Original Bear Flag

Famous quotes containing the words original, bear and/or flag:

“Original thought is like original sin: both happened before you were born to people you could not have possibly met.”
—Fran Lebowitz (b. 1951)

“It requires more virtue to bear good fortune than ill.”
—François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)

“There’s an enduring American compulsion to be on the side of the angels. Expediency alone has never been an adequate American reason for doing anything. When actions are judged, they go before the bar of God, where Mom and the Flag closely flank His presence.”
—Jonathan Raban (b. 1942)