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The first condition of understanding a foreign country is to smell it.

Rudyard Kipling

There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.

Robert Louis Stevenson

It is like our foreign policy has attention deficit disorder.

Tim Ryan

In its foreign policies, the United States does not punish atrocities, only disobedience.

Avram Noam Chomsky

I certainly think the foreign link is a very important link to look at.

Charles Clarke

It reduces the dependency on foreign oil and it supports what they grow.

Tom Mccartney

Boutique distributors are very often based in New York City, they specialize in American independent and foreign films and young independent directors.

Greg Dean Schmitz

It's not affordable for China to continue to absorb such a huge increase in foreign exchange reserves.

Yu Yongding

Nobody felt that they were threatened by foreign terrorists until Sept. 11.

Mark Jenkins

Violence, arrests, pressures, tailing and threats are the daily lot of the foreign correspondent.

Robert Menard

When you travel, remember that a foreign country is not designed to make you comfortable. It is designed to make its own people comfortable.

Clifton Fadiman

I blame the government. We're more dependent on foreign oil than we ever were and I blame (President) Bush for that.

Wayne Parker

The country's emphasis on skills development and a supportive investment climate is also key to Malaysia's attractiveness as a foreign investment destination.

Jeff Immelt

If the foreign talent cannot get into the United States or faces considerable delays in doing so, companies are in effect forced to go overseas to get it.

Richard Florida

If you wish to avoid foreign collision, you had better abandon the ocean.

Henry Clay

No modern nation has ever constructed a foreign policy that was acceptable to its intellectuals.

Irving Kristol

All of these things are what foreign competitive institutions are good at and what Chinese institutions lack.

Stephen Green

Our best presidents have really combined domestic leadership with heroic achievements in foreign affairs or war.

Allan Lichtman

Foreign Affairs has been informed yesterday of the death of a Canadian couple.

Pamela Greenwell

I wanted to create an atmosphere which was foreign, which was exciting to people, which was authentic.

Yis Gigay

Our foreign exchange policy remains unchanged. Beyond that, I will not comment.

Haruhiko Kuroda

If I should die, think only this of me: that there's some corner of a foreign field that is for ever England.

Rupert Brooke

We are attracting foreign funds as money is cheaper abroad than here.

Rodrigo Vilaça

Foreign countries should trust us, because we have preserved democratic rule without any bloodshed in a time of crisis and chaos.

Chidchai Vanasathidya

The deal shows Taiwan's better banks are attractive to foreign investors.

Michael On

Without a further [dollar] decline, U.S. net foreign indebtedness and the federal debt burden threaten to become overwhelming.

Jim O'neill

They have summoned themselves to be dictated and steered by foreign nations, in this case Australia.

Lutfi Hakim

Our doors are always open for foreign investors.

Dr. Sanjay K. Jha

Being hungry is something you get very used to in the French Foreign Legion.

Jaime Salazar

If there is a silver lining in this awful cloud, it's that it's reminded Americans how vulnerable we are and why we have to end our dangerous addiction to foreign oil.

David Goldstein

Humor is the first of the gifts to perish in a foreign tongue.

Virginia Woolf

I believe Foreign Minister Tanaka will serve as something of a breakwater against Chinese pressure.

Nozomu Akizuki

The only moaning that went on is that we lost another U.S.-flagged carrier to foreign competition.

Marc Hershman

This will lead to Singapore acting as a conduit to foreign investment in India.

Rajiv Sikri

We lessen our dependency on foreign oil with every kernel of corn transformed to ethanol.

Rep. Cory Gardner

It hurt us deeply because the family was actually a part of our family at the veterans of foreign wars.

John Ayers

There's been an acceleration based on favorable foreign scenarios and on expansive monetary and financial conditions.

Aldo Lema

We're reducing the need of foreign oil.

Mike Bohannan

Shoot a few scenes out of focus. I want to win the foreign film award.

Billy Wilder

We don't want to drag foreign ministers to Brussels, but if we he have to, we will.

Jonathan Allen

When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.

Robert Higgs

There is a knowing already in place. I don't feel like this is foreign. It's more like completing something.

Laura Hipke

This agreement contributes to the deepening liquidity in the foreign currency market in China.

Leo Melamed

The foreign ministry has decided to close down its embassy in Baghdad and withdraw its diplomats there as of today (Friday).

Jamal Mohamed Ibrahim

They use any excuses to arrest people and use them as bargaining chips in dealing with foreign countries such as the United States.

Jin Zhong

The greatest crime since World War II has been U.S. foreign policy.

Ramsey Clark

Clearly this is detrimental to foreign sentiment.

Joseph Tan

I felt like I was in war, like I was in a foreign country where they didn't pay attention to you. God-damned big hospitals and there's no bed's there.

