"True patriots measure themselves not by personal wealth or power but by the degree to which they contribute to the community."

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Source : Eric Liu, Nick Hanauer (2012). “The True Patriot”, p.61, Sasquatch Books

Eric Liu

#Community Quotes #Degrees Quotes #Citizenship Quotes

“It would never occur to most of us that 'plants' say anything at all, except in terms of what we read into them, or try to use them for. Yet in their responses to this wonderfully rhythmic and varying earth they are the most expressive of all forms of life.”
“He who esteems the Virginia reel A bait to draw saints from their spiritual weal, And regards the quadrille as a far greater knavery Than crushing His African children with slavery, Since all who take part in a waltz or cotillon Are mounted for hell on the devil's own pillion, Who, as every true orthodox Christian well knows, Approaches the heart through the door of the toes.”
“Boredom makes you do crazy things”
“Money is simply a tool to give you choices.”

Source : Hill Harper (2006). “Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny”, p.74, Penguin
“I used to think God guided us by opening and closing doors, but now I know sometimes God wants us to kick some doors down.”
“I am a Christian and I don't want there to be any confusion about what I believe or who I am.”
“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.”
“I'm concerned about how Hillary Clinton's going to govern.”

Source : Source: www.democracynow.org

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