Top 99 Small Country Quotes

New Zealand is not a small country but a large village.

I come from a small country, and I always dreamt big.

Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century, leading to world war.

The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it’s a small country – you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.

Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.

When you live in a small country such as Israel, the dream of any musician is to go abroad.

The working environment in L.A. is really refreshing, really good. Because in Malaysia, it’s a small country – you end up working with the same people that you like and that you know.

It’s pretty challenging in a small country to develop a business school with a world-class reputation because of the problem of attracting a critical mass of top-class researchers.

I’m Icelandic, from this small country where there was very limited access to fashion when I was growing up, and so, for me, it’s really important to have a product that’s relevant for this global customer.

I love working back home, but it is a small country, and we do get tired of watching each other.

Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles.

I think Canadians are more interested in international events than Americans because it is such a small country, so politics affect it more.

Of course as a small country you’re not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you’re negotiating with other small countries.

Even if you are a small country, as we are, that doesn’t prevent you from having big aspirations.

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don’t understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.

We stand stoutly against all forms of terrorism, and cross-border terror is a particular problem that India has. Singapore has a problem with cross-border terror, too, because we are a very small country, and it is quite possible for an attack to be mounted on Singapore from beyond our shores.

Expectations run immensely high in Croatia. We may only be a small country, but people expect us to be our best at every major tournament.

Sweden is a small country and, well, our family’s pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn’t like the sound of just being ‘the fourth acting Skarsgard.’

The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.

If one looks at the map of the world, it’s difficult to find Iraq, and one would think it rather easy to subdue such a small country.

We are a small country and we have limited influence so we are neutral.

I wasn’t always a novelist. I began my writing career as a journalist, working on an afternoon newspaper in Sydney, Australia, doing the crime beat and court reporting. Having grown up in a small country town, I felt as though I had nothing to write about.

I grew up in a very small country town, so I was exposed to horses at quite a young age, but I used to cry and run; they seemed so powerful and so unpredictable.

I wasn’t always a novelist. I began my writing career as a journalist, working on an afternoon newspaper in Sydney, Australia, doing the crime beat and court reporting. Having grown up in a small country town, I felt as though I had nothing to write about.

I would have never thought that somebody like me from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE.

Living in a small country town, there wasn’t a whole lot to do so you find your own fun. I was always getting myself in trouble.

Norway is a small country, about half the size of Sweden, but it has a very good film climate because they have municipal cinemas, so even in the smallest towns you have a cinema that shows art house films from all over the world.

We stand stoutly against all forms of terrorism, and cross-border terror is a particular problem that India has. Singapore has a problem with cross-border terror, too, because we are a very small country, and it is quite possible for an attack to be mounted on Singapore from beyond our shores.

I grew up in a very small country town in Victoria. I had a very normal, low-key kind of upbringing. I went to school, I hung out with my friends, I fought with my younger sisters. It was all very normal.

Ajax has always been about homegrown players developed in a small country.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen – we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

My father has been serious with me because he wanted me to have the best opportunities to do well. I think that has been a huge benefit for me coming from a small country like Norway.

Syria may appear to be a small country, but it is just the type of entangled conflict that can lead to a world catastrophe. It does not take much imagination to see Syria as the Sarajevo of the 21st century, leading to world war.

It’s a unique situation as well because England is a small country, so it makes it easy for the fans to travel. If we play down in London, they get buses and we’ll get three or four thousand fans come down. They’ll all sit in the same area and show their support for the team.

Britain is a very small country with a very large press.

We have always felt the support of the Portuguese people. We are a small country, but with many qualities.

I’m Icelandic, from this small country where there was very limited access to fashion when I was growing up, and so, for me, it’s really important to have a product that’s relevant for this global customer.

I think if I would have started BIG in America, I would probably never have called it BIG. There was nothing but a little bit of local small country humor in the idea.

As a small country, both in size and population, our future hinges on the quality of our people.

A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.

That is why we wholeheartedly support the American-led effort to free the people of Iraq. And though we are a small country with a small military, we are proud to stand side by side with our allies in the fight to end the reign of terror in Baghdad.

Jewish people are tough people. They believe in something and believe it really strong, and I find it fascinating that a small country like Israel is as powerful as it is.

Uruguay is a small country but with a lot of football history. We’ve won so many things, and so the people are always expecting us to do good things.

The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I’ve coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America.

A small film from a small country, in Arabic with nonprofessionals: It was practically impossible. Just to make it was like a dream to me.

For a small country like Norway, it’s important for our ability to trade and to invest across borders that we have fair trade and that we have multilateral trade systems, also.

There will be a lot of competitive and strong companies coming here and even though Kosovo is a small country that undoubtedly has a lot to offer to global trade; one of our main interests is to expose it to the world market.

Denmark is a country built on a commercial fleet. That’s basically what we have been doing. We’re just a small country of islands, and every family has a sailor. So, in many ways, my father was a sailor before I was born.

In 2005, before I was president, the state of Bolivia had only $300 million from hydrocarbons. Last year, 2007, the Bolivian state – after the nationalization, after changing the law – Bolivia received $1,930 million. For a small country with nearly 10 million inhabitants, this allows us to increase the national economy.

Qaddafi is hated because he is the leader of a small country that is rich, but he uses his money to finance liberation struggles.

No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?

It’s never easy to be a small country next to a big neighbor.

Kosovo is a small country but it also has a lot of riches that were granted to us by God.

I grew up in a very small country town in Victoria. I had a very normal, low-key kind of upbringing. I went to school, I hung out with my friends, I fought with my younger sisters. It was all very normal.

