Ties That Bind Quotes - Page 2

• Religion is the tie that binds one to one's Creator, and whilst the body perishes, as it has to, religion persists even after death.

  Mahatma Gandhi

  Ties, Religion, Body

  Mahatma Gandhi (1975). “Collected Works”

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• I think that Canada is one of the most impressive countries in the world, the way it has managed a diverse population, a migrant economy. The natural beauty of Canada is extraordinary. Obviously there is enormous kinship between the United States and Canada, and the ties that bind our two countries together are things that are very important to us.

  Barack Obama

  Country, Thinking, Two

  Interview with Peter Mansbridge, www.cbc.ca. February 17, 2009.

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• Our predecessors understood that the ties that bind America are far stronger than disagreements over any particular policy and far more durable and profound than any party affiliation.

  Madeleine Albright

  Party, America, Ties

  Remarks and Question and Answer Session at the Chamber of Commerce Dinner, 1997-2001.state.gov. June 8, 1997.

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• Are we all not, when we sit in the cinema, in the position of humans in The Matrix, tied to chairs, immersed in the spectacle run by a machine? However, a more appropriate allegory is that of the viewer himself: beneath the illusion that we "just look" at the perceived objects from a safe distance, freely sliding along them, there is the reality of the innumerable ties that bind us to what we perceive.

  Slavoj Žižek

  Running, Distance, Reality

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• Rules and responsibilities: these are the ties that bind us. We do what we do, because of who we are. If we did otherwise, we would not be ourselves. I will do what I have to do. And I will do what I must.

  Neil Gaiman

  Responsibility, Ties, Who We Are

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• I believe it is essential to have English as the official language of our National Government, for the English language is the tie that binds the millions of immigrants who come to America from divergent backgrounds. We should, and do, encourage immigrants to maintain and share their traditions, customs and religions, but the use of English is essential for immigrants and their children to participate fully in American society and achieve the American dream.

  Jim Sensenbrenner

  Dream, Children, Believe

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• I don't support gay marriage despite being a conservative. I support gay marriage because I am a conservative.

  Jens Spahn

  Gay, Support, Conservative

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I have broken all ties that bind me to the (U.S.) Army, not suddenly, impulsively, but conscientiously and after due deliberation. I sacrifice more to my principles than any other officer in the Army can do. I would rather carry a musket in the cause of the South than be commander-in-chief under Mr. Lincoln.

  Edmund Kirby Smith

  War, Army, Sacrifice

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• I think things like food, the food of the south is sort of the common tie that binds us all, Black and White, the sense memories. It's a very particular part of the country.

  Sela Ward

  Country, Memories, Black And White

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