"True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded."

--

Source : Eleanor Roosevelt (1962). “Book of common sense etiquette”

Eleanor Roosevelt

#Country Quotes #Spring Quotes #People Quotes

“China's ability to deliver nuclear warheads on American cities is expanding.”
“Let eloquence be flung to the dogs rather than souls be lost. What we want is to win souls. They are not won by flowery speeches.”
“If you find yourself with a weakness, attack it... don't develop a technique that avoids your weaknesses.”
“The U theory suggests that the central integrating thought ... will emerge from building three integrated capacities: a new capacity for observing that no longer fragments the observer from what's observed; a new capacity for stillness that no longer fragments who we really are from what's emerging; and a new capacity for creating alternative realities that no longer fragments the wisdom of the head, heart and hand.”

Source : Peter M. Senge, C. Otto Scharmer, Joseph Jaworski, Betty Sue Flowers (2005). “Presence: An Exploration of Profound Change in People, Organizations, and Society”, p.211, Crown Business
“When LOVE played the still hipper Whisky A Go-Go, further west along Sunset, Arthur Lee claims they 'started the whole hippy thing' in tandem with an in-crowd of freaks led by aging beatnik sculptor Vito Paulekas. It was Vito, Carl Franzoni, Sue, Beatle Bob, Bryan Maclean and me...people would come to Ben Frank's to hang out with us after we played shows.”
“I don't die... He who is merged with the omnipresent is never gone.”
“I made a lot of changes in my life between my twenties and thirties, and it all sort of revolves around how I think people with nerdier brains tend to problem-solve and approach things differently then "norms."”
“It's funny how things happen in life. Sometimes, you just take the opportunity when it comes. Life can be surprising.”

Source : Source: collider.com

You may also like:

Amelia Earhart
Aviator
Anne Frank
Author
Franklin D. Roosevelt
32nd U.S. President
Harry S. Truman
33rd U.S. President
Jackie Kennedy
Former First Lady of the United States
John F. Kennedy
35th U.S. President
Theodore Roosevelt
26th U.S. President
Wilma Mankiller
Author
Susan B. Anthony
Women's rights activist