History Quote by James Meredith

Having long suspected that there was something alive in there, running the place, separate from everything else, absolutely individual and independent, we've celebrated by…

— Lewis Thomas

We are all incredibly different and rather than being something to be ashamed of, that's something to really celebrate.

— Lissa Rankin

I did what I had to do, and you should be very proud of that. It is a great honour and you will see…

— Ziad Jarrah

Celebration of Independence Day with great pomp and show was quite appropriate when we were fighting for independence which we had neither seen nor…

— Mahatma Gandhi

I understand and appreciate and respect that any time a barrier is broken or history is made, people want to celebrate it and mark…

— Ayanna Pressley

This is a day not of celebration but of national memory. It's a day when we learn, and learn again, of the horror of…

— Bob Carr

On our beloved nation's Independence Day, I remember and salute the souls that went down for the national pride. Happy 4th of July.

— Anonymous

For me, to celebrate the twelfth of October is the absolute expression of triumphism, occupation and presumptuousness, and I think that history will remember…

— Rigoberta Menchu

Other might have forgotten, But never can i. The Flag of my country Furls very high, Happy Independence day.

— Azgraybebly Joslan

When it comes to celebrating, act like you've been there before.

— Terry Bowden

What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I…

— Josh Turner

I've been celebrated and honored in lots of places, but it's more special to me to be honored at home.

— Mark Ingram II