"It is heroic to prepare for war with a tyrant power. Patriots will always win the admiration of mankind for daring to meet the bloodshed of battle for their country's liberty. But the patriot who is willing to go to that sacrifice will be the first to condemn the aimless and secret shedding of blood in time of peace."

-- John Boyle O'Reilly

#Country Quotes #War Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes

“The fans are especially amazing in Mexico. You look out your window, and there are fans that stay out there all night long.”

Source : "Drake Bell Dishes On His New Album!". Interview with Kara McGrath, www.seventeen.com. July 8, 2011.
“For the world to become a better place, someone has to pay a price, I think it's glorious to sacrifice for the sake of social progress and fighting injustice.”
“When I was a child in the Navy during World War II, I was perennially grateful to the armed services libraries for having on hand a good supply of those pocket books, which were so common in that period. I must have read a couple hundred of them, and they did a lot to save my sanity.”
“Your income tends to equal the average income of your five best friends,”

Source : Jeff Olson, John David Mann (2013). “The Slight Edge: Turning Simple Disciplines into Massive Success and Happiness”, p.196, Greenleaf Book Group
“I think everyone is given drama, by virtue of the fact that we all have drama in our lives, but not everyone can make people laugh.”

Source : "Matthew Lillard Talks FAT KID RULES THE WORLD, Becoming a Director, the Film’s Road to Development and Plans for Future Directorial Projects". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. October 10, 2012.
“People seem to think that they can't come up with ideas, and they're wrong. They can and they do, but they just think of it as daydreaming, or wasting time. Kids get told not to make things up, and in my case, nobody told me long enough, or it just didn't stick.”
“I was sometimes called 'coconut' when I was at school.”
“Records are there to be broken.”

Source : Source: gonnabecrazyforyou.blogspot.com

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