The things that the flag stands for were created by the experiences of a great people. Everything that it stands for was written by their lives. The flag is the embodiment not of sentiment, but of history.

Reprove your friends in secret, praise them openly.

Publilius Syrus

It is curious - curious that physical courage should be so common in the world, and moral courage so rare

Mark Twain

All riches have their origin in mind. Wealth is in ideas -- not money.

Robert Collier

Travel in contested territory. Hard-working writing and reading when safely home, in the knowledge that an amusing friend is later coming to dinner.

Christopher Hitchens

We moved into the back, made it into a little 50s sitting room and started to sell the records. We had an immediate success. For one thing, these Teddy Boys were thrilled to buy the records.

Vivienne Westwood

I'm not funny. What I am is brave.

Lucille Ball

That is ever the way. 'Tis all jealousy to the bride and good wishes to the corpse.

James M. Barrie

The sad truth about bigotry is that most bigots either don't realize that they are bigots, or they convince themselves that their bigotry is perfectly justified.

Wayne Gerard Trotman

My parents have a wonderful marriage, for many years. But I can't commit myself for such a long time.

Kim Wilde

I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success -- the earliest spark in the dreaming youth -- if this; dream a great dream.

John A. Appleman

Beauty is a pledge of the possible conformity between the soul and nature, and consequently a ground of faith in the supremacy of the good.

George Santayana

It has never been, and never will be easy work! But the road that is built in hope is more pleasant to the traveler than the road built in despair, even though they both lead to the same destination.

Marion Zimmer Bradley