Enter with the torch in the stadium. 80,000 people screaming. I was waiting downstairs for the start for 10 hours; I was so tired with the torch. I give the torch to the combined ski cross country that they win gold in Lillehammer in 1994. Alberto Tomba
I think it's absolutely clear that the fiscal path we are on is not sustainable, and for me, the best analogy is these deficits are like a cancer, and over time they will destroy the country from within. Erskine Bowles
I've always thought that you don't love a country by turning a blind eye to its crimes and to a problem. The way that you love a country is by seeing everything that it's done wrong, all of its mistakes, and still thinking that it's beautiful and that it's worthy. Junot Diaz
Our criteria for deciding what's good and what's bad is very fickle, especially in this country. Roberta Flack
By providing outstanding economic leadership, this country can wage its attack successfully - and can thereby build the foundations of a peaceful world. James Forrestal
Russia made a decisive contribution to the victory over Nazism. That's clear to every honest observer. So, therefore, in a certain manner, it is indeed part of the country's national psyche. Dmitry Medvedev
Christine Bass was my high school music teacher. She took a program on its last legs and within a few years turned into one of the best programs in the country. Our high school dominated national choir competitions all through her 20-plus year tenure. Aaron Lazar
A great many people in this country are worried about law-and-order. And a great many people are worried about justice. But one thing is certain; you cannot have either until you have both. Ramsey Clark
A country that relies on aid? Death is better than that. It stops you from achieving your potential, just as colonialism did. Imran Khan
I believe there are certainly racial problems in this country, and I believe that peaceful solutions can help bring the races together. Robert Shapiro