Famous Quotes & Sayings

Our country is the only one in the world with a national anthem that the last two words are Play Ball!

I think this is a production of a record company, is not part of the movement. Somebody should translate exactly the national anthem of the United States, into Spanish, and into Korean, for that matter, many other languages, so people know exactly the meaning, the history and the words in the national anthem.

Jan Morris

I think it is vital that we know the national anthem because we, as Americans, should take pride in the fact that we live in such a wonderful country.

Scott Stapp

I'm a huge NASCAR fan, ... I loved performing at the NASCAR awards banquet last year and I can't wait to sing the national anthem in November at the championship race in Homestead. It's a real honor to partner with NASCAR in promoting the cup challenge.

Scott Stapp

I'm a huge NASCAR fan, ... I loved performing at the NASCAR awards banquet last year and I can't wait to sing the national anthem in November at the championship race in Homestead. It's a real honor to partner with NASCAR in promoting the cup challenge.

George H. W. Bush

I think the national anthem ought to be sung in English

He was standing in stocking feet during the national anthem when the guy ran in with the sneakers. His focus wasn't real strong that night on his part. He didn't have one of his better games because that was distraction to him.

My Generation is, without doubt, and all-time classic... I can't think of a better iconic anthem for HMV's new download service as it reaches out to existing fans and a new generation of music buyers alike.

Neither side wanted that to happen we didn't want any patient we didn't want any anthem member to be disrupted in any way and so we're please that all of that has been avoided.

Rory Bremner

Maybe we like our politicians to appear like bumbling oafs. It certainly never did Ronald Reagan or George Bush any harm. The Italians still seem enamoured of Silvio Berlusconi - a man whose entry into a room is less likely to be greeted with the Italian national anthem than by the Benny Hill theme tune.

Brendon Urie

There's actually a song called 'Vegas Lights,' which I wanted to be an anthem for Vegas, that represented how I felt when I went to the clubs. I felt this weird energy where everybody was having a good time, and it didn't matter. Dancing like nobody's watching. It was kind of beautiful.

Aretha Franklin

We were a little upset initially. Detroit is a city of music legends, and we thought it would be remiss to come all the way here and not use at least one artist from Detroit. But I'm appreciative of the fact that they did ask me to do the halftime show several times before, and the anthem this time.

Chris Van Allsburg

The crudest thing I've done as a teacher was to require students to write a national anthem for their country and sing it themselves.

Explain it as we may, a martial strain will urge a man into the front rank of battle sooner than an argument, and a fine anthem excite his devotion more certainly than a logical discourse.

Charles Spurgeon

I tell you the groans of the damned in hell are the deep bass of the universal anthem of praise that shall ascend to the throne of my God for ever and ever.

Pat Conroy

To Southerners like my mother, 'Gone With the Wind' was not just a book; it was an answer, a clenched fist raised to the North, an anthem of defiance.

Jim Nantz

You just can't go out and find somebody who's going to sing the anthem with respect,

We also will do some music that is representative of the country that we are visiting. We brought in a native of Croatia who moved here a few years ago and speaks the language. So we were able to teach the boys some words and pronunciation and she was nice enough to bring us folk songs and the national anthem of Croatia. We learned those things and are hoping to do them while we are on tour. It is nice to show people you are making an attempt to learn a little bit about their language and culture.

Hayley Kiyoko

I loved the idea of how all these guys always are stealing other guys' girls and I was like, 'There's no female anthem for a girl stealing another guy's girl,' and that is the coolest thing ever.

Tessa Virtue

Anytime we can represent Canada we're so proud, but that medal ceremony was really nice, hearing our national anthem and knowing all our hard work had paid off.

It has the passion, it has the respect, it has all of the things that you really want an anthem to have and it carries the melody.

Shawn Amos

If you're going to write an anthem for an old man who's up at political bat for the last time, give him a decent song. Send him off with something that creates some chills or something.

Ira Glasser

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 you so decide.

I haven't been told anything yet. I don't have a (Chicago) apartment yet. I haven't shipped my car. I'm still on the same (philosophy) as two years ago. Until I'm told and until the (National) Anthem on April 2, that's where I know where I'm at.

Dan Jansen

I remember standing on that podium, ... and for the first time probably before or since, wishing our national anthem had more verses.

Anthem increased, so I think they'll do pretty well.

The national anthem is kind of a hard song to sing sometimes, and God gave me the strength to put it together.

There will be no disruption whatsoever from the members' standpoint. We think this is welcome news for Anthem members and for Central Indiana residents.

Taylor Swift

Heartbreak is the national anthem. We sing it proudly.

W. S. Gilbert

We are very excited to have a branch located near the Anthem Community of Henderson. Additionally, we are very fortunate to have Michele manage this office. Her experience in this area and community will be important in driving the growth of the branch.

You hear the national anthem for your country. I think it's the best feeling I've ever had.

It was the shortest tag-team match I had in history. They jumped us during the Russian national anthem and doubled-teamed me. And the match was over in less than a minute. The next day I blamed Nikolai and jumped him on TV.

Rick Moranis

Geddy Lee and I went to the same grade school. He moved away when we were still young, but I remember him like I do all my friends from back then. Then in 1982, Dave Thomas and I were approached to do a record as the McKenzie Brothers on Anthem Records, the same label that Rush was on.