"These transnationalists have little need for national loyalty, view national boundaries as obstacles that thankfully are vanishing, and see national governments as residues from the past whose only useful function is to facilitate the elite's global operations"

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Source : Samuel P. Huntington (2004). “Who are We?: The Challenges to America's National Identity”, p.268, Simon and Schuster

Samuel P. Huntington

#Loyalty Quotes #Past Quotes #Views Quotes

“Sister Monica Joan murmured, as though to herself, but loud enough to be heard by all, "How perfectly charming. Old enough to know it all, and young enough to blush. Perfectly charming.”
“One man's fish is another man's poisson.”

Source : Mark Gatiss (2005). “Vesuvius Club”, p.36, Simon and Schuster
“I can only speak for myself - I don't care how I look.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“My peer network is international. It's people all over the place who I know, and respect their work. It's not really delineated by traditional nationalist ideas.”
“We all have some flaws. But when I have a moment of doubt, I find inspiration from being in the moment, by letting go. I don't hold onto what I can't control. Doubt is a fleeting emotion that can destroy you if you allow it to consume your mind and spirit. Each person's time comes at variant phases, and the best you can do is enjoy what you're doing and work hard. It can't always be about you. Life is transformation - the wind blows, climate changes, birds chirp and trees burn. Where you are today is not where you will be tomorrow. The only person you can be is you.”
“However beautifully you play the violin, you can always play the violin even more beautifully again.”

Source : Source: www.edgemagazine.net
“Enthusiasm is the fever of reason.”
“I am no longer Tris, the selfless, or Tris, the brave. I suppose that now, I must become more than either.”

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