“Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he han...” — Maria Montessori Quote

“Dependence is not patriotism. A man does not love his mother if he hangs about her to the point of burdening her with a weak, feckless son.”

“How can any one paint who cannot grade colors? How can any one write poetry who has not learnt to hear and see?”

“The study of expression ought to form a part of the study of psychology, but it also comes within the province of anthropology because the habitual, life-long expressions of the face determine the wrinkles of old age, which are distinctly an anthropological characteristic.”

“There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.”

“When I was a kid, back in the '40s, I was a voracious comic book reader. And at that time, there was a lot of patriotism in the comics. They were called things like 'All-American Comics' or 'Star-Spangled Comics' or things like that. I decided to do a logo that was a parody of those comics, with 'American' as the first word.”

“I wake up every morning singing 'The Star-Spangled Banner.'”