National Anthem Quotes
43 National Anthem quotes by 35 unique authors
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I've never been more nervous in my life than singing the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
— Kelly Clarkson
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I knew we were in for a long season when we lined up for the national anthem on opening day and one of my players…
— Jim Leyland
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The only way you can check Gretzky is to hit him when he is standing still singing the national anthem.
— Harry Sinden
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Twenty centuries of 'progress' have brought the average citizen a vote, a national anthem, a Ford, a bank account, and a high opinion of himself,…
— Aldo Leopold
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The national anthem of hell is, "I Did It My Way."
— Peter Kreeft
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If America is destroyed, it may be by Americans who salute the flag, sing the national anthem, march in patriotic parades, cheer Fourth of July…
— Ezra Taft Benson
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No matter what. Wherever your mind wanders, it seems to turn up at the same Field of Dreams. It's the vision you wake up with…
— James C. Collins
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The national anthem blows. Are you kidding me? Do any of you have it on your iPod?
— Daniel Tosh
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At the beginning of the World Series of 1947, I experienced a completely new emotion when the National Anthem was played. This time, I thought,…
— Jackie Robinson
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There shall be a National Anthem containing incomprehensible words and a high note that normal humans cannot hit without risk of hernia.
— Dave Barry
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I am completely honest and truthful when I say I don’t want a gold for myself. I want a gold for the team. You go…
— Jonathan Horton
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There is really a je ne sais quoi about turkey cooking - the air of festivity, the family squabbles, the constant basting - that does…
— Laurie Colwin
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If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.
— Lyle Lovett
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The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.
— Bill Belichick
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I like traditions, and the national anthem is important.
— Kate Mara
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You will be pleased to know I stand obediently for the national anthem, though of course I would defend your right to remain seated should…
— Ira Glasser
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... The Anarchists' [national] anthem is an international anthem that consists of 365 raspberries blown in very quick succession to the tune of Camptown Races.…
— Mike Harding
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My dad was the district attorney of New Orleans for about 30 years. And when he opened his campaign headquarters back in the early '70s,…
— Harry Connick, Jr.
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I think as a Canadian hockey player, you go through it in your mind so many times, being able to stand on that blue line…
— Sidney Crosby
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The most scared I'd ever been was the first time I sang at a rugby match, Australia versus New Zealand, in front of one hundred…
— Hugh Jackman
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I had lots of breaks. I guess the one that got my foot in the door was singing the National Anthem at the National Finals…
— Reba McEntire
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And, you know, being able to wear the stars and stripes, when you step up on one of the blocks or, you know, when you…
— Michael Phelps
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I hate America. I hate this country. It’s just big ideas, and stories, and people dying, and people like you. The white cracker who wrote…
— Tony Kushner
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The white cracker who wrote the National Anthem knew what he was doing. He set the word "free" to a note so high nobody could…
— Tony Kushner
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It's time for a new National Anthem. America is divided into two definite divisions. The easy thing to cop out with is sayin' black and…
— Jimi Hendrix
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