George McDonald

We welcome foreign oil investments, no matter they are from Chinese companies, European companies or US companies.

Ahmed Ibrahim

The foreign cars just always seem to maintain themselves better.

Jan Trefethen

I think it is probably a good general description of American foreign policy that we don't have as much control as we think we do.

Stephen Biddle

One thing we know: This is his legacy, to cover foreign news, to cover it aggressively.

Jon Banner

Everyone's scrambling to find new suppliers, foreign suppliers, anybody.

Chris Mauro

We believe the majority of the difference is accounted for in the impact from higher foreign exchange.

Matt Miksic

The nuance with the U.S. team in qualifying is always, 'How do we blend our domestic- and foreign-based players? Now it's more complicated because we probably have more players abroad than ever before.

Bruce Arena

Some gains today are because of foreign exchange gains.

Manuel Pangilinan

It's very common for our terminals to be operated by foreign companies. I don't see that as a cause for alarm.

Rachel Campbell

Foreign policy issues are not the ones that are going to elect the president.

Arturo Sarukhan

They have a lot of foreign players. In that way, they remind me of (California Baptist).

Turhan Douglas

The 1993 WTC attack was unprecedented, the first attack by foreign terrorists on American soil.

Marc Kasowitz

Conferences at the top level are always courteous. Name-calling is left to the foreign ministers.

W. Averell Harriman

Refugees are those people coming from foreign countries.

John Stroger

Foreign kids don't often get to play in these because they have to be enrolled in an American school.

Dick Krinsky

This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.

James Reston

You never pay tax twice as long as we have a treaty with the foreign government.

Gerald Dagostino

China's foreign exchange reserves hit $818.9 billion at the end of last year, but they should not exceed $250 billion.

Xiao Zhuoji

The charge that the department has divulged information to foreign governments or encouraged foreign governments to take legal action is completely false.

Michael Gordon

Maybe the driver was foreign and new to the area. Workers who have been here some time will be aware of the problem.

Fred Brown

We don't have a lot of foreign kids, but the ones we do have are pretty good.

Rick Kobe

There's no question of fighting in foreign countries. The Germans are in a far better position than the Americans.

Stefan Schwarzbach

Foreign companies will have to observe Chinese laws and regulations if they want to do business in China.

Chu Maoming

I like boys. I am not foreign; I was born and raised in Hickory County, Mo.

Sally Rand

Essentially the client list is what the foreign company wants.

Richard Herring

Baghdad is at the heart of the major issues of our time. For a foreign correspondent it is a dream to be there.

Florence Aubenas

He needs the companies. He needs to be able to attract foreign investment in the gas industry and oil.

Peter Deshazo

One day, when the commodity boom ends and foreign investors head for the exits, that could change the picture for the rand.

Paul Hansen

Our taxes are too high. They deter foreign investors and hurt consumer confidence alike.

Juergen Thumann

What he called for was 'an ethical dimension to foreign policy'.

David Steel

I think it is wrong. I don't think it is safe to work with these foreign companies.

Dan Hall

I'm certain this will open a new page in Libya's foreign relations.

Abdul Salam

It's like a jar of candies you can see but you can't get your hands on. The foreign investors will believe this when they see more fundamental changes in how companies are run.

Henry Ho

[Eliminating the foreign tax credit would] make it impossible for U.S. companies to do business abroad, ... If he's talking about eliminating the foreign tax credit, it's ill-advised policy.

James Hines

China's PC market is facing increasing competition as the market opens up to foreign competition.

Liu Jun

If a foreign company defaults, we get to keep the money and we get the road back.

Chuck Schalliol

I had talks with three top foreign coaches and two of them have agreed to coach Russia.

Vitaly Mutko

If we continue to use foreign oil, we're always going to be in somebody's hip pocket.

Rebecca Bell

People are not sheltered any more and people don't see it as foreign any more.

Stephen Hoch

One based on speculation, smuggling.  [There was] a black market on foreign currency and revenues were not being collected.  So we cured all that.

Yoweri Museveni

We are going after foreign trade now.

Wellington Vasconcelos Fontes

Revenue is a little light. They got hit by foreign exchange.

Jeff Jonas

Foreign buying has continued to be strong at the top end of the market.

Stuart Murray

The policy of continuing to attract foreign investment will not change.

Hu Jingyan

It's not a matter of can we take on foreign retailers, but how big a gorilla you are.

Kishore Biyani

The signals are not there for foreign investors to come and commit money at the fair when they may not get any returns.

James Jowa

They saw the 2002 Bali bombing as their only true success because it inflicted foreign casualties, and the collateral damage weren't Muslims.

