"And they who for their country die shall fill an honored grave, for glory lights the soldier's tomb, and beauty weeps the brave."

-- Joseph Rodman Drake

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“I don't mind if I have to sit on the floor at school. All I want is education. And I'm afraid of no one.”
“We all wish we had super powers. We all wish we could do more than we can do.”

Source : Interview with Tasha Robinson, www.avclub.com. June 20, 2001.
“The debt that each generation owes to the past, it must pay to the future.”
“I'm an optimist. I've always believed the future is going to be better than the past. And I also believe I have a role in that. The great thing about human beings, myself in particular, is that I can change. I can do better. If you can get up every day, stay optimistic, and believe the future is better than the past, those few things get you through a lot of tough times.”

Source : "The Fast Company Interview: Jeff Immelt". Interview with John R. Byrne, www.fastcompany.com. July 1, 2005.
“Nothing can be more demoralizing than a clinging and abject dependence upon another human being. This often amounts to the demand for a degree of protection and love that no one could possibly satisfy. So our hoped for protectors finally flee, and once more we are left alone - either to grow up or to disintegrate.”
“Generosity makes us happiest. We'll be happier people when we share, not when we impose, but when we learn from one another. Because when I'm connected to everyone I disappear... in being excellent you lose yourself. And when you're connected to everyone, that's the best thing that can happen.”

Source : Raj Patel's speech at "21minuti", www.youtube.com. December 14, 2009.
“Freedom would be meaningless without security in the home and in the streets.”
“For rarely are sons similar to their fathers: most are worse, and a few are better than their fathers.”

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