#beacon

I'd rather see the United States as a beacon of good work and good citizenship, rather than as #1 on some international educational measurement. ↗

— Howard Gardner

#citizenship #educational #good #good work #i

And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world. ↗

— Taylor Hackford

#ego #far #go #how #how far

When America closes its doors, so does everybody else. We are the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets. ↗

— Jon Huntsman, Jr.

#beacon #closes #does #doors #else

He who thinks and thinks for himself, will always have a claim to thanks; it is no matter whether it be right or wrong, so as it be explicit. If it is right, it will serve as a guide to direct; if wrong, as a beacon to warn. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#beacon #claim #direct #explicit #guide

Free nations of the world cannot allow Taiwan, a beacon of democracy, to be subdued by an authoritarian China. ↗

— Nick Lampson

#authoritarian #beacon #cannot #china #democracy

For every $5 that Boston's economy sends up to Beacon Hill, the state gives only $1 back to us. ↗

— Thomas Menino

#beacon #boston #economy #every #gives

And when they do spin out of control there are important ramifications that affect America, not just its direct national interest but its broader interests as a nation which has thought of itself as a beacon to other nations, of freedom, liberty, democracy, whatever. ↗

— John Pomfret

#america #beacon #broader #control #democracy

We still believe in the America that is a land of opportunity and a beacon of freedom. We believe in the America that challenges each of us to be better and bigger than ourselves. ↗

— Mitt Romney

#beacon #believe #better #bigger #challenges

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help. ↗

— Chris Chocola

#democracy #east #emerge #help #hope

Before she married my father, my mother was a film reviewer for The Akron Beacon Journal - a small newspaper. ↗

— Jim Jarmusch

#beacon #before #father #film #journal