“I am completely honest and truthful when I say I don’t want a gold for myself. I want a gold for the team. You go up there and do it as a collective group and it’s so much more satisfying, I mean you look around and you see the faces and just wow, this was a team effort and we did this together. It’s incredible and that’s my dream. I wanna win a gold medal and see the flag go up, hear the national anthem and just know that I did it with my brothers standing next to me.” KnowsWantLooksMeanDreamTogetherFacesNextWinningEffortGroupsTeamHonestBrotherStandingGoldIncrediblesMy BrotherCollectivesSatisfyingWowFlagsTruthfulMedalGold MedalsAnthemNational AnthemTeam Effort Author:Jonathan Horton
“There is really a je ne sais quoi about turkey cooking - the air of festivity, the family squabbles, the constant basting - that does not apply to the turkey breast, which is, really, a convenience of food... A turkey without seasonal angst is like a baseball game without a national anthem, a winter without snow, a birthday party without candles.” DoeGamesPartyAirBaseballCookingConstantWinterSnowBreastsCandleTurkeysFunny InspirationalConvenienceAngstAnthemBaseball GamesBirthday PartyNational AnthemFestivitiesSquabbles Author:Laurie Colwin
“Mitt Romney's rally in Mansfield, Ohio, on Monday began the way every political event begins. 'Please stand for the Pledge of Allegiance and our country's national anthem.' This is always an uncomfortable moment for me. While I sat at my laptop, most of the reporters around me stood and put their hands over their hearts. This time instead of just sitting and working, I tweeted what I was feeling: 'Ari_Shapiro: As a reporter I'm torn about joining in the pledge of allegiance/national anthem at rallies. I'm a rally observer, not a participant.'” WayHeartCountryMomentsFeelingsHandsPoliticalEventsPleaseSittingOur CountryUncomfortableSatReportersTornMondayObserversRomneyPledgeAllegianceJoiningParticipantsOhioLaptopsAnthemPledge Of AllegianceNational AnthemJoining In Author:Ari Shapiro
“If you forget the words to your own song, you can always claim artistic license. Forget the words to the national anthem and you're screwed.” IfsSongForgetClaimsArtisticLicenseAnthemNational AnthemSinging The National Anthem Author:Lyle Lovett
“The only thing I can cheer for in Philadelphia is the national anthem.” I CanCheerPhiladelphiaAnthemNational Anthem Author:Bill Belichick
“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.” KnowsShouldCoursesAnthemNational AnthemSinging The National Anthem Author:Ira Glasser