Country Quotes

“The quiet of the country is a relative thing; it is quiet only to the casual visitor.”

“Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong.”

“Writers have to have two countries, the one where they belong and the one in which they live.”

“Country music is the people's music. It just speaks about real life and about truth and it tells things how they really are.”

“I'm still a country girl. I'm a people person.”

“Honky tonkin', that's my style.”

“You have to be a little bit of a masochist to be a country singer.”

“The country makes me more paranoid, you know? I think the crazy people are in the country. I'm more comfortable in the city.”

“True country music is honesty, sincerity, and real life to a hilt.”

“I'm not a country singer. I'm a country boy who sings.”

“There are three kinds of patriots, two bad, one good. The bad ones are the uncritical lovers and the loveless critics. The good patriots are those who carry on a lover's quarrel with their country.”

“A man's country is not a certain area of land, of mountains, rivers, and woods, but it is a principle; and patriotism is loyalty to that principle.”

“Country music is the people's music. It's about real life.”

“The love of country is a passion which has been found to prevail in every state of society.”

“The country is laid-back. It's just a way of life.”

“Patriotism is a form of love. It is a love of country, which is a love of the things that make up a country.”

“The love of country is a splendid passion.”

“All you need to write a country song is a guitar, a bottle of whiskey, and a heartache.”

“I've always had a great respect for the flag and our country. I'm a very patriotic person.”

“Three chords and the truth - that's what a country song is.”