I'd like to be more patient! I just want everything now. I've tried to meditate, but it's really hard for me to stay still. I'd like to try to force myself to do it, because everybody says how wonderful meditation is for you, but I can't shut my mind up. So patience and learning is the key.

No man can be a patriot on an empty stomach.

Patriotism is the virtue of the vicious.

The greater the state, the more wrong and cruel its patriotism, and the greater is the sum of suffering upon which its power is founded.

The highest patriotism is not a blind acceptance of official policy, but a love of one's country deep enough to call her to a higher plain.

A steady patriot of the world alone, The friend of every country but his own.

I think I'm one of the most patriotic people that I've ever encountered in America. I consider myself a bedrock patriot. I participate very actively in local politics, because my voice might be worthwhile. I participate in a meaningful way - not by donations; I work at it.

Next to the love of God, the love of country is the best preventive of crime.

Let's give some substance to patriotism. It may take a generation.

Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's founders and heroes. As the ultimate icon of America's storied history, the Stars and Stripes represents the very best of this nation.

The proper means of increasing the love we bear our native country is to reside some time in a foreign one.

When I grew up, I only had two dreams. One was to be a cowboy and another was to be in the military. I grew up extremely patriotic and riding horses.

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.

Patriotism is an instant reaction that fades away when the war starts.

Is life so dear or peace so sweet as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery? Forbid it, Almighty God! I know not what course others may take, but as for me, give me liberty, or give me death!

Let us form one body, one heart, and defend to the last warrior our country, our homes, our liberty, and the graves of our fathers.

I saw courage both in the Vietnam War and in the struggle to stop it. I learned that patriotism includes protest, not just military service.

Real patriotism is a willingness to challenge the government when it's wrong.

The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to power and tyranny.

Wars may be fought with weapons, but they are won by men. It is the spirit of men who follow and of the man who leads that gains the victory.

Patriotism is voluntary. It is a feeling of loyalty and allegiance that is the result of knowledge and belief. A patriot shows their their patriotism through their actions, by their choice.

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

We live in a time of conflict - external and internal - when we sometimes concentrate too much on what divides us. Today, fly the Stars and Stripes with pride and confidence that what unites is far stronger.

This year, as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence, please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear.

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

I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty.

Patriotism is the last refuge of the scoundrel.

No matter that patriotism is too often the refuge of scoundrels. Dissent, rebellion, and all-around hell-raising remain the true duty of patriots.

When a nation is filled with strife, then do patriots flourish.

My dream is of a place and a time where America will once again be seen as the last best hope of earth.

If I have to lay an egg for my country, I'll do it.

The patriot's blood is the seed of Freedom's tree.

Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country.

It's almost worth having been in the army for the joy your freedom gives you.

'My country, right or wrong' is a thing no patriot would ever think of saying except in a desperate case. It is like saying 'My mother, drunk or sober.'

Our government has kept us in a perpetual state of fear - kept us in a continuous stampede of patriotic fervor - with the cry of grave national emergency.

When I see someone in a military uniform I make it a point to approach them, shake their hand and say five words... 'thank you for your service.' 'Stars Earn Stripes' is a high energy, fun, action show, but at its heart it is all about those five words.

It was my duty to shoot the enemy, and I don't regret it. My regrets are for the people I couldn't save: Marines, soldiers, buddies. I'm not naive, and I don't romanticize war. The worst moments of my life have come as a SEAL. But I can stand before God with a clear conscience about doing my job.

Unless our conception of patriotism is progressive, it cannot hope to embody the real affection and the real interest of the nation.

I have no country to fight for; my country is the earth, and I am a citizen of the world.

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.

We, the People, recognize that we have responsibilities as well as rights; that our destinies are bound together; that a freedom which only asks what's in it for me, a freedom without a commitment to others, a freedom without love or charity or duty or patriotism, is unworthy of our founding ideals, and those who died in their defense.

