No country can act wisely simultaneously in every part of the globe at every moment of time.
Henry KissingerIndia does not need to become anything else. India must become only India. This is a country that once upon a time was called the golden bird.
Narendra ModiLet every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.
John F. KennedyFor though we love both the truth and our friends, piety requires us to honor the truth first.
AristotleAs a man sow, shall he reap. and I know that talk is cheap. But the heat of the battle is as sweet as the victory.
Bob MarleyIt’s nice to say let’s be bipartisan. But we’re a partisan nation. We were raised as a partisan nation.
Colin PowellFellow citizens, we cannot escape history. We, of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass will light us down in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.
Abraham LincolnPhysical elegance, which is what I am talking about here, comes from the body. This is no superficial matter, but rather the way that man found to honour the way he places his two feet on the ground.
Paulo CoelhoThey wrote in the old days that it is sweet and fitting to die for one’s country. But in modern war, there is nothing sweet nor fitting in your dying. You will die like a dog for no good reason.
Ernest HemingwayMy measure of success is whether I’m fulfilling my mission.
Robert KiyosakiIf we have to use force, it is because we are America. We are the indispensable nation. We stand tall. We see further into the future.
Madeleine AlbrightNo other country in the world does what we do. On every issue, the world turns to us, not simply because of the size of our economy or our military might – but because of the ideals we stand for, and the burdens we bear to advance them.
Barack ObamaEach nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism – and wars.
Dale CarnegieI have done for my country, and for all mankind, all that I could do, and I now resign my soul, without fear, to my God – my daughter to my country.
Thomas JeffersonI cannot lead you into battle. I do not give you laws or administer justice but I can do something else – I can give my heart and my devotion to these old islands and to all the peoples of our brotherhood of nations.
Queen Elizabeth IIThe Iraqis have become invested in their nationhood.
Joe BidenThe people who were honored in the Bible were the false prophets. It was the ones we call the prophets who were jailed and driven into the desert.
Noam ChomskyI believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.
Barack ObamaThe U.S.S. George H. W. Bush is a great thing in my life. It’s amazing. A great honor.
George H. W. BushI don’t know all the future steps, but I know one of them: we need to build a low-cost, highly operable, reusable launch vehicle. No matter which path we take, it has to include that gate, and so that’s why that’s Blue Origin’s mission.
Jeff BezosThis country, with its institutions, belongs to the people who inhabit it. Whenever they shall grow weary of the existing government, they can exercise their constitutional right of amending it, or exercise their revolutionary right to overthrow it.
Abraham LincolnI think I’m one of the most patriotic people that I’ve ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way – not by donations; I work at it.
Hunter S. ThompsonCollegiality is crucial to the success of our mission. We could not do the job the Constitution assigns to us if we didn’t – to use one of Justice Antonin Scalia’s favorite expressions – ‚Get over it!‘
Ruth Bader GinsburgMy great-grandfather and his two brothers fought at Gettysburg. They were in artillery, and they survived the war, thank goodness. So I revere what they did. I think their motivations were honorable when they undertook the war and participated in it along with other Southerners.
Jimmy CarterPeople invest in businesses that they believe have the leadership, mission and team to grow and operate profitably.
Robert KiyosakiThere are patriots who opposed the war in Iraq and there are patriots who supported the war in Iraq. We are one people, all of us pledging allegiance to the stars and stripes, all of us defending the United States of America.
Barack ObamaThe greatest way to live with honor in this world is to be what we pretend to be.
SocratesI’ve had the honor of speaking at many commencements.
Kamala HarrisI do not pilfer victory.
Alexander the GreatTerrorist attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.
George W. BushWhen soldiers have been baptized in the fire of a battle-field, they have all one rank in my eyes.
Napoleon BonaparteHe chose to honor us with His priesthood. So we honor Him by honoring His priesthood – both its power and those who bear it.
Russell M. NelsonThe cause of my life has been to oppose superstition. It’s a battle you can’t hope to win – it’s a battle that’s going to go on forever. It’s part of the human condition.
Christopher HitchensThere are three classes of men; lovers of wisdom, lovers of honor, and lovers of gain.
PlatoThere are seasons in every country when noise and impudence pass current for worth; and in popular commotions especially, the clamors of interested and factious men are often mistaken for patriotism.
Alexander HamiltonIf you can ask a young man to give his life for his country, you can lead people.
Robert KiyosakiAs he was valiant, I honour him. But as he was ambitious, I slew him.
William ShakespeareI can assure you that my first and foremost interest is my country.
Fidel CastroI aspire my country eventually has a league where all players play 50 games.
Sunil ChhetriBeing a stand-up is my mission in life; it’s my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front of a roomful of strangers.
Jerry SeinfeldThe uniform makes for brotherhood, since when universally adopted it covers up all differences of class and country.
Robert Baden-PowellIf there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.
Thomas JeffersonJust like the Alamo, somebody damn well needed to go to their aid. Well, by God, I’m going to Viet Nam’s aid!
Lyndon B. JohnsonIt was a privilege to pray with Governor Romney – for his family and our country.
Billy GrahamPiety requires us to honor truth above our friends.
AristotleI was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.
Winston ChurchillWe pay attention to every demographic in every country, so we’re going to focus on building things that teens are going to like, and we’re also going to focus on building things that other folks are going to like.
Mark ZuckerbergThere is nothing wrong with America that faith, love of freedom, intelligence, and energy of her citizens cannot cure.
Dwight D. EisenhowerI have never been a quitter. To leave office before my term is completed is opposed to every instinct in my body. But as president I must put the interests of America first Therefore, I shall resign the presidency effective at noon tomorrow.
Richard M. NixonDeath most resembles a prophet who is without honor in his own land or a poet who is a stranger among his people.
Khalil GibranI am worrying about my country. I feel I have a responsibility as a novelist to do something.
Haruki MurakamiFor the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.
Michelle ObamaBattle is an orgy of disorder.
George S. PattonNothing can be divided into more parts than it can possibly be constituted of. But matter (i.e. finite) cannot be constituted of infinite parts.
Isaac NewtonThere is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.
Arthur C. ClarkeCanada is a balloon-puncturing country. You are not really allowed to be an icon unless you also make an idiot of yourself.
Margaret AtwoodIf God is just, I tremble for my country.
Thomas JeffersonWorking with our military community has been the biggest honor of my life.
Michelle ObamaHonor is the reward of virtue.
Marcus Tullius CiceroIt is his restraint that is honorable to a person, not their liberty.
John Ruskin