#makes

What constitutes an American? Not color nor race nor religion. Not the pedigree of his family nor the place of his birth. Not the coincidence of his citizenship. Not his social status nor his bank account. Not his trade nor his profession. An American is one who loves justice and believes in the dignity of man. An American is one who will fight for his freedom and that of his neighbor. An American is one who will sacrifice property, ease and security in order that he and his children may retain the rights of free men. An American is one in whose heart is engraved the immortal second sentence of the Declaration of Independence. ↗

— Harold Ickes

#americans #speech #what-makes-an-american #family

Hey! look at us We're digging and digging Into stubborn, ancient earth; We're discovering Where we came from, and how we came. "but where are you going?" Hey! look at us We're learning and learning Into stubborn laws Of nature and space And non-nature and non-space; We're discovering All there is to know. "but where are you going?" Hey! look at us We're planning and planning Into stubborn years Of education and training And hopes and dreams; We're discovering How not to waste any time. "but where are you going?" Hey! look at us We're shiny and bright And clever and sophisticated And witty and well-read; We're discovering How to really fill up This old life. "but where are you going?" where? "Yes; where? ↗

— Lois A. Cheney

#culture #deep-thought #inspirational #life #lois-a-cheney

A man who makes trouble for others is also making trouble for himself. ↗

— Chinua Achebe

#himself #makes #making #man #others

Everything has changed. An interview has become such a confrontational thing. It makes you very defensive. ↗

— Francesca Annis

#changed #confrontational #defensive #everything #interview

It is not the oath that makes us believe the man, but the man the oath. ↗

— Aeschylus

#makes #man #oath #us

Thought means life, since those who do not think so do not live in any high or real sense. Thinking makes the man. ↗

— Amos Bronson Alcott

#high #life #live #makes #man

If they want to talk about aliens and anything like that... that's part of the gift God gave us. That's what makes life exciting. We're pretty stuck, you know. What gives flight to our life is our imagination. ↗

— Michael Moriarty

#anything #exciting #flight #gave #gift

We are at our very best, and we are happiest, when we are fully engaged in work we enjoy on the journey toward the goal we've established for ourselves. It gives meaning to our time off and comfort to our sleep. It makes everything else in life so wonderful, so worthwhile. ↗

— Earl Nightingale

#comfort #else #engaged #enjoy #established

To get nostalgic about other people's music, or even about your own, makes a terrible statement about the condition of your life and your prospects for the future. ↗

— Neil Peart

#condition #even #future #get #life

French is a language that makes those who speak it both calm and dynamic. ↗

— Bernard Pivot

#calm #dynamic #french #language #makes