Patriotism is usually stronger than class hatred, and always stronger than internationalism.

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

I am willing to serve my country, but do not wish to sacrifice the brave men under my command.

Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he is hollering about.

A nation is a society united by a delusion about its ancestry and by common hatred of its neighbours.

If we love our country, we should also love our countrymen.

A real patriot is the fellow who gets a parking ticket and rejoices that the system works.

The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth.

Patriotism is an indispensable weapon in the defense of civilization against barbarism.

If I were to live my life over again, I would be an American. I would steep myself in America, I would know no other land.

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of our nation, and it's marked by the blood of those who died defending it.

To me a real patriot is like a real friend. Who's your real friend? It's the person who tells you the truth. That's who my real friends are. So, you know, I think as far as our country goes, we need more people who will do that.

During 65 years, I have walked the path of duty and discipline... And today, looking back at that long path of service, my soldier's heart stirs and murmurs from deep within: Thank you. Thank you, my homeland.

It is but refusing to gratify an unreasonable or an insolent demand, and up starts a patriot.

A soldier will fight long and hard for a bit of colored ribbon.

I was only the servant of my country and had I, at any moment, failed to express her unflinching resolve to fight and conquer, I should at once have been rightly cast aside.

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.

There is much more to being a patriot and a citizen than reciting the pledge or raising a flag.

Dissent is the highest form of patriotism.

Nationalism is a silly cock crowing on his own dunghill.

The fight for freedom must go on until it is won; until our country is free and happy and peaceful as part of the community of man, we cannot rest.

The most tragic paradox of our time is to be found in the failure of nation-states to recognize the imperatives of internationalism.

The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.

My country has been very good to me; I must be good to my country.

The very idea of true patriotism is lost, and the term has been prostituted to the very worst of purposes. A patriot, sir! Why, patriots spring up like mushrooms!

America is the spirit of human exploration distilled.

The love of one's country is a splendid thing. But why should love stop at the border?

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

I realize that patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone.

One of the great attractions of patriotism - it fulfills our worst wishes. In the person of our nation we are able, vicariously, to bully and cheat. Bully and cheat, what's more, with a feeling that we are profoundly virtuous.

Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.

The greatness of America lies not in being more enlightened than any other nation, but rather in her ability to repair her faults.

I tremble for my country when I hear of confidence expressed in me. I know too well my weakness, that our only hope is in God.

It's my firm conviction that when Uncle Sam calls, by God we go, and we do the best that we can.

We'll try to cooperate fully with the IRS, because, as citizens, we feel a strong patriotic duty not to go to jail.

The American flag is the symbol of our freedom, national pride and history.

If I were an American, as I am an Englishman, while a foreign troop was landed in my country, I never would lay down my arms never never never!

Patriotism demands of us sustained sacrifice.

You'll never have a quiet world till you knock the patriotism out of the human race.

Patriots don't let their nation default.

The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.

Patriotism is the willingness to kill and be killed for trivial reasons.

True patriotism hates injustice in its own land more than anywhere else.

To survive in peace and harmony, united and strong, we must have one people, one nation, one flag.

America's fighting men and women sacrifice much to ensure that our great nation stays free. We owe a debt of gratitude to the soldiers that have paid the ultimate price for this cause, as well as for those who are blessed enough to return from the battlefield unscathed.

For you are the makers of the flag and it is well that you glory in the making.

I am a loyal American, and I love my country.

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Patriotism is often an arbitrary veneration of real estate above principles.

I look forward to a great future for America - a future in which our country will match its military strength with our moral restraint, its wealth with our wisdom, its power with our purpose.

There's intense national feeling in America that could be called patriotism.

If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under.

It is lamentable, that to be a good patriot one must become the enemy of the rest of mankind.

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all.

Heroism on command, senseless violence, and all the loathsome nonsense that goes by the name of patriotism - how passionately I hate them!

Let every nation know, whether it wishes us well or ill, that we shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure the survival and the success of liberty.

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.