Sandra Bernhard Quotes

I will devote my body and soul to the service of the people and the nation.

Wayne: You wanna know why I really came to find you? Waxilliam: Why? Wayne: I thought of you happy in a comfy bed, resting and relaxing, spending the rest of your life sipping tea and reading papers while people bring you food and maids rub your toes and stuff. Waxilliam: And? Wayne: And I just couldn't leave you to a fate like that...I'm too good a friend to let a mate of mine die in such a terrible situation. Waxilliam: Comfortable? Wayne: No. Boring.

I can never think of promoting my convenience at the expense of a friend's interest and inclination.

I'm a really selfish person. But I would do anything for my friends.

For how many things, which for our own sake we should never do, do we perform for the sake of our friends.

If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.

For me, 'Lamb' started out as a further exploration of the phenomenon of faith and the responsibility of a messiah that I touched on in 'Coyote Blue' and 'Island of the Sequined Love Nun,' but it ended up being an exploration of the true meaning of sacrifice, loyalty, and friendship.

Morality binds people into groups. It gives us tribalism, it gives us genocide, war, and politics. But it also gives us heroism, altruism, and sainthood.

David Robinson chose to stay at Navy. He talked about commitment, loyalty and values. I wonder how many of us would choose these virtues rather than the chance of becoming a millionaire, especially if you were a college sophomore when you had to make that choice.

If you really believe in a cause, let the cause speak for itself. And if you, by your personality, are damaging that cause, if you really believe in it, you step aside.

There's something so grabbing about people who will do anything for one another.

He was a great patriot, a humanitarian, a loyal friend; provided, of course, he really is dead.

The only principles of public conduct that are worthy of a gentleman or a man are to sacrifice estate, ease, health, and applause, and even life, to the sacred calls of his country.

Players aren't quite as mercenary as people make them out to be. Some of them are but some aren't.

My main ambition is to be of use to my country and my people.

Defender of the liberty that I idolize, myself more free than anyone, in coming as a friend to offer my services to this intriguing republic, I bring to it only my frankness and my good will; no ambition, no self-interest; in working for my glory, I work for their happiness.

A real friend is one who walks in when the rest of the world walks out.

Patriotism must not be stored in closets and brought forth for airing only on holidays and special occasions. Patriotism is a living quality that must be nurtured and examined to ensure positive growth. Once matured, it must be strong enough to survive the challenges of criticism, conflict, imprisonment, or personal sacrifice.

Reason perhaps teaches certain bourgeois virtues, but it does not make either heroes or saints.

It is the essence of responsibility to put the public good ahead of personal gain.

Being of service is not enough. You must become a servant of the people. When you do, you can demand their commitment in return

The ages of greatest public spirit are not always eminent for private virtue.

I promise you that during my life, I was more concerned about not letting people down, about doing my part, than I was ever into what it did for me.

Let me be very clear: my friendship with my friends ends where the interest of the country begins.

There is a basic idea to this fighting spirit: that there are standards worth devoting yourself to that are more important than your self-interest.