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" America is the spirit of human exploration distilled. "

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" If you go back a few hundred years, what we take for granted today would seem like magic - being able to talk to people over long distances, to transmit images, flying, accessing vast amounts of data like an oracle. These are all things that would have been considered magic a few hundred years ago. "

" If you think back to the beginning of cell phones, laptops or really any new technology, it's always expensive. "

" We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior. "

Friedrich Durrenmatt

" I do think there is a lot of potential if you have a compelling product and people are willing to pay a premium for that. I think that is what Apple has shown. You can buy a much cheaper cell phone or laptop, but Apple's product is so much better than the alternative, and people are willing to pay that premium. "

" Silicon Valley has some of the smartest engineers and technology business people in the world. "

" The concept of patriotism is not incompatible with that of humanity; on the contrary, let me state emphatically that he who best serves pacifism serves patriotism best. The nation is and can be no more than the vital basic unit of any international league. "

" I think long term you can see Tesla establishing factories in Europe, in other parts of the U.S. and in Asia. "

" When your country is in a costly war, with our soldiers sacrificing abroad and our nation facing a debt crisis at home, being asked to pay your fair share isn't class warfare - it's patriotism. "

" There 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 Hamilton

" I want to tell you that if the Great Spirit had chosen anyone to be the chief of this country, it is myself. "

" I don't think it's a good idea to plan to sell a company. "

" The path to the CEO's office should not be through the CFO's office, and it should not be through the marketing department. It needs to be through engineering and design. "

" The higher American patriotism, on the other hand, combines loyalty to historical tradition and precedent with the imaginative projection of an ideal national Promise. "

" Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation. "

Richard Dreyfuss

" Government isn't that good at rapid advancement of technology. It tends to be better at funding basic research. To have things take off, you've got to have commercial companies do it. "

" I'd like to dial it back 5% or 10% and try to have a vacation that's not just e-mail with a view. "

" My commitment to the Republican movement was pure and simply patriotism, a love of Australia... a desire or passion that all of our national symbols should be unequivocally and unambiguously Australian. "

Malcolm Turnbull

" In order to have your voice be heard in Washington, you have to make some little contribution. "

" With DNA, you have to be able to tell which genes are turned on or off. Current DNA sequencing cannot do that. The next generation of DNA sequencing needs to be able to do this. If somebody invents this, then we can start to very precisely identify cures for diseases. "

" The space shuttle was often used as an example of why you shouldn't even attempt to make something reusable. But one failed experiment does not invalidate the greater goal. If that was the case, we'd never have had the light bulb. "

" As you heat the planet up, it's just like boiling a pot. "

" I don't have heroes, exactly, but I do have people I hold in high respect. Ronald Reagan, for example, stood for ideals that I value: integrity, patriotism and a fundamental belief in goodness and capabilities of mankind. "

Diane Hendricks

" To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag. "

" I think a lot of the American people feel more than a little disappointed that the high-water mark for human exploration was 1969. The dream of human space travel has almost died for a lot of people. "

" If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land. "

" I don't create companies for the sake of creating companies, but to get things done. "

" Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

" Obviously Tesla is about helping solve the consumption of energy in a sustainable manner, but you need the production of energy in a sustainable manner. "

" Facebook is quite entrenched and has a network effect. It's hard to break into a network once it's formed. "