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" Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard, and you loved something, you could become successful. "

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" I know it is very hard to rise above the influences of party prejudice. Often, it almost drowns the sentiment of patriotism. Party rancor and party hatred are the last serpents which the genius of patriotism can crush. "

Joseph P. Bradley

Patriotism

Know

Rise Above

" I think the Hispanic community, the values that resonate in our community, are fundamentally conservative. They are faith, family, patriotism. "

" I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty. "

" Americans never quit. "

" I'm no longer dependent on the movie business to make a living. So if I want to make movies as other old guys would play golf, I can. "

" During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland. "

" My family were symphonic musicians and in the opera. Also, it was my era, the love of radio. We used to listen to the radio at night, close our eyes and see movies far more beautiful than you can photograph. "

" I 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. "

" Here's how I see obesity: as a symptom. The larger problem is over-consumption. In a society that identifies consumption with patriotism, valorizes 'growth' above all else and assigns status according to how much you consume, we compete with each other to see who can consume the most. "

" I've been offered lots of movies. There's always some actor who's doing a project and would like to have me do it. But you look at the project and think, 'Gee, there are a lot of good directors who could do that.' I'd like to do something only I can do. "

Francis Ford Coppola

Good

Look

" Anyone who's made film and knows about the cinema has a lifelong love affair with the experience. You never stop learning about film. "

" I had a number of teachers who hated me. I didn't do well in school. "

" It is a little disappointing to see that your legs are not as strong. But I like the idea of growing old, and the thought of approaching death is not particularly daunting to me. "

Francis Ford Coppola

Death

Growing Old

" One tell-tale sign of a Wingnut: they always confuse partisanship with patriotism. "

" Patriotism is strong nationalistic feeling for a country whose borders and whose legitimacy and whose ethnic composition is taken for granted. "

" I was raised as a Catholic, but I didn't like the Catholic Church at all. I thought the nuns were mean. "

Francis Ford Coppola

Mean

Thought

" Patriotism has no appeal to us; justice has. Party has no weight with us; principle has. Loyalty is meaningless; it depends on what one is loyal to. "

A. Philip Randolph

Loyalty

Justice

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

" I'm an advocate of the great Dr. Johnson, the English man of letters who said that patriotism was the last refuge of the scoundrel. "

" One, if you attack my integrity, I will defend myself. If you attack my patriotism, I will defend myself. If you come after my family, I will counter-attack viciously, I will destroy you. "

" The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants. "

" Ten Days That Shook The World, by Eisenstein, I went to see it, and I was so impressed with this film, so impressed with what cinema could do. "

" The mobilisation which Bush has been able to perform since 11 September 2001 has to be fought - at least by Americans - in the name of a wise, honourable and democratic patriotism. "

" During times of war, hatred becomes quite respectable even though it has to masquerade often under the guise of patriotism. "

" I had an older brother who was very interested in literature, so I had an early exposure to literature, and and theater. My father sometimes would work in musical comedies. "

" When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish. "

" I was terrible at maths, but I could grasp science, and I used to love to read about the lives of the scientists. I wanted to be a scientist or an inventor. "

" 'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.' "

Gilbert K. Chesterton

Think

Saying

Patriotism

" Each nation feels superior to other nations. That breeds patriotism - and wars. "

" Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched. "