"We are called the nation of inventors. And we are. We could still claim that title and wear its loftiest honors if we had stopped with the first thing we ever invented, which was human liberty."

-- Mark Twain

#Patriotism Quotes #Honor Quotes #Liberty Quotes

“The doubters said, "Man can not fly," The doers said, "Maybe, but we'll try," And finally soared In the morning glow While non-believers Watched from below.”
“You really have to be some kind of a creep for a dog to reject you.”
“For a punishment to be just it should consist of only such gradations of intensity as suffice to deter men from committing crimes.”

Source : Cesare Beccaria (1963). “On Crimes and Punishments”, Pearson College Division
“To understand theory is not enough. Much practice is necessary...”

Source : Kimon Nicolaïdes (1990). “The Natural Way to Draw: A Working Plan for Art Study”, p.14, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“People see what they wish to see. And in most cases, what they are told that they see.”

Source : Erin Morgenstern (2016). “The Night Circus”, p.30, Random House
“I suppose I've always carried what is regarded as a bit of unnecessary baggage in Britain. I've always carried the charge that I am an intellectual in politics.”
“As you navigate through the rest of your life, be open to collaboration. Other people and other people's ideas are often better than your own. Find a group of people who challenge and inspire you, spend a lot of time with them, and it will change your life.”

Source : Harvard University Class Day Commencement Address, delivered 26 May 2011
“We are not here to just exist; but to find the strength to co-exist.”

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