Anthem Quotes · Page 2

The national anthem blows. Are you kidding me? Do any of you have it on your iPod?

— Daniel Tosh

I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.

— Kate Mara

Through woods and mountain passes The winds, like anthems, roll.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

In the temple of his spirit, each man is alone.

— Ayn Rand

I don't listen to the national anthem ironically. It's a beautiful song. I love it!

— Samantha Bee

'Freebird' is an anthem, and 'Simple Man' is a very nice song.

— Gary Rossington

Tell me I'm your National Anthem. Ooh, yeah, baby, bow down, making me so wow, wow.

— Lana Del Rey

I certainly did my best to bring the story [Anthem] to life in another medium.

— Jeff Britting

Who can fail to mist at Fergie's anthem, 'My humps, my humps, my lovely lady lumps.' Hmmm. 'My lunch, my lunch, I…

— Celia Rivenbark

I sing the National Anthem, while I'm standing, over your body, hold you like a python.

— Lana Del Rey

Three-quarters of the flags, borders and anthems sitting at the U.N. today were not there 60 some-odd years ago.

— Juan Enriquez

I will never stand for a national anthem again. I will turn my back and I will raise a fist.

— Jesse Ventura

I see the crowd singing 'Rock 'N Roll' or 'Back Road' at my concerts... they are anthems and they lift up your…

— Rodney Atkins

The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word "free" to a note so…

— Tony Kushner

People who tend to listen to my music have come back and said, 'Yo, this is my anthem. This is what I…

— Big Sean

I wrote my own anthem: it's called 'Mariah's Theme.' It's on the 'Rainbow' album from '99. Back in the day.

— Mariah Carey

I have no regrets, though I was the first artist to stylize the national anthem, and I got a lot of protests…

— Jose Feliciano

The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front…

— Hugh Jackman

My heart's in stage. Making 'Quadrophenia' was exciting because we were riding around on scooters with no crash helmets. But 'hurry up…

— Phil Daniels

When I'm dead, somebody can write my biography. I wrote a national hymn, an anthem, which I don't want to present to…

— Giorgio Moroder

Our biggest thing is, any player who's protesting will tell you that the only reason we use the anthem is because it's…

— Malcolm Jenkins

Right now there’s a man on the street outside my door with outstretched hands full of heartbeats no one can hear. He…

— Andrea Gibson

At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion when the National Anthem was played. This…

— Jackie Robinson

When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to…

— Snoop Dogg

I am completely honest and truthful when I say I don’t want a gold for myself. I want a gold for the…

— Jonathan Horton

I mean, when you think about it, it's 'bombs bursting in air,' 'rocket's red glare,' it's all kinds of - you know…

— Bill Press

When children ask you questions about gray hairs, and wrinkles in the face, and sighs that have no words, and smiles too…

— Joseph Parker

“All the brass instruments and big drums in the world cannot turn ‘God Save the King’ into a good tune, but on…

— George Orwell

“For what prevents us from saying that the happy life is to have a mind that is free, lofty, fearless and steadfast…

— Lucius Annaeus Seneca

“We are defined by what we believe in. Identity is shaped by what we believe is right. Culture is cultured, pun intended;…

— Hlovate

"Animal" is my favorite song because it's a reminder for me every night when I step on to stage that I am…

— Andrew Ripp

There is really a je ne sais quoi about turkey cooking - the air of festivity, the family squabbles, the constant basting…

— Laurie Colwin

Money is the anthem, of succes, so put on your mascara and your party dress

— Lana Del Rey

I was the first artist to put the national anthem on the charts, and I'm thrilled.

— Jose Feliciano

There is nothing to take a man’s freedom away from him, save other men.

— Ayn Rand

Heartbreak is the national anthem. We sing it proudly.

— Taylor Swift

'Anthem' was the record that almost didn't get made for a completely different reason than 'Underneath.'

— Isaac Hanson

On the House Un-American Activities Committee: They'll nail anyone who ever scratched his ass during the National Anthem.

— Humphrey Bogart

Hearing the national anthem with U.S.A. across your chest is something I never really imagined me being able to do.

— Alex Caruso

Colin Kaepernick is the latest professional athlete to spark a national debate about the meaning behind the American flag and the national…

— Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf