The 41 Best Rural life Quotes

Updated March 1, 2023

Quote by Paul Engle: Other families bought automobiles; we had a horse-headed hitching post in front of our house and drove horses.

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Other families bought automobiles; we had a horse-headed hitching post in front of our house and drove horses. Paul Engle, poet

What does this quote by Paul Engle mean?
The quote means that the speaker's family did not have the same level of wealth or modernity as other families in their community. While other families were able to afford automobiles, the speaker's family still relied on horses for transportation and had a hitching post in front of their house. The quote suggests a sense of nostalgia or longing for a simpler time, but also highlights the economic disparities that existed within the community.

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Quote by Cy Young: All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock.

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All us Youngs could throw. I used to kill squirrels with a stone when I was a kid, and my granddad once killed a turkey buzzard on the fly with a rock. Cy Young, athlete

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Quote by Dale Earnhardt: Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle.

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Two of my favorite things are my steering wheel and my Remington rifle. Dale Earnhardt, driver

Dale Earnhardt was a professional race car driver who competed in NASCAR and is considered one of the greatest drivers in the sport's history.

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Quote by James Earl Jones: I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know?

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I mean, my people were very, very simple. They were peasant people, you know? James Earl Jones, actor

James Earl Jones is an American actor known for his deep, resonant voice and iconic roles in films such as Star Wars and The Lion King.

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Quote by Beauden Barrett: I was more than happy to not wear shoes. The only time we wore shoes was on Sunday when we went to church.

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I was more than happy to not wear shoes. The only time we wore shoes was on Sunday when we went to church. Beauden Barrett, athlete

Beauden Barrett is a professional rugby player from New Zealand who plays as a fly-half or fullback for the All Blacks and the Blues.

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Quote by Bill Bryson: It is unthinkable to have a British countryside that doesn't have actual functioning farmers riding tractors, cows in fields, things like that.

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It is unthinkable to have a British countryside that doesn't have actual functioning farmers riding tractors, cows in fields, things like that. Bill Bryson, writer

Bill Bryson is an American-British author known for his humorous and informative travelogues and non-fiction books.

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Quote by Fergus Henderson: We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country.

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We live in a flat; my wife would be happy if we had a house with stairs. Or a little cottage in the country. Fergus Henderson, chef

Chef Fergus Henderson is a British chef and restaurateur known for his focus on nose-to-tail eating and his restaurant, St. John.

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Quote by G. M. Trevelyan: Village cricket spread fast through the land.

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Village cricket spread fast through the land. G. M. Trevelyan, historian

G. M. Trevelyan was a British historian and writer known for his works on British history, including his influential book "English Social History."

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Quote by Geeta Phogat: I want to settle down and start an academy in a rural area, because I feel that's where most champions come from. If you have everything in life, why would you wake up at 3:30 A.M. to train? I feel there's a lot of talent that goes untapped there, especially in women sports.

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I want to settle down and start an academy in a rural area, because I feel that's where most champions come from. If you have everything in life, why would you wake up at 3:30 A.M. to train? I feel there's a lot of talent that goes untapped there, especially in women sports. Geeta Phogat, wrestler

Geeta Phogat is an Indian wrestler who won India's first gold medal in women's wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games.

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Quote by Imtiaz Ali: My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India.

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My father did irrigation jobs, and I would sometimes accompany him, and that gave me a taste of what was going on in the innards of India. Imtiaz Ali, director

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Quote by Kary Mullis: My father, Cecil Banks Mullis, and mother, formerly Bernice Alberta Barker, grew up in rural North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. My dad's family had a general store, which I never saw. My grandparents on his side had already died before I started noticing things.

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My father, Cecil Banks Mullis, and mother, formerly Bernice Alberta Barker, grew up in rural North Carolina in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. My dad's family had a general store, which I never saw. My grandparents on his side had already died before I started noticing things. Kary Mullis, scientist

Kary Mullis was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1993 for his invention of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.

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Quote by Kevin Barry: Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make up country songs as I pedal along, sing them, have lunch, have a nap, groan, moan, write a small bit more, cook dinner, feed wifey, open a bottle, or several, slump, sleep.

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Get up, groan, write a bit, moan, eat breakfast, write some more, cycle my bike through the Sligo hills, make up country songs as I pedal along, sing them, have lunch, have a nap, groan, moan, write a small bit more, cook dinner, feed wifey, open a bottle, or several, slump, sleep. Kevin Barry, author

Kevin Barry is an Irish author and playwright known for his works such as "City of Bohane" and "Night Boat to Tangier."

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Quote by Leona Lewis: I dont hate L.A. There's a very beautiful side to it; it's scenic, and I can go horse riding.

