National Treasure Quotes

#1. I'm going to steal the Declaration of Independence.

Nicolas Cage

#2. Steve Jobs is a national treasure. He is so visionary, and so bright. I had to fire him, though.

Arthur Rock

#3. Trees are, after all, our largest and oldest living things. They are Australia's natural, national treasures - the true Elders of our vast continent.

Richard Allen

#4. If you ride the bucking peaks and troughs of celebrity long enough you become a national treasure. If you have the sense to die in mysterious circumstances you become a legend

Kate Lord Brown

#5. I'll just be the first to say that Ken [Watanabe] should be a national treasure in Japan, because he is an unbelievably talented actor. You couldn't find more of a gentleman. He's sweet, he's kind and he's extremely thoughtful in the work that he does.

Leonardo DiCaprio

#6. [The media] are using a national treasure
that's what the public airwaves are. And they have a responsibility to bring out the full diversity of opinion or lose their licenses.

Amy Goodman

#7. The Chautauqua Institution is truly a national treasure. It is a place for contemplation and a place for reflection, a place where platitudes and slogans can be set aside and be replaced by thoughtfulness and introspection.

Eliot Spitzer

#8. I think Kyle Chandler is something of a national treasure.

Ben Mendelsohn

#9. Treasure is the kind of thing you dig up ... or bury! And when people say, 'Oh, he's an icon,' well, an icon is a very old painting hanging in a Russian church! If you want to say something, say something nice about me. Don't call me a national treasure.

Terry Wogan

#10. Those who have the ability to take action have the responsibility to take action.

Nicolas Cage

#11. The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry is a breezy, big-hearted treat, especially if you've ever wondered about the inner workings of America's national treasures
neighborhood bookstores.

Jami Attenberg

#12. I am aware of the words 'national treasure' being attached to me occasionally. It just makes me feel old.

Paul Weller

#13. My undercarriage is a national treasure.

Gina Damico

#14. Yes, I hate it when people call me a 'national treasure'. It takes away your bite and makes you feel like a harmless old golden Labrador.

Sue Townsend

#15. A levels are approaching and Haddock's backside is a national treasure

Rae Earl

#16. The men and women of the CIA are a national treasure.

John O. Brennan

#17. One hundred years ago, visionary political leaders from the Progressive Era established a system of national forests and parks in our country that are the envy of the world and today are the treasure of an entire nation. Why not a similar, global vision for our generation?

Eban Goodstein

#18. The Sun in London ran a front page declaring my bum a national treasure. I really did laugh at that. Its not like it can actually do anything, except wiggle.

Kylie Minogue

#19. I grew up in Los Angeles, where long drives on packed freeways make everyone a fan of radio and, particularly, of America's national treasure, National Public Radio.

Leila Janah

#20. Baseball is not a conventional industry. It belongs neither to the players nor management, but to all of us. It is our national pastime, our national symbol, and our national treasure.

John Thorn

#21. The American Dream has been defended, in every generation, by the brave men and women willing to fight and die for America. They are our greatest national treasure. They deserve a serious Commander-in-Chief.

Leon Panetta

#22. The symphonic orchestras have sponsors, people who give them endowments, and I think it should be the same way with jazz - because this is a national treasure.

Lee Morgan

#23. My fellow Wilmington, North Carolina native Meadowlark Lemon is a true national treasure. I watched him play for the Harlem Globetrotters when I was growing up and his skill with the basketball and dedication to the game were an inspiration not only to me, but to kids all around the world.

Michael Jordan

#24. Loeb has been doing wonderfully patient work, exploring the American conscience from the inside. I regard him as something of a national treasure.

Susan Sontag

#25. My mother thinks I'm a national treasure. She's the only one who thinks my Golden Kela award is the greatest gift ever.

Cyrus Broacha

#26. George Jones is a national treasure and should be treated accordingly. A unique style so often emulated even inadvertently.

Keith Richards

#27. Movies such as this remind us that Owen Wilson is nothing less than a national treasure.

Roger Moore

#28. Laura Ingalls Wilder's 'Little House' series is a national treasure, beloved by generations. But what I love most is the peek it provides into the planting, harvesting, hunting, and preparing of the foods that America's settler families ate in the late 1800s.

Isabel Gillies

#29. If I would use anything from 'The Little Prince,' even some little quote, it's all copyrighted in France. Like Walt Disney in this country, it's a national treasure.

Peter Sis

#30. Do I think I'm a national treasure? I don't see why not? I don't see why I shouldn't be. I'm a good lad, really.

Robbie Williams

#31. I think Noam Chomsky is a national treasure - make that an international treasure.

Jello Biafra

#32. You don't know who Nicolas Cage is?" North sounds incredulous. "You need to see National Treasure immediately. I mean, it's terrible, but since you're essentially living it, you ought to at least see it.

Lauren Miller

#33. Culture Clash is a national treasure.

Philip Kan Gotanda