"The word patriotism, or its equivalents and derivations, is upon everyone's lips at the present time. It is a magic word which is thought by most people to cover any multitude of sins. To be patriotic in whatever cause is tantamount to being virtuous, while no worse charge can be brought against a man in popular estimation than to say he is unpatriotic."

-- Ernest Belfort Bax

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“In the first place, God made idiots. That was for practice. Then he made school boards.”
“Prayer will get you out of a pinch, prayer will get you out of a crises, prayer will get you out of your dilemma, prayer will get you out of your trouble.”
“Always believe in yourself. Do this and no matter where you are, you will have nothing to fear.”

Source : "Fictional character: Baron". "The Cat Returns", www.imdb.com. 2002.
“First I went left, he did too. Then I went right, and he did too. Then I went left again, and he went to buy a hot dog.”
“The English are good at bad guys - the James Bond-style villain, cunning, slow-burning. The Americans are much more obvious about it.”
“What musicals need is a new me.”
“In organic chemistry, we have learnt to derive from compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen, i.e. from the hydrocarbons, all other types of combinations, such as alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, acids, etc.”
“When we come close to those things that break us down, we touch those things that also break us open. And in that breaking open, we uncover our true nature.”

Source : Wayne Muller (2013). “How Then, Shall We Live?: Four Simple Questions That Reveal the Beauty and Meaning of Our Lives”, p.41, Bantam

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