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I dont hate L.A. There's a very beautiful side to it; it's scenic, and I can go horse riding. Leona Lewis, musician

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Quote by Abbie Cornish: I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad.

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I'm one of five kids and we lived on a massive farm in New South Wales with my mum and dad. Abbie Cornish, actress

Abbie Cornish is an Australian actress known for her roles in films such as "Bright Star," "Limitless," and "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri."

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Quote by Adam West: I grew up on a ranch in Walla Walla, Washington. Except for one lawyer, I don't remember anyone in my family being anything else but ranchers.

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I grew up on a ranch in Walla Walla, Washington. Except for one lawyer, I don't remember anyone in my family being anything else but ranchers. Adam West, actor

Adam West was an American actor best known for his role as Batman in the 1960s television series.

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Quote by Al Jardine: My family and I reside on a non-working farm, although we have a couple of horses and the usual stuff like pigs, cows, and chickens. We really don't have an honest-to-goodness farm, more of a hobby farm.

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My family and I reside on a non-working farm, although we have a couple of horses and the usual stuff like pigs, cows, and chickens. We really don't have an honest-to-goodness farm, more of a hobby farm. Al Jardine, musician

Al Jardine is an American musician, singer, and songwriter who is best known as a founding member of the Beach Boys.

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Quote by Beverly Lewis: Growing up around Amish farmland, I enjoyed the opportunity to witness firsthand their love of family, of the domestic arts - sewing, quilting, cooking, baking - as well as seeing them live out their tradition of faith in such a unique way.

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Growing up around Amish farmland, I enjoyed the opportunity to witness firsthand their love of family, of the domestic arts - sewing, quilting, cooking, baking - as well as seeing them live out their tradition of faith in such a unique way. Beverly Lewis, novelist

Beverly Lewis is an American novelist known for her works in the Christian fiction genre, particularly for her series of novels set in the Amish community.

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Quote by Candace Owens: I learned conservatism through my grandfather; I didn't know that was the name. I didn't know these were conservative principles. Starting his life on a sharecropping farm. Working tremendously hard. Five years old, picking cotton and laying tobacco out to dry on a farm, and today he now owns that farm.

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I learned conservatism through my grandfather; I didn't know that was the name. I didn't know these were conservative principles. Starting his life on a sharecropping farm. Working tremendously hard. Five years old, picking cotton and laying tobacco out to dry on a farm, and today he now owns that farm. Candace Owens, activist

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Quote by Charles Best: For my 9th birthday, my only wish was to eat like a farmer boy. I had devoured 'The Little House on the Prairie' book series and wanted to be like Almanzo Wilder, the protagonist of 'Farmer Boy,' one of the later installments in the 'Little House' series.

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For my 9th birthday, my only wish was to eat like a farmer boy. I had devoured 'The Little House on the Prairie' book series and wanted to be like Almanzo Wilder, the protagonist of 'Farmer Boy,' one of the later installments in the 'Little House' series. Charles Best, businessman

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Quote by Charles Duhigg: Charles Wyly was born Oct 13, 1933, in Lake Providence, La., and for a period lived with his family in a shack without electricity or plumbing.

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Charles Wyly was born Oct 13, 1933, in Lake Providence, La., and for a period lived with his family in a shack without electricity or plumbing. Charles Duhigg, journalist

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Quote by Charles Frazier: One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, my goodness, a boy from Appa-lay-chee-a with a Ph.D!' The dinner was in her house. And I said, 'My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing, but they had more books in their house than you do.' I was a little insulted by the Appa-lay-chee-a business.

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One time at the University of Colorado, at a faculty dinner, this professor said to me, 'Well, my goodness, a boy from Appa-lay-chee-a with a Ph.D!' The dinner was in her house. And I said, 'My grandparents didn't have indoor plumbing, but they had more books in their house than you do.' I was a little insulted by the Appa-lay-chee-a business. Charles Frazier, novelist

Charles Frazier is an American novelist known for his best-selling novel "Cold Mountain" which won the National Book Award for Fiction in 1997.

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Quote by Darius Rucker: I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with country until I ride off in the sunset.

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I'm pretty sure I'm gonna stick with country until I ride off in the sunset. Darius Rucker, musician

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Quote by Luther Strange: Our farmers feed the world. They are up before dawn and work till well after sunset. They face any number of challenges they can't control, from too much rain to not enough, from disease to insect infestations.

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Our farmers feed the world. They are up before dawn and work till well after sunset. They face any number of challenges they can't control, from too much rain to not enough, from disease to insect infestations. Luther Strange, politician

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Quote by Oscar Wilde: Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there.

