The French are wiser than they seem, and the Spaniards seem wiser than they are. – Francis Bacon Category: Nation, Nationality, Nationalism
It is a well-known fact that we always recognize our homeland when we are about to lose it. – Albert Camus Category: Nation, Nationality, Nationalism
Americans are benevolently ignorant about Canada, while Canadians are malevolently well informed about the United States. – J. Bartlett Brebner Category: Nation, Nationality, Nationalism
We have actively sought and are actively seeking to make the United Nations an effective instrument of international cooperation. – Dean Acheson Category: Nation, Nationality, Nationalism
Dodi got a lot of criticism when he began dating Princess Diana. No one seemed to think he was good enough for her. – Lorna Luft Category: dating
Alcohol is a very patient drug. It will wait for the alcoholic to pick it up one more time. – Mercedes McCambridge Category: Time
I cannot think of anything more difficult than to say something which would be worthy of this impressive and, for me, memorable occasion, and of the ideals and purposes which inspired the Nobel Peace Award. – Lester B. Pearson Category: Peace
