"Those who die for their country are martyrs and those who live for their country are greater martyrs."

-- Bhagat Puran Singh

#Country Quotes #Martyr Quotes

“I want to master life and death.”
“I've watched all (of Webb's) dunks on tape. I talked to him about what his preparations were going into the dunk contest. He just said he practiced a couple of days before. That's what I did. I practiced for two weeks, I know my routine, and I'm going to go in there, and I'm not going to shy away from it.”
“Yes, but either way, shamed or not, I shall be Queen of England, and this is the last time you will sit in my presence.”
“A good Christian cannot be a bad husband or father and, as this is equally true in everything, he who has the most piety will shine the most in all the relationships of life.”

Source : John Owen, John Angell James (2010). “The Marriage Ring: Or How to Make Home Happy”
“Today we're dumping 70 million tons of global-warming pollution into the environment, and tomorrow we will dump more, and there is no effective worldwide response. Until we start sharply reducing global-warming pollution, I will feel that I have failed.”
“While on the level of civil rights many things have changed decisively for the better, on the level of attitudes and mentality there's still a long way to go. On the other hand it's obvious that it's much easier to change a law than to change a way of thinking.”

Source : "A ‘special’ writer. Dacia Maraini in interview". Interview with Vincenza Fanizza, www.threemonkeysonline.com.
“When people know I wrote 'Thelma and Louise,' they don't want to mess with me.”
“Comedy people are always present because they're always looking for the funniest version of whatever the line is. Sometimes theater people, where scripts are sacrosanct, aren't quite as present in scenes. That's a massive generalization, but in my experience, I find that comedy people are great to improvise with and to do scenes with because they're there.”

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