Anthem Quote by Hristo Stoichkov

People consider me more as hero. Apparently they like the way I stand up, for myself and give my opinion. The french speaking people…

— Louis Riel

When I did the anthem, I did it with the understanding in my heart and mind that I did it because I'm a patriot.…

— Jose Feliciano

I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me, you know.

— Carla Bruni

I think my patriotism is strong enough to not be offended when somebody takes a knee during the anthem. That's not something I take…

— Sean Doolittle

You represent your country - that's the biggest honour ever. I had the privilege of doing that for more than 14 years.

— AB de Villiers

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

— Jesse Ventura

I've stood for the national anthem ever since grade school. It's a patriotic thing for me. I understand what Colin Kaepernick and others are…

— Bubba Wallace

I must represent France, and I want to be elegant, and I want the French people to be proud of me.

— Carla Bruni

A patriotic song is an emotion and you must not embarrass an audience with it, or they will hate your guts.

— Irving Berlin

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

— Lana Del Rey

The greatest patriotism is to tell your country when it is behaving dishonorably, foolishly, viciously.

— Julian Barnes

I mean, sometimes we do do that, The National Anthem was a caustic satire and sometimes that's the way to go with the story…

— Charlie Brooker