That’s the Serbian way. That’s the way we approach things, especially in sport. We are a small country, but if we want something, we will fight for it. It’s maybe part of the history of the country; it’s just our mentality. We are small but strong.

I think as much as people talk about Scotland as being a place where it’s raining all the time it’s a fantastic country. Considering it’s such a small country you have to realise how successful it’s been in the world of motor sport.

I was born in Switzerland. Everyone thinks I’m Swiss, but I’m actually German. I’m from Germany. It’s a small country. You don’t have as many great actors there, of course.

Poland is not a very large country, but it’s also not a small country.

Of course as a small country you’re not necessarily in the strongest negotiating position unless you’re negotiating with other small countries.

The Oscar buzz when I was nominated was totally overwhelming. I think I can cope with anything now that I’ve coped with that. It was huge. It makes you realize, coming from a small country like Australia, what an enormous industry it is in America.

There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country.

Britain is a very small country with a very large press.

The amount of culture going on in a small country like Israel is amazing.

Jewish people are tough people. They believe in something and believe it really strong, and I find it fascinating that a small country like Israel is as powerful as it is.

Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.

Turkey Hollow is a small country town in Sullivan County, a remote region of the Catskill Mountains. Surrounded by forests, it counts 10 full-time residents, has no mail service, and no cell phone reception. However, what it lacks in amenities, it compensates for in sheer natural wonder.

That is why we wholeheartedly support the American-led effort to free the people of Iraq. And though we are a small country with a small military, we are proud to stand side by side with our allies in the fight to end the reign of terror in Baghdad.

When I was growing up, we didn’t qualify for the 1982 and 1986 World Cup and the 1984 Euros. And then suddenly we won in 1988. It goes up and down. We are a small country.

No doubt that the U.S. is a super-power capable of conquering a relatively small country, but is it able to control it?

In 2005, before I was president, the state of Bolivia had only $300 million from hydrocarbons. Last year, 2007, the Bolivian state – after the nationalization, after changing the law – Bolivia received $1,930 million. For a small country with nearly 10 million inhabitants, this allows us to increase the national economy.

Turkey Hollow is a small country town in Sullivan County, a remote region of the Catskill Mountains. Surrounded by forests, it counts 10 full-time residents, has no mail service, and no cell phone reception. However, what it lacks in amenities, it compensates for in sheer natural wonder.

The thing is, Finland is such a small country. It only has a population of five million, which is half of London. There’s nothing there. I just had to get out. The U.K. is the perfect place to come.

I love working back home, but it is a small country, and we do get tired of watching each other.

This worldwide spread of recognition is insane. I was brought up in a small country. If you made a Swedish film that just got into a film festival somewhere, that was like the biggest thing you could wish for.

Lebanon is a small country, weak, an army with very humble capabilities.

That’s the Serbian way. That’s the way we approach things, especially in sport. We are a small country, but if we want something, we will fight for it. It’s maybe part of the history of the country; it’s just our mentality. We are small but strong.

As a small country, both in size and population, our future hinges on the quality of our people.

I didn’t have the courage to let myself think or dream of acting because I come from Luxembourg – it’s a very small country, and I think it’s a place you need to get away from to see how big the world is and what’s possible.

We’re a small country, and if you look at it that way, then we’re at a disadvantage, though I know that most of the players who know or have come up against Uruguayans prefer to avoid us.

I’ve known since I was about six that I wanted to be an actor, but I grew up in a very small country town, and it was just not something that was possible.

I grew up in a very small country town, so I was exposed to horses at quite a young age, but I used to cry and run; they seemed so powerful and so unpredictable.

I think Canadians are more interested in international events than Americans because it is such a small country, so politics affect it more.

Women run the small country called Home, millions of us do it in our spare time, and no one who doesn’t run that small country really knows what it feels like in the dead of night when task lists jitter like tickertape through your seething brain.

And Israel, being a tiny, small country, of course has interest to strengthen – we have interest to strengthen our relations with other countries, mostly countries that were hostile for many, many years.

There is nothing wrong with centralizing the budget in Manila. We are such a small country.

Sweden is a small country and, well, our family’s pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn’t like the sound of just being ‘the fourth acting Skarsgard.’

When I was growing up, we didn’t qualify for the 1982 and 1986 World Cup and the 1984 Euros. And then suddenly we won in 1988. It goes up and down. We are a small country.

A small country like Israel has compulsory military training. But countries like India, that are so much bigger, have no compulsory military training, so people don’t understand how the military functions. They have no knowledge of how it works, no respect for it.

I would have never thought that somebody like me from the small country of Bulgaria could make it in WWE.

Holland is a really small country, but with a very strong club and festival scene. Dance music has been huge in Holland since the late eighties. So there were a lot of opportunities for producers and DJs to release records and play live.

Coming from a very small country, it’s always nice to see our own doing well.

We are a small country and we have limited influence so we are neutral.

Even if you are a small country, as we are, that doesn’t prevent you from having big aspirations.

The accumulation and cross-generational transmission of wealth in the United States has gone way too far. When a young hedge-fund manager can take home a sum reminiscent of the gross national product of a small country, something is askew.

Film-makers in Belgium are seen as arts and crafts makers. It is a small country. There is not really a film industry there at all.

Cross country skiing is great if you live in a small country.

It’s not easy to be an All-Star, but it’s even more difficult to be loved by so many people and have so many people have your back, especially a guy coming from a small country like Georgia.

For such a small country, Britain packs in an amazing diversity of landscapes: coastline, lakes, mountains, rolling countryside, villages and great cities.

I’ve known since I was about six that I wanted to be an actor, but I grew up in a very small country town, and it was just not something that was possible.