Jews have had to carry around their own sense of self in a carpet bag and I think perhaps too much emphasis might be being put on nationality and on the other hand patriotism that sort of thing.
But my patriotism goes for something beyond what we have. We don't have something that I want to die for - anymore.
I think the reaction to a World War II situation would be the same today as it was in 1942. Initially people would question but once patriotism got stirred up the whole thing would gather momentum and we'd all pull together.
The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?
I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws?
Most Italians who came to this country are very patriotic. There was this exciting possibility that if you worked real hard and you loved something you could become successful.
Can anything be stupider than that a man has the right to kill me because he lives on the other side of a river and his ruler has a quarrel with mine though I have not quarrelled with him?
If you have confidence you have patience. Confidence that is everything.
The only thing of weight that can be said against modern honor is that it is directly opposite to religion. The one bids you bear injuries with patience the other tells you if you don't resent them you are not fit to live.
And so at the age of thirty I had successively disgraced myself with three fine institutions each of which had made me free of its full and rich resources had trained me with skill and patience and had shown me nothing but forbearance and charity when I failed in trust.
The very important thing you should have is patience.
I wish I was a shredder that could play everything but I don't have the patience.
I've always been a person with patience and I don't like to force things.
Everything is out there if you know how to find it and have the patience. I don't and haven't but that's my problem.
I think God's really blessed me with patience. I'm good with a lot of things going on at once.
Give your dog or cat respect patience understanding and love. And if you just change to one vegetarian day a week that's a wonderful step that will save animal lives. It means you have chosen something kind instead of something cruel.
Patience was not something that came naturally to me but in cooking it is the quintessential skill.
I haven't been given many things but I've been given ample limitless patience.
My biggest weakness is patience wanting to see things happen too quickly or get changes in place right away. Not having the patience to let things develop.
Everyone is given one gift a reason for being and it's our obligation to do something with it. Obviously it's a challenge - but if you're not taking the bull by the horns I have no patience for you. You're just taking up space.
So when I do Chinese cooking I mix everything together then the kids have to eat their vegetables. They won't have the patience to pick them out.
My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to or you don't have inspiration it will come.
There are very little things in this life I cannot afford and patience is one of them.
Only those who have patience to do simple things perfectly ever acquire the skill to do difficult things easily.