State Pride Quotes

You may all go to Hell, and I will go to Texas.

As I've often said, Wisconsin's greatest strength continues to be the dedicated, hardworking people of our state. They go to work everyday, pay their taxes, and raise their kids with good, Midwestern values.

For kids back home, making our state proud is the biggest thing.

Respect and a gentlemanly character - those are marks of a Nebraskan.

Arkansas Comes First.

Not much about California, on its own preferred terms, has encouraged its children to see themselves as connected to one another.

As a Californian, I feel lucky to live in what is truly the Golden State - a place of sunshine, agricultural bounty, natural beauty, technological innovation, and boundless optimism.

When I was growing up in Texas, I didn't think there was anywhere else to live; that's how we're raised in Texas.

Anybody that's been in Indiana for five minutes knows that Hoosier hospitality is not a slogan, it's a reality.

My version of 'Georgia' became the state song of Georgia. That was a big thing for me, man. It really touched me. Here is a state that used to lynch people like me suddenly declaring my version of a song as its state song. That is touching.

It was an amazing feeling of now being a larger part of your state

The red I wear is Indiana's red, not Moscow's red. Indiana was here long before communism.

One way or another, I want to be a positive force for the people of Louisiana and the United States of America in whatever way I can serve.

Coloradans of all walks of life value the environment.

I love the 20 million people that live in my state and 100 million tourists.

I'm a native West Virginian and I've been called everything from a hillbilly to a stump jumper. I'm always proud of it; I'm very proud to be a West Virginian.

Anybody that knows me knows that I'm a huge fan of Texas. I live and breathe Texas.

I know that my grandfather is 92 years old. And he has seen this country evolve in amazing ways. He looks at South Carolina and he says, wow, what an amazing state that we have the blessing to live within because of the evolution.

I'm an honest, hardworking conservative leader who will stand up to Washington and fight for Nebraska.

Today 25 million Texans can celebrate our liberty, and honor the founding generation of Texans who secured it for us. Happy Texas Independence Day, and God Bless Texas.

I was always proud about being from Texas and, you know, maybe that was part of fearlessness. I love the fact that Texas is so big, but you don't feel small because of that.

East is East, and West is San Francisco, according to Californians. Californians are a race of people; they are not merely inhabitants of a State.

When rough times have fallen upon our state in the past, Texans have always responded with generosity and an eagerness to help. The compassionate response to the fires has proven that this community spirit is alive and well.

Twenty-two astronauts were born in Ohio. What is it about your state that makes people want to flee the Earth?" - Stephen Colbert to Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones, "The Colbert Report," November 3, 2005

I could be anywhere in the country, and people will ask, 'Are you from Jersey?' I'm proud of that. We're a weird breed.