Bits Quote by Arundhati Roy

“Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s minds & then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead.”

— Arundhati Roy

Flags are bits of colored cloth that governments use first to shrink-wrap people’s brains and then as ceremonial shrouds to bury the dead. When…

— Arundhati Roy

FLAG, n. A colored rag borne above troops and hoisted on forts and ships. It appears to serve the same purpose as certain signs…

— Ambrose Bierce

Nationalism of one kind or another was the cause of most of the genocide of the twentieth century. Flags are bits of colored cloth…

— Arundhati Roy

A flag is supposed to represent everything that a country does. It doesn't only represent the good things. If you burn the flag, you're…

— George Carlin

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It…

— John Thune

A flag translates into everything, from tacky souvenirs to the names of organizations and the way that flags function.

— Gilbert Baker

People rarely win wars, governments rarely lose them. People get killed. Governments moult and regroup, hydra-headed. They use flags first to shrink-wrap people's minds…

— Arundhati Roy

We have bodies coming home and coffins covered in flags, not just in the UK but world-wide.

— Michael Morpurgo

Flags are about proclaiming power... that visibility is key to our success and to our justice.

— Gilbert Baker

There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.

— Arthur C. Clarke

I'm not really clear what the whole deal is with flags. I like my flag, but I wouldn't die for it. There's issues of…

— Eddi Reader