Ken Conboy

U.S. dollar pessimism continues to pervade the foreign exchange market.

Alex Beuzelin

It is China's first of its kind with a foreign citizen serving as a member.

Li Rongrong

What critics call dirty in our pictures, they call lusty in foreign films.

Billy Wilder

Currently, we are short of at least 40 captains, so we will try to recruit foreign pilots.

Li Huxiao

We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

Jon Corzine

On the West Coast, almost all the ports have their terminals operated by foreign companies.

Ivan Eland

There is so little appreciation of the amount of foreign investment in the U.S..

Dan Ikenson

There is also a lot of construction and importation of foreign food items that is pulling the foreign exchange out of the system.

Paul Quesnel

China's foreign exchange reserve hit 818.9 billion dollars at the end of last year but what China really needs should be no more than 250 billion dollars.

Xiao Zhuoji

This facility is being sold to a foreign government. It's not being sold to a private company.

Denis Taylor

Of course, we know this British government has adopted a so-called ethical foreign policy.

Martin Lee

All the drivers of M&A activity are firmly in place. We see another good year for M&A activity. The type of M&A will continue as well with foreign buyers coming into the U.K. and private equity buyers (also) coming in.

Robert Parkes

There is an urgent need for integration of the enterprise laws for foreign enterprises and domestic enterprises.

Wang Li

This change in the accounting classification of the foreign currency hedging activities will have no impact on the company's net sales, cash flows, cash position, debt covenant compliance or dividends.

Richard Shields

A U.S. firm with debt capabilities but not much equity, or a foreign firm without much U.S. investment banking business.

Thomas Weisel

Employers tend to find foreign educated, Mandarin speaking graduates attractive.

David Arkless

We have a graduate in every state in the union and eight foreign countries.

Jim Haughee

Election campaigns are always a bad time for rational discussions on foreign policy.

Karsten Voigt

The three stakes for three foreign banks is a way for CL to build partnerships overseas.

Didier Valet

As it were, it is difficult to bring in foreign experts to testify in cases facing terror suspects in the country since they are not covered in our legislation.

Richard Ogesare

People are assuming that as an oil exporter, they're going to be diversifying away from the dollar. They may be positioning in case any foreign assets are frozen.

Adarsh Sinha

You don't need to make a bad deal, make some foreign investors wealthy and have no guarantees.

Pat Bauer

I can't afford to recruit foreign kids. They don't qualify for federal aid money.

Ron Woodard

When the ambassador calls on the [British] foreign secretary he is charged. It interferes with conducting business.

Derrick Roberts

The regulatory environment is getting much more welcoming to foreign investors.

Sara Harris

Foreign workers' remittances boosted local manufacturers.

Dennis Arroyo

I believe these measures will provide new and broader opportunities for foreign investors.

Chen Jinhua

Home ownership is foreign in our culture. I am the youngest of four. I was the first to get a college education, and I'll probably be the first to own my own home.

Monica Reyes

There's no comparison between foreign and Japanese banks. Local lenders have too little earning capacity.

Naoko Nemoto

It's gotten kids excited about something -- about something that's hard to teach because it's so foreign to them.

Kathy Deepe

These new streaming executable foreign exchange rates are available to Bloomberg users worldwide.

Russel Levi

Cool heads will prevail before kicking foreign investors out of the country.

James Barrineau

It came from a waste, it's not foreign dependency, it's not a petroleum product, and every little bit helps.

Mark Owens

You'd be hard pressed to do it any other way. They're all foreign operators.

Rachel Campbell

The Japanese yen will become less of a driver for Asian foreign exchange and the influence of the yuan will grow.

Irene Cheung

Of course, foreign content is important for diversification. But you should be sure that you will match Canadian returns before you go above 15 or 20 per cent.

Gavin Graham

(The proposed change) hasn't been well received by foreign investors.

Ray Headifen

It's 150 years ago, and it's a foreign country.

Lorraine Mcconaghy

Direct access to sea is an essential part of foreign policy.

Carlos Mesa

Learning a foreign language has benefits beyond just learning the language.

Shawn Schofield

Any drop in foreign buying in the face of supply could be a bearish signal for the bond market.

Mustafa Chowdhury

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms -- never! never! never!

William Pitt The Elder

We know that foreign parties gave the orders to carry out the blasts.

Prince Nayef

We're seeing some foreign money and bit more volume.

Tomi Taterka

Foreign exchange rates reflect fundamentals of economies.

Sadakazu Tanigaki

Then we will not need foreign aid. Rather, Bangladesh will make its place in world map through trade and business.

Begum Zia

The perception is that foreign investment is not good for jobs.

Katinka Barysch

What we're seeing is the foreign market backing off.

