Margaret Atwood Quotes

I am a subject of the British Crown, but whenever I have to choose between the interests of England and Canada it is manifest to me that the interests of my country are identical with those of the United States of America.

You cannot understand Russia if you look at her through Western eyes.

… the bare possibilities that our being two nations

Canada is not so much a country as a continental suburb, where Little Leaguers govern ineffectually, desperate for American approval.

We can deal with Iran if it is a nation but not if it is a cause.

I thought Europe was a country.

I don't feel that I or Canada has to prove anything through big, loud, overt acts.

My accent does slip. When I arrived in England in 1978 at 18, I was shocked to find myself 'the American' at RADA. The English and the Americans have an intense relationship. They helped us out in the Second World War.

I was surprised by some of my French colleagues who immediately assumed that because I spoke English with an American accent, that, therefore, you must be a supporter of whoever is the current president of the United States. There seems to be this widespread feeling that, 'Oh, American accent - therefore, you like cowboy boots.'

I'm a really proud, happy Canadian. I think we've got it figured out in our country. For example, gay marriage has just been legalized in all of the U.S. and it's like, 'Wow, hashtag lovewins,' but that's not necessarily a leap forward compared to what we've already experienced in Canada years ago.

The more I come to know about the outside world's perception of China, the more I feel there are all sorts of misunderstandings, and to a certain extent, people do not get the full picture from the media. A lot of foreigners have few opportunities to visit China, and a lot of Chinese people do not have the chance to go to Europe or to the West.

That's only in America. We don't have French doors in France.

A country is an individual in the world that represents a group of people, so I decided we would name our band after a country, and Portugal happened to be the one that popped up.

It's unimaginable to meet a Pole or a German who does not know about the history of their country. But lots of English people don't know the difference between Britain and England.

Carving out our own role, distinct from America's, might not be easy. But we must ask ourselves: what alternative is there? Unthinking, uncritical loyalty to the U.S. under Donald Trump is a far less appealing idea.

You forget, living outside of a country, that the actions of the government are not the actions of the people.

Arunachal Pradesh was with India, is with India, and will remain with India.

Mexico is a free trade partner of Canada. Despite that, for many Canadians, Mexico is even more foreign, unknown, and uninteresting than many countries in Africa.

I understand more when I travel why people believe that the French are arrogant.

You don't see any borders between countries from space. That's man-made, and one experiences it only when you return to Earth.

It took a while to get the support of British people as they wouldn't naturally want to support someone from another country.

Donald Trump does not understand the UK and what happens in the UK.

Canada thinks we're married; we don't know it exists. Every time we tell Canada to knock it off, it just feeds the fire.

Some countries you love. Some countries you hate. Canada is a country you worry about.

America is not the world.