When you feel selfish enough to lose yourself in helping others, that's when a patriot is born - that's when an animal turns into a human.

Service is the lifeforce of patriotism.

It’s time we take the leap across the infectious carcass of nationalism and rise as patriots of humanity - as patriots of a planet and not of any nation, religion or language. And you can take that leap, only if you have an indomitable sense of oneness with all of humankind.

A nation's worth lies not in the value of its currency, but in the character of its people.