"Tonight, we gather to affirm the greatness of our nation - not because of the height of our skyscrapers, or the power of our military, or the size of our economy. Our pride is based on a very simple premise, summed up in a declaration made over two hundred years ago."

-- Barack Obama

#Military Quotes #Patriotic Quotes #Pride Quotes

“I've got a good family to support me, so I'm grounded in that way.”
“There's no abiding success without commitment.”
“Once, a friendâ€™s mom said to me when I was very young 'You can't really invest in your looks as the only thing because it's a depreciating asset. I think this is trueitâ€™s like putting money into a stock thatâ€™s going down. Put your money, put your effort, invest in your brain and talent which will appreciate and get better as you get older.”
“I hate when comedians use Performed For The Troops as one of there credits before they go up on stage.”
“I hate how I don't feel real enough unless people are watching.”
“I try to help developing junior chess. When I lived in USSR, I got a lot of free help from very good coaches - now I am trying to repay that debt.”
“the news might be single-handedly trying to bring about an environmental catastrophe, which it will then report on. Super injunctions are interesting legal weapons really, they don't just gag the press, they gag them from mentioning the existence of the gag. Sport belongs in a news bulletin about as much as a mummified cat's head belongs in a Caesar salad. Combine the "mounting pressure" with the "growing cause" and you've got yourself a "media whirlwind" which you can also refer to.”

Source : "Newswipe with Charlie Brooker", 2009 - 2010.
“Turkeys, quails, and small birds, are here to be seen; but birds are not numerous in desart forests; they draw near to the habitations of men, as I have constantly observed in all my travels.”

Source : William Bartram (2012). “Travels of William Bartram”, p.42, Courier Corporation

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