"I am going to take something I learned over in Israel. Their Independence Day is preceded the 24 hours before with Memorial Day, so it gives them a chance to serve and reflect and then celebrate. I am going to try to start that tradition here in America."
"My fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country."
John F. Kennedy on Memorialday"Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it."
Mark Twain on Memorialday"Guard against the impostures of pretended patriotism."
George Washington on Memorialday"I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this reason, I insist on the right to criticize her perpetually."
James A. Baldwin on Memorialday"A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle and patriotism is loyalty to that principle."
George William Curtis on Memorialday"The majority does not rule in America, but the minority shouldn't hijack it. And it's because we're afraid. They have isolated us and made us feel as though we're alone. We're not."
"I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out there, have an idea, and create it in their own lifetime."
"What I'm trying to do is get this message out about self-empowerment, entrepreneurial spirit and true Americanism - the way we were when we changed the world, when Edison was alone, failing his 2,000th time on the lightbulb."
"A country is made not by policy alone, but by its music, its entertainment shows, all of it."
"When did it become a problem to be a small businessman and become successful? The small businessman - like my father, or like me?"