Patriotism

People can call us chauvinist pigs. We expect it. But there are two definitions of chauvinism. One is an unfounded loyalty to one's own sex. We don't have that. The other definition is having a fanatical patriotism toward women. And we do. So go ahead and say we're chauvinists.

For nationalism, sometimes we need a counter point or a villain. However, you don't need any such thing for patriotism. Patriotism is a pure love for your country and you don't need a counterpoint.

The feel of patriotism might be the common factor in my onscreen avatars, yet they were all very different from each other. All the characters had different circumstances and faced different challenges, just like two different individuals.

I have inherited the spirit of patriotism and love for literature from my father and the right religious and moral values from my mother Krishna Kumari Goswami.

I really want to make films on three subjects - Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Chandrashekhar Azad and another one on the partition of India. All are patriotic themes because I feel that patriotism is not a bad thing.

Most of what is said by candidates on the right is half-baked truths and fabrications coated in 'patriotism or family values.'

We all want to do everything we can to help our veterans; it is a part of our American values and sense of patriotism.

Patriotism need not be puritanical.

You are patriotic when you condemn and fight for fellow citizens. That is patriotism for me.

Patriotism is a feeling that grows as you become conscious of your surroundings.

My definition of patriotism is that it is unconscionable for you to disrespect the flag. You can be a patriot and challenge the government without disrespecting the flag.

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

Do not let anyone get away with the argument that tearing our country out of one of the most successful partnerships in our history is somehow a great act of patriotism. It is not.

We have to define American patriotism as future-oriented.

Since Ronald Reagan we have had this assumption in the United States that the Republicans are the party of the military, the Republicans are the party of patriotism, the Republicans are the party of American values.

I think my patriotism is strong enough to not be offended when somebody takes a knee during the anthem. That's not something I take personally.

Patriotism cannot be instilled inside anybody, it just happens to be there. And it can rise above any notion, any emotion.

Patriotism is something I wear in my heart not on my head.

A space nerd as a kid, I learned early that putting a man on the moon took American unity, grit, determination, teamwork, hardship, innovation, sacrifice and patriotism.

For Americans, of course, it's football, basketball, and baseball. We live for it. In many ways, it sums up who we are. In Iran, it's all about wrestling. The patriotism toward their country comes out in the way they wrestle, so it makes sense why they're the best.