"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
~ Mark Twain
"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money."
~ P.J O'Rourke
"Who saves his country violates no law."
~ Napoleon Bonaparte
"Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism"
~ George Orwell
"I think patriotism is like charity -- it begins at home."
~ Henry James
"A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government."
~ Edward Abbey
"You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race."
~ George Bernard Shaw
"Patriots always talk of dying for their country, and never of killing for their country."
~ Bertrand Russell
"The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain"
~ George McGovern
"The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?"
~ Pablo Casals
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 26, 2009
Famous quotes by Charlie Chaplin
Few of famous quotes from the famous English comedic actor and film director Charlie Chaplin"Life is a tragedy when seen in close-up, but a comedy in long-shot"
"The saddest thing I can imagine is to get used to luxury."
"We all want to help one another. Human beings are like that. We want to live by each other's happiness, not by each other's misery."
"We think too much and feel too little."
"A day without laughter is a day wasted."
"A man's true character comes out when he's drunk."
"Failure is unimportant. It takes courage to make a fool of yourself."
"Why should poetry have to make sense?"
"Words are cheap. The biggest thing you can say is 'elephant'."
"Remember, you can always stoop and pick up nothing."
Sunday, October 25, 2009
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