"We should take care, in inculcating patriotism into our boys and girls, that is a patriotism above the narrow sentiment which usually stops at one's country, and thus inspires jealousy and enmity in dealing with others... Our patriotism should be of the wider, nobler kind which recognises justice and reasonableness in the claims of others and which lead our country into comradeship with...the other nations of the world."

-- Robert Baden-Powell

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“I love all of the government conspiracy stuff. I love all of the shady backroom White House dealings that are going on, and all of the politics involved. That kind of stuff is just fascinating to me.”
“Who knows the tryst a man keeps with the wind and sky.”
“children had no place in love affairs. Children ought to be born to widows and old maids.”

Source : Mary Borden (1925). “Three pilgrims and a tinker: a novel”
“We need a leader, not a reader.”

Source : "Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel". "This Week" with Christiane Amanpour, abcnews.go.com. November 20, 2011.
“When youâ€™re in school, every little mistake is a permanent crack in your windshield. But in the real world, if youâ€™re not swerving around and hitting the guard rails every now and then, youâ€™re not going fast enough. Your biggest risk isnâ€™t failing; itâ€™s getting too comfortable.”
“There is no satisfactory explanation of style, no infallible guide to good writing, no assurance that a person who thinks clearly will be able to write clearly, no key that unlocks the door, no inflexible rules by which the young writer may steer his course. He will often find himself steering by stars that are disturbingly in motion.”
“If you aren't a fisher you'll see many things, but the river, except where it is ridden by waterfowl or waded by moose, will rarely enter your thoughts, much less stimulate your spirit. It's different if you fish. The surface of the water tells a story....”

Source : Paul Schullery (2008). “Mountain Time: A Yellowstone Memoir”, p.21, UNM Press
“Wrestling has positively impacted my life in many ways, but perhaps the one singular thing that I gained from wrestling that stands out the most is Â wrestling provided me with the opportunity to learn mental toughness!”

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