Brandon Wilson

We will employ more foreign coaches, technicians, nutritionists and other experts to help Chinese athletes.

Cui Dalin

The rescue team has recovered the body of a foreign climber. It has not been identified yet.

Bikram Neupane

There is no reason for exuberance because of the budget. It is only the foreign money which is pushing the market up.

Arun Kejriwal

[He] looks at foreign affairs through the wrong end of a municipal drainpipe.

Sir Winston Churchill

The first one's [victory] always the toughest, especially in foreign territory. You never know what to expect.

Mark Delpercio

Foreign investors will still get a lot of yield comparatively in the U.S., so we could see them buying.

Colin Lundgren

[That power] is not limited to aliens or foreign battlefields, ... conditioned on an act of Congress.

Theodore Olson

When you're in a foreign country or on an island or something, you've got to be aware of your surroundings.

Georgia Childs

Almost any veterans of foreign wars can tell you war stories, especially after a couple of beers.

Gene Westfall

These companies are allowed to bring in foreign leaf which is substandard to Canadian leaf, and that's being smoked by people here.

Mark Bannister

You can't come to the (United Kingdom) and sue a foreign state for actions that occurred in that state.

Peter O'connor

Do not use that foreign word "ideals." We have that excellent native word "lies."

Henrik Ibsen

I knew Children of Americas had in the past brought (foreign) children here with parents.

Carol Stoudt

They are well-managed and have good foreign holdings.

David Cockfield

A lone male who doesn't have any direct connection to any foreign government.

James Fitzgerald

The currency got a boost due to strong demand from foreign investors. Foreigners were buying up Thai assets and equities.

Kitti Nathisuwan

Moreover, they face no foreign competition.

Rajat Jain

The Chinese government values educational cooperation with foreign countries and welcomes more foreign students to come to China.

Liu Baoli

This is not because of foreign pressure. This is about the country's economic development.

Wang Ziqiang

It's crept into our game lately but it is a foreign thing.

Alan Stubbs

There's the belief that foreign goods are still higher quality.

James Mcgregor

Between now and May, we'll continue to see concrete measures being announced to ease restrictions on holding foreign exchange, easier access to foreign exchange by domestic firms and even by residents.

Hong Liang

It was mad. It was like changing the channel, or going to a foreign country where the customs are highlighted because they're not your customs.

Norah Vincent

The biggest thing these appointments tell you about the direction of U.S. foreign policy is that there is no direction.

Richard Haass

From past experience, there is a chance that foreign claimants might be treated less favorably.

Sapna Malik

We are optimistic about cooperation between Chinese banks and foreign strategic investors because the banks are committed to reform.

Ryan Tsang

To adopt democracy as a tool to advance its foreign policies.

Mustafa Hamarneh

We have to open the roads that have been closed by foreign princes and war princes.

Ramazan Bashardost

The next adjustment will come in the foreign exchange market.

Ma Delun

There's a new assertiveness in terms of dealing with the foreign aid community, ... That reflects a confidence that they can better manage their food situation.

Peter Beck

I'm not in favor of allowing a foreign contractor to come in a build a toll road using eminent domain.

Dan Patrick

It is different when you face a foreign enemy on the one hand versus a domestic failure on the other.

Mark Mellman

Can't forget what has been done by the U.S. military and other foreign military who kidnapped me on the 28th of February.

Jean bertrand Aristide

We saw some local buyers, but also foreign funds coming in. They have to because everything looks so cheap in dollar terms.

Tomas Taterka

If the proposal comes to the embassy, it can be negotiated with the Foreign Ministry of Nepal.

Sun Heping

A lot of people think terrorism is flying airplanes into buildings. It could be dropping a foreign disease into cattle.

Katie Decker

Economics, finance, foreign affairs, the environment - you name it, they're there.

David Shambaugh

The foreign interests that existed concurrently.

Ezer Weizman

Why would an Iraqi group release biographies of foreign fighters?

Evan Kohlmann

There's something about the Foreign Service that takes the guts out of people.

Evan G. Galbraith

Foreign business in Las Vegas has been strong and should remain strong.

Eric Hausler

Some of the other candidates (have) foreign experience, (but) may lack the ability to be a healer.

Ellen Johnson

These riders pack the biggest wallop on the Foreign Operations and Commerce/Justice/State bills.

Elizabeth Thompson

We will transfer Iran's foreign accounts whenever we believe it is necessary.

Ebrahim Sheibani

It was a training camp of foreign miscreants.

Zaheerul Islam

As IPR judges, we are anxious about the situation but without foreign companies filing a lawsuit, judges can do nothing about it.

Zhang Zhipei

No foreign force has the right to interfere.

Zhang Yishan