To be a Pole does not mean just to speak Polish or to feel close to other Poles, but to value the Polish nation above all else ... [A Pole] must accept everything Polish, both good and bad, and must accept every period of the nation's history, both strong and weak. Roman Dmowski
That makes me think of the 2002 World Cup Final above all else. Nobody thought at the time that our team would get through to the Final against Brazil. We should remember that this summer. Angela Merkel
If what you seek is Truth, there is one thing you must have above all else.” "I know. An overwhelming passion for it.” "No. An unremitting readiness to admit you may be wrong. Anthony de Mello
Man is above all else mind, consciousness -- that is, he is a product of history, not of nature. Antonio Gramsci
Adoration is caring for God above all else. Evelyn Underhill
No one can be a painter unless he cares for painting above all else. Édouard Manet