s and early '80s, where I was studying a lot of country blues players and their styles. So it seems like every record I'll do, I will appropriate these blues styles that I remember."

Alex Chilton, American Musician

Country, Will, Years

5

"I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead."

"I drive a lot. Just for pleasure. Sometimes I'll get in the Cadillac and drive around the city or the country, kind of trying to get lost basically. Y'know, just see where roads lead."

Frank Black, American Musician

Country, Pleasure, Trying

5

"There is not one single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population."

"There is not one single place built in this country that did not have a former Arab population."

Moshe Dayan, Israeli Soldier

Country, Population

5

"Well, I think I was always sort of reflecting where I was and my sense of surroundings and ecology, urban or country, or foreign, living in Europe, very affected by all of that."

"Well, I think I was always sort of reflecting where I was and my sense of surroundings and ecology, urban or country, or foreign, living in Europe, very affected by all of that."

Daniel Berrigan, American Clergyman

Country, Ecology, Europe, Living

5

"'Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country."

"'Easy Rider' was never a motorcycle movie to me. A lot of it was about politically what was going on in the country."

Dennis Hopper, American Actor

5

"A wise traveler never depreciates their own country."

"A wise traveler never depreciates their own country."

Carlo Goldoni, Italian Playwright

5

"Every citizen or subject of another country, while domiciled here, is within the allegiance and the protection, and consequently subject to the jurisdiction, of the United States."

"Every citizen or subject of another country, while domiciled here, is within the allegiance and the protection, and consequently subject to the jurisdiction, of the United States."

Horace Gray, American Judge

Country, Protection, states, United

5

"I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred."

"I would never say John Kerry would be a great president. I will say that George Bush has divided us; he has filled this country with hatred."

John Mellencamp, American Musician

Country, Hatred, President, Will

5

"New Jersey is the first state in the country to agree to treat gay and unmarried couples the same as married couples."

"New Jersey is the first state in the country to agree to treat gay and unmarried couples the same as married couples."

Michael Adams, American Chess Grandmaster

Country, First, Gay, State

5

"A modern girls' school, equipped as scores are now equipped throughout the country, was of course not to be found in 1858, when I first became a school boarder, or in 1867, when I ceased to be one."

"A modern girls' school, equipped as scores are now equipped throughout the country, was of course not to be found in 1858, when I first became a school boarder, or in 1867, when I ceased to be one."

Mary A. Ward, American Author

Country, First, Girls, Now

5

"As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference."

"As president of Iraq, I shall strive to represent the diversity of a country that has too often in the past denied difference."

Jalal Talabani, Iraqi Politician

Country, Difference, Diversity, Iraq

5

"We were surprised that the television series had the kind of longevity that it had after only four years of filming it and the reception in 6 countries around the world was quite extraordinary."

"We were surprised that the television series had the kind of longevity that it had after only four years of filming it and the reception in 6 countries around the world was quite extraordinary."

Paul M. Glaser, American Actor

Country, Countries, Longevity, Television, World

5

"What's bad for the country is always good for The Nation."

"What's bad for the country is always good for The Nation."

Victor Navasky, American Journalist

Country, Nation

5

"I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks."

"I think it is the responsibility of a citizen of any country to say what he thinks."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

Country, Responsibility

5

"We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be!"

"We played in Texas about a year ago, at Emo's, the famous country and western club in Austin. And I figured, well, if I'm finally gonna die onstage, that's where it's going to be!"

Alan Vega, American Musician

Country, Famous

5

"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us."

"When we got married, nobody gave it more than two weeks. There were bets all over the country, with astronomical odds against us."

Desi Arnaz, American Actor

5

"Whenever anything disagreeable is happening in the country, Vera Cruz is sure to get its full share."

"Whenever anything disagreeable is happening in the country, Vera Cruz is sure to get its full share."

Edward Burnett Tylor, English Scientist

4

"I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn."

"I can only say the first thing that pops into my mind is I remember, years ago, seeing kind of a has-been country singer working - when I first moved to Nashville - in a bar in a Holiday Inn."

Jimmy Buffett, American Musician

Country, First, Holiday, Mind

4

"Now, what produces a want of demand? A refusal to take from other countries the commodities which they produce."

"Now, what produces a want of demand? A refusal to take from other countries the commodities which they produce."

Joseph Hume, Scottish Scientist

Country, Countries, Now, Want

4

"When I went back to England after a year away, the country seemed stuck, dozing in a fairy tale, stifled by the weight of tradition."

"When I went back to England after a year away, the country seemed stuck, dozing in a fairy tale, stifled by the weight of tradition."

Brian Eno, British Musician

Country, England, Tradition, Weight

4

"You can't stop what comes into a country, you can be influenced, but you can't stop it, you shouldn't, because it makes all the others interesting, we all get muddled up together, and produce something that belongs to everyone."

"You can't stop what comes into a country, you can be influenced, but you can't stop it, you shouldn't, because it makes all the others interesting, we all get muddled up together, and produce something that belongs to everyone."

Ninette de Valois, Irish Dancer

4

"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries."

"If I go to Germany, I learn something in addition. The German television is very precise and respectable. One has never stress. In Italy it is more dynamic. But I amuse myself madly in both countries."

Michelle Hunziker, Swiss Actress

Country, Countries, Germany, Italy, Stress

4

"Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song."

"Ian and Sylvia, who, when you got right down to it, were essentially country and western singers. I just recorded his Four Strong Winds. It's a wonderful song."

Dave Van Ronk, American Musician

Country, Right, Song

4

"What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel."

"What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel."

Frank Adams, British Mathematician

4

"Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear."

"Israel is still the only country in the world against which there is a written document to the effect that it must disappear."

Menachem Begin, Israeli Statesman

Country, Effect, Israel, World

4

"No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem."

"No, snakes are no problem. I'd go to any country, anywhere, any snakes, not a problem."

Steve Irwin, Australian Scientist

4

"High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa'ida organization that was attacking this country."

"High value information came from interrogations in which those methods were used and provided a deeper understanding of the al Qa'ida organization that was attacking this country."

Dennis C. Blair, American Public Servant

Country, Information, Understanding, Value

4

"We can take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate. It's no more complicated than that."

"We can take this country back. All we need is to nominate the right candidate. It's no more complicated than that."

Rush Limbaugh, American Entertainer

4

"Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly."

"Until and unless we could disband these militias, this country won't be able to function properly."

Adnan Pachachi, Iraqi Politician

4

"Jaws was still a handsome, big guy. He got the girl. He was my favorite villain. I tried to make this guy endearing somewhat because all he wanted to do was unite his country."

"Jaws was still a handsome, big guy. He got the girl. He was my favorite villain. I tried to make this guy endearing somewhat because all he wanted to do was unite his country."

Rick Yune, American Actor

Country, Favorite

3

"The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, "How is the president?""

"The man with the best job in the country is the vice-president. All he has to do is get up every morning and say, "How is the president?""

Will Rogers, American Actor

Country, Job, Man, President

2

"What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds."

"What the country needs is dirtier fingernails and cleaner minds."

Will Rogers, American Actor

2

"America is the most fertile ground of opportunity."

"America is the most fertile ground of opportunity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Country, Opportunity, America, Growth, Potential

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