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Foreign Quotes

Where borders end and belonging begins.

Some of these lines are about literal borders — film industries, a government agency's reach into 75 countries — while others flip the word entirely, arguing no land is foreign except to the traveler in it.

It's not easy for Chinese actors to do foreign films, and it's not easy for foreign actors to do Chinese films.

Quotes by Zhou Xun

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

Quotes by Robert Louis Stevenson

When American presidents prepare for foreign wars, they lie.

Quotes by Robert Higgs

Eisenhower was quite supportive of Kennedy and Johnson in terms of foreign policy.

Quotes by Robert Dallek

Foreign Affairs Quotes

I was a foreign correspondent in Berlin in the mid-'90s.

Quotes by Rick Atkinson

I suppose I should learn Lisp, but it seems so foreign.

Quotes by Paul Graham

In 75 foreign countries, we have a presence in the USDA.

Quotes by Mike Johanns

We have to go into fundamentalist mosques; we have to stop foreign financing of Islamist groups.

Quotes by Marine Le Pen

All of life is a foreign country.

Quotes by Jack Kerouac

Foreign Aid Quotes

France is very welcoming to foreign writers.

Quotes by Israel Horovitz

A good proportion of foreign nationals in jobs in the UK are in semi or low-skilled occupations.

Quotes by Iain Duncan Smith

My mother thinks Mick Jagger is a foreign car.

Quotes by Gina Barreca

Ambassadors are, by definition, foreign bodies.

Quotes by Clive Sinclair

Foreign terrorists are using technology to radicalize Americans at a troubling pace that continues to increase.

Quotes by Chuck Fleischmann

Frequently Asked Questions

What angles on "foreign" show up in this collection?
A mix — the film industry crossing national lines, a government agency's overseas presence, security policy, and a philosophical take that no land is truly foreign except to the traveler passing through.
Why would someone look up quotes with the word "foreign"?
It's a word that touches travel, identity, and politics all at once, so these quotes work for captions about belonging as easily as for policy discussion.
Is there a quote about the film industry here?
Yes — one notes it's just as hard for Chinese actors to work in foreign films as it is for foreign actors to work in Chinese ones, a two-way observation about the industry.
Do any of these quotes touch on foreign policy or security?
Yes, one references stopping foreign financing of certain groups, and another mentions a U.S. agency's presence in 75 foreign countries — both matter-of-fact policy statements.
What's the more philosophical take on "foreign" here?
One line argues there are no foreign lands at all — foreignness belongs to whoever is doing the traveling, not the place itself — reframing the word as a property of the visitor. See Foreign Language quotes for a related angle on crossing cultural lines.

For the policy side of this word, see Foreign Policy or Foreign Aid quotes, which dig deeper into government and international questions.