It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
—Bill Vaughan
England and America are two countries separated by a common language.
—George Bernard Shaw
The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.
—Rudyard Kipling
A country can be judged by the quality of its proverbs.
—German Proverb
Photographer Yousuf Karsh and his wife were having lunch with astronaut Neil Armstrong after a photo session. Armstrong politely questioned the couple about the many different countries they had visited. "But, Mr. Armstrong," protested Mrs. Karsh, "you've walked on the moon. We want to hear about your travels."
"But that's the only place I've ever been," replied Armstrong apologetically.
—The Little, Brown Book of Anecdotes
We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.
—Dave Barry
There is nothing more likely to start disagreement among people or countries than an agreement.
—E. B. White