Patriotism Quotes - Page 7

ABYSSOur country livesAmong the deadAnd dies among the livingSometimes.

The only goal in life is to be happy, genuinely, intensely and consistently , regardless of what it looks like to others.

The only difference between success and failure is Lack of Vision

If we try to see something positive in everything we do, life won't necessarily become easier but it becomes more valuable.

Lincoln did not admire those who think it is a mark of sophistication to sneer at patriotism. He believed that God has a will for a country and that is honest man should rejoice in the effort to try to remake his country after the Divine pattern, insofar as that pattern is revealed to him.

The only principle which will make you more content, less bitter is to live a life that has "Less excuses, more results. Less distraction, more focus. Less me, more we. Live with "Gratitude" not with "Greytitude

It is not always the same thing to be a good man and a good citizen.

A patriot must always be ready to defend his country against his government.

The difference between patriotism and nationalism is that the patriot is proud of his country for what it does, and the nationalist is proud of his country no matter what it does; the first attitude creates a feeling of responsibility, but the second a feeling of blind arrogance that leads to war.

If you're patriotic, stand up for the Bill of Rights because once they strip your rights from you, you will pay hell to get them back. You will and we're in the process of it right now.

What makes a nation great is not primarily its great men but the stature of its innumerable mediocre ones.

Be proud of your people when you don't have to be ashamed of any of its social classes.

True heroism is not reserved solely for men and women in uniform. Heroes come from all walks of lifestyles.

Never forsake your motherland.

I’ve never really understood national pride, or even ethnic pride. It should be more about pride at being a human and living on this planet with fellow humans surely, let’s widen the parameters a bit

Peggy is a sovereign nation. She governs herself and those around her by her own laws.

There are so many things to exploit man, but religion and patriotism are at the top of the list.

However she redefined herself, that part of one that made for the core of the self, that part that we think of as the ultimate, inner being—that was ineradicable Scottish. That part spoke with a Scottish voice; that part looked out through Scottish eyes; and it was that part that now welled within her as she gazed out through the window of the descending plane and saw below her the rolling Borders hills…

Ireland is a fatal disease fatal to Englishmen and doubly fatal to Irishmen.

Dear sirs, The cold war isn’t over. When national borders fail, the epidermis is the last line of defense. We are counting on you.Sincerely,Patriot

It's such a shame that we know so little about our own country, that we can't find it in our hearts to love our own kind. Instead we admire those who show our country disrespect and betray its people.

Me, personally. I do not know a soul who perished that day of 9/11. But it did then, does now, and I imagine it always will bring out the Patriot in me.

True patriotism is doing something for your country.

Every interaction is an opportunity to learn, Only if we are interested in improving rather than proving.

I venture to suggest that patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

That speech (Daniel Webster's) “raised the idea of Union above contract or expediency and enshrined it in the American heart.

Patriotism is a kind of religion; it is the egg from which wars are hatched."]

We had traveled far and long to get here but were still the same still-born, unreconstructed people who had once met on this landscape that began somewhere not too far south of the south and ended all the way up in the northernmost extremes of the north, and every soul begotten upon this land was a bastard child of that interminable human equation: colonizer and colony, slave and master, rapist and victim, and any pledge to loyalty and patriotism was an oath to both parts of this equation—we were the seconds obliviously turned up on the old, unregenerate battlefield, here to fight in history’s redundant, never-ending duel, always carrying someone else’s sword and flag in the name of the myth.

They loved their country largely because they controlled it.

No body is a looser either he is a Winner or a Learner

Statism is a mental disorder, much akin to Stockholm Syndrome.

Patriotism is not short frenzied outbursts of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedicaton of a lifetime.

If there is one principle more deeply rooted in the mind of every American, it is that we should have nothing to do with conquest.

I wonder how many such men in America would know that Communism, the New Deal, Fascism, Nazism, are merely so-many trade-names for collectivist Statism, like the trade-names for tooth-pastes which are all exactly alike except for the flavouring.

Such then is the human condition, that to wish greatness for one's country is to wish harm to one's neighbors.

In peace we play and freedom ring, Now let us enjoy a mantra to sing, Down here we know that today Elated it's a really sunny day,Play: It's Independence Day!Ensure you celebrate with joyful thought Never forget that for freedom we fought Dance and sing we never forgot Erase all doubts of what we got.Now it's time to celebrate, Chant hymns and vibrate! Expectations must be met. Don't give up and don't forget.As sometimes it's the only wayYield for freedom, learn to play.

Breathes there the man with soul so dead Who never to himself hath said This is my own my native land!

Patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.

Call me a proud American, if you want, but I truly believe that no other nation on Earth possesses the capabilities to put on a more powerful display of underwater mermaid patriotism.

Competition works best in sports, but humans get addicted to stuff.

Don’t keep those people in your life who are completely negative in approach. Eventually these people will stress you out and be the source of your downfall.

Patriotism is the narcissism of countries.

To be a patriot, one had to say, and keep on saying, "Our Country, right or wrong," and urge on the little war. Have you not perceived that that phrase is an insult to the nation?

My old man says when it's time to be counted, the important thing is to be man enough to stand up.

And Egypt ? What is Egypt strenght?her resilience ?her ability to absorb poeple and events into the pores of her being? is that true or is it just a consolation ? a shifting of responsibility? and if it is true , how much can she absorb and still remain Egypt ?

America needs to relearn a lost discipline, self-confident relentlessness...

Sorry, but when anyone self-applies the label of "patriot" I gag a little.

A lie near to truth is always difficult to catch

Patriotism is not defined by loyalty to a particular elected official or political party. Indeed, excess loyalty to a single individual or party is the very antithesis of patriotism, as it places fealty to that individual or party over allegiance to the country, its interests, and its values. True patriotism is measured by the extent to which one believes in, and is willing to fight for and defend, the defining values and core principles of our country.

Life's too short to wake up in the morning with regrets, So ... Love the people who treat you right and pray for the ones who don't. Life is 10% what you make it 90% how you take it.

Japanese people today think of money, just money: Where is our national spirit today? The Jieitai must be the soul of Japan. … The nation has no spiritual foundation. That is why you don’t agree with me. You will just be American mercenaries. There you are in your tiny world. You do nothing for Japan. … I salute the Emperor. Long live the emperor!

Love is the reflection of a broken heart in a shattered mirror...

Schools and universities are (as in a body) the noble and vital parts, which being vigorous and sound send good blood and active spirits into the veins and arteries, which cause health and strength; or, if feeble or ill-affected, corrupt all the vital parts; whereupon grow diseases, and in the end, death itself.

I have only a bare working knowledge of the human brain but it's enough to make me proud to be an American.

It is at the precise moment that I take something for granted that I have placed myself in the precarious position of losing that very thing. And if that thing I risk losing is liberty, taking it for granted is foolishness of the most foolish sort.

Life is about the moments you create, that you can keep it with you FOREVER. After everything is over,That is what we have or what we are left with.

His (Lincoln's) patriotism was saved from idolatry by the overwhelming sense of the sovereignty of God.

Patriots must have the ideas and the tools so that we can recruit, sow the seeds of doubt, and take the fight to the enemy's safe place.

Sometimes even a "Yes" can be fatal for our Souls

The only difference between Patriotism and Brand loyalty is that the latter doesn't kill you.