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Anybody can be good in the country. There are no temptations there. Oscar Wilde, poet

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Quote by Prunella Scales: I think protecting rural England is more important than any work I do as an actress.

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I think protecting rural England is more important than any work I do as an actress. Prunella Scales, actress

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Quote by Paul George: As beautiful as Oklahoma is, it doesn't have big lights and none of that. But that's fine... I'm a low-maintenance, low-key, chill guy.

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As beautiful as Oklahoma is, it doesn't have big lights and none of that. But that's fine... I'm a low-maintenance, low-key, chill guy. Paul George, athlete

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Quote by Peter Agre: In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement.

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In 1862, Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, a bill opening one half million square miles of territory in the western United States for settlement. Peter Agre, scientist

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Quote by Patricia MacLachlan: I think what happens is you write how you grew up. And I was born on the prairie, and so everything is kind of spare on the prairie. And so I'm just used to writing in that way. 'Sarah, Plain and Tall' was that way. And most of my fiction is. I like writing small pieces. Somehow it just suits me.

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I think what happens is you write how you grew up. And I was born on the prairie, and so everything is kind of spare on the prairie. And so I'm just used to writing in that way. 'Sarah, Plain and Tall' was that way. And most of my fiction is. I like writing small pieces. Somehow it just suits me. Patricia MacLachlan, writer

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Quote by Ray Dandridge: I always wanted to say I came out of the cornfields and got to the major leagues. That was my biggest thought. But now I can say I came out of the cornfields and got to the Hall of Fame.

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I always wanted to say I came out of the cornfields and got to the major leagues. That was my biggest thought. But now I can say I came out of the cornfields and got to the Hall of Fame. Ray Dandridge, athlete

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Quote by Nana Patekar: I would like to address the issue of farmers through my craft - my films. But, the sad part is that such films win awards but don't get any rewards at the BO.

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I would like to address the issue of farmers through my craft - my films. But, the sad part is that such films win awards but don't get any rewards at the BO. Nana Patekar, actor

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Quote by Lincoln Davis: I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death.

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I'm a farm boy. If we need five people to haul in hay, we don't take one and just work them to death. Lincoln Davis, politician

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Quote by Giles Foden: My father was an agricultural economist. In 1989 he was posted to Mbarara, a small town on the Uganda-Rwanda border.

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My father was an agricultural economist. In 1989 he was posted to Mbarara, a small town on the Uganda-Rwanda border. Giles Foden, author

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Quote by Sam Hunt: I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time.

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I got a horse when I was eight or 10 years old. And dad used to take me to the rodeo back home. I got into it big time. Sam Hunt, musician

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Quote by Aleksandr Lebed: You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people don't get paid for half a year.

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You must go deeper into Russia - 150 kilometres from Moscow or more, and look there. The kids are fed with cattle feed - people don't get paid for half a year. Aleksandr Lebed, politician

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Quote by Mariella Frostrup: I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic.

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I was brought up in the countryside in Ireland and would go bonkers if I couldn't escape the city. I like to wake and hear birds tweeting, not the low drone of traffic. Mariella Frostrup, journalist

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Quote by Walter O'Brien: It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far.

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It's common in rural Ireland to pick up a nickname that relates to an animal, bird, or a spider. Mine became 'scorpion' because I fought back, and scorpions are docile creatures until pushed too far. Walter O'Brien, businessman

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Quote by P. J. O'Rourke: Until I carried my wife off to New Hampshire, she defined wilderness as the Bronx.

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Until I carried my wife off to New Hampshire, she defined wilderness as the Bronx. P. J. O'Rourke, comedian

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Quote by Tim McGraw: When I was a kid, my step dad started this business and would go out and get lost cows and stuff. He was part-time truck driver, farmer and cowboy. He taught me how to ride from an early age.

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When I was a kid, my step dad started this business and would go out and get lost cows and stuff. He was part-time truck driver, farmer and cowboy. He taught me how to ride from an early age. Tim McGraw, musician

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Quote by Scotty McCreery: My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country.

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My favorite type of music to sing is country, and my favorite type of music to listen to is country. Scotty McCreery, musician

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Quote by Cary Fowler: To begin with, I've always known that I was a little bit different. And, I have a lot of relatives who own farms. I grew up in the American South where political issues and issues of justice were at the forefront. What I do now is a combination of all these factors.

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To begin with, I've always known that I was a little bit different. And, I have a lot of relatives who own farms. I grew up in the American South where political issues and issues of justice were at the forefront. What I do now is a combination of all these factors. Cary Fowler, businessman

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Quote by Abdullah Ahmad Badawi: We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children.

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We go fish, we also catch fighting fish, looking for birds and it was for kampong people, the paddy field was our the play field for the children. Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, november 26

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