"[E]very Man who comes among us, and takes up a piece of Land, becomes a Citizen, and by our Constitution has a Voice in Elections, and a share in the Government of the Country."

-- Benjamin Franklin

#Country Quotes #Men Quotes #Land Quotes

“I remember being a student and I would go every Friday to the Louvre and stay for ages, just walking around.”
“He said that in a way being loved is like being told you never have to die.”

Source : Timothy Findley (1986). “The wars”, Penguin Group Canada
“I want to lead an important life. I want to do it because I was born a human being.”

Source : Eiji Yoshikawa (1981). “Musashi”, HarperCollins Publishers
“Pero yo ya no soy yo Ni mi casa es ya mi casa. But now I am no longer I, nor is my house any longer my house.”
“Some people play golf. Some are artists, Some jog. I like to write.”
“It was the custom when men received nominations to come to me for contributions, and I made them and considered them good paying investments for the company. In a Republican district I was a strong Republican; in a Democratic district I was Democratic, and in doubtful districts I was doubtful. In politics I was an Erie Railroad man all the time.”
“And some places you been before are so great that you don't ever mind going back. Some places you been before you don't ever want to go back, you know, like Montreal in the Winter.”
“It's terribly wrong to stuff that sacred citadel with junk you know darn well is bad for you, I came to realize I was barreling pell-mell down the road leading to disease, disability and premature destruction of the most precious thing I could ever be given-my own life.”

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