John Ratzenberger Quotes

I'm not a monarchist. But I'm English. And I have an irrational emotion for my country.

You can't underestimate how patriotic the people of this country are.

I'm a proud Australian, a very, very proud Australian.

I am passionate. I am political about my country, about what it is, how strong it is, how strong it remains.

I am an Australian citizen, and I miss my country a great deal.

I believe patriotism comes from the heart. Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief.

I am an American in every fiber of my body and in every heartbeat.

Patriotism is your conviction that this country is superior to all others because you were born in it.

Our country - whether bounded by the St. John's and the Sabine, or however otherwise bounded or described, and be the measurements more or less; - still our country, to be cherished in all our hearts, and to be defended by all our hands.

Unlike many other peoples less happy, we give our devotion to a Government, to its Constitution, to its flag, and not to men.

Something has been lost, a special feeling of patriotism, of belonging, is vanishing.

I'm extremely patriotic. I'll always be Canadian.

There are times this stony heart of mine feels a burst of British pride.

My mind is always focused on the country.

Scratch below the surface, and you will find I am a patriotic little thing, desperately proud to be part of this island nation.

My brother loves this country deeply. He has laid down roots, and he has always been incredibly patriotic and committed to this country.

Throughout my professional basketball career, I have always voiced my patriotism for my native land.

I think Americans are really patriotic people, so patriotism is something they can understand. I'm very patriotic about Brazil, my country, and that includes my language.

Loyalty to the country does not end with territory. Sometimes you are elsewhere, but your heart is really for the country.

We like being English, but we're not that patriotic.

The entire country may disagree with me, but I don't understand the necessity for patriotism. Why do you have to be a patriot? About what? This land is our land? Why? You can like where you live and like your life, but as for loving the whole country? I don't see why people care about patriotism.

A man is not expected to love his country, lest he make an ass of himself. Yet our country, seen through the mists of smog, is curiously lovable, in somewhat the way an individual who has got himself into an unconscionable scrape seems lovable - or at least deserving of support.

Governor, why wouldn't anyone want to say the Pledge of Allegiance, unless they detested their own country or were ignorant of its greatness?

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

Whilst in Prussia poets only speak of the love of country as one of the dearest of all human affections, here there is no man who does not feel, and describe with rapture, how much he loves his country.