"Patriotism is not endlessly bragging that out country is the best; rather it is wanting one's country to be the best that it can be and helping it to be that best, which is a very different matter."

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Source : Ella Shohat, Robert Stam (2013). “Flagging Patriotism: Crises of Narcissism and Anti-Americanism”, p.331, Routledge

Robert Stam

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“It was in grasping the reality of his divine parentage as a son of God, as well as his relationship with Christ and the promise of eternal life, that Moses was able to resist the challenge presented by Satan.”
“The secret of perfect health lies in keeping the mind always cheerful - never worried, never hurried, never borne down by any fear, thought or anxiety.”

Source : FaceBook post by Sri Sathya Sai Baba from Feb 04, 2017
“Blues artists now try and stay in a box. Back in the day at all the clubs you would see James Brown, Jimi Hendrix, The Isley Brothers, Little Richard and Etta James all play the same venues. It was a mix of funk, soul, blues and rock 'n' roll.”
“One of the key insights of the systems approach has been the realization that the network is a pattern that is common to all life. Wherever we see life, we see networks.”

Source : "The Hidden Connections". Book by Fritjof Capra, 2002.
“A consistent peace activist must be an anarchist.”
“The tide of history only advances when people make themselves fully visible.”

Source : "Anderson Cooper Comes Out: ‘The Fact Is, I’m Gay" By Jack Mirkinson, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 2, 2012.
“The opposite of love? Vice. Temptation. The negative influences that we have. The bad energy that comes around us and makes us do certain things. To me, it's always been a war between the two.”
“If Beethoven and Bach hooked up with Mozart and made a band, they could be a distant runner up to The D.”

Source : FaceBook post by Jack Black from Aug 24, 2013

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