Welcome to Anchor Quotes, where words become the cornerstone of inspiration and reflection. In this curated collection, we delve into the profound wisdom encapsulated within quotes that anchor us in our journey through life. From timeless words of philosophers and poets to contemporary insights from thought leaders, each quote serves as a beacon guiding us through the ebbs and flows of existence.
As we navigate the complexities of human experience, these quotes offer solace, motivation, and clarity. Whether you seek encouragement during moments of doubt, illumination amidst confusion, or simply a touch of beauty to brighten your day, our compilation is designed to resonate with seekers of wisdom and truth. Explore the depths of human insight, as we present a diverse array of perspectives that speak to the universal themes of love, resilience, growth, and beyond.
Below, you’ll find a treasure trove of quotes waiting to be discovered, pondered, and shared. Feel free to immerse yourself in their essence, whether by copying them onto an image, embellishing them with stylish fonts, or simply letting their words reverberate within your soul. Let these anchor quotes serve as your guiding light, illuminating the path towards a more profound understanding of life’s intricacies and mysteries.
If society is a ship, it appears to many to be firmly at anchor in moral waters. Perhaps this isn’t so. Jesse Ball
The ‘anchor baby’ thing needs to be fixed… Anchor babies are an unconstitutional declaration of citizenship to those born of non-Americans. It’s wrong, and it’s immoral. Russell Pearce
The news anchor is exactly that – an anchor, a center, a focus. Jessica Savitch
It’s really important in any historical fiction, I think, to anchor the story in its time. And you do that by weaving in those details, by, believe it or not, by the plumbing. Jacqueline Winspear
The issue with Syria, I think for many of us, has always been about Iran. This is an anchor point for them in terms of regional domination. It means a lot to them. They are all in here. Jack Keane
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa. If Nigeria succeeds at democratic governance it will be an anchor for all of West Africa. Africa needs a strong Nigeria. Ed Royce
The first footfalls on Mars will mark a historic milestone, an enterprise that requires human tenacity matched with technology to anchor ourselves on another world. Buzz Aldrin
One word I had throughout the first year and a half of my mother’s death was ‘unmoored.’ I felt that I had no anchor, that I had no home in the world. Meghan O’Rourke
Having a Christian worldview shapes my decision-making with respect to all aspects of my life. I always respect people in public life who are principled, and those principles have to be connected to something. And my faith is what serves as the anchor and directs my actions. John Thune
It’s a privilege to work as an anchor for Univision, but more important, I am amazed by how Latinos are transforming America. Jorge Ramos
Early on with Squeeze, we played the Hope & Anchor with U2. Three people turned up. Then two left. Then the last person left. That’s the least-attended show I’ve ever done. Jools Holland
For decades, Barbara Walters has been described as a broadcast pioneer – and with good reason. In 1974, Walters became the first female host of the ‘Today’ show. In 1976, she became the first woman to serve as a network-news anchor. In 1984, she moderated the first presidential debate between Walter Mondale and Ronald Reagan. Michael Specter
Running fills the cup that has to pour out for others. Running feeds the soul that has a responsibility to nourish. Running sets the anchor that limits the drift of the day. Running clears the mind that has a myriad of challenges to solve. Running tends to the self so that selfishness can subside. Kristin Armstrong
Professionally, I remember Cronkite as a kid growing up, and more so for me, the importance of Cronkite was not him sitting there at the anchor desk, but him out there doing things. Ed Bradley
A good heavy book holds you down. It’s an anchor that keeps you from getting up and having another gin and tonic. Roy Blount, Jr.
NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise. Leonard Maltin
To reach a port we must sail, sometimes with the wind, and sometimes against it. But we must not drift or lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
Hope is the anchor of our souls. I know of no one who is not in need of hope – young or old, strong or weak, rich or poor. James E. Faust
Amnesty is the magnet. Other magnets that you mentioned are anchor babies who get benefits in this country and employer deductions for employees, even if they are here illegally, which Mr. King is addressing. Virgil Goode
Surely, marriage is throwing anchor and saying, ‘This is where I’m staying. I’ve made my choice, and this is all I want because I’ve been on the up and down escalator, through the revolving door, and I want to stand still.’ That’s what I expected. Pete Burns
I believe with all my heart that bold, public investments in care for people, communities, and the environment can anchor the rebirth of our country and secure our future. Jamaal Bowman
We must not lose hope. Hope is an anchor to the souls of men. Satan would have us cast away that anchor. Ezra Taft Benson
Your Constitution is all sail and no anchor. Thomas Babington Macaulay
Neither should a ship rely on one small anchor, nor should life rest on a single hope. Epictetus
I’ve never been satisfied with doing just one thing. I was never only an actress, or a TV anchor or whatever. Simi Garewal
Being an anchor is not just a matter of sitting in front of a camera and looking pretty. David Brinkley
The Republican Party’s typical position is to preemptively surrender whenever liberals start yelling ‘Oh that’s mean. You can’t use that word’: ‘Oh I did not realize that ‘The New York Times’ made a finding that the term ‘anchor baby’ is offensive. Henceforth I shall not use it.’ Ann Coulter
Cast your cares on God; that anchor holds. Frank Moore Colby
I am grateful that as a reporter and as an anchor, people have allowed me to share their stories. Tamron Hall
While scuba diving off the British Virgin Islands about 25 years ago, our boat’s anchor got stuck. I dived down to release it, but I got separated from the boat and was stranded as it sped away. I had to swim for an hour to the nearest island with all my scuba kit on before I was rescued. David Jason
The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you’re not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you’re special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that’s the kiss of death. Anderson Cooper
I’m not a television anchor for a Hindi channel or a radio jockey. So I may not be able to have a spontaneous conversation in Hindi. I’m a Bollywood actress, and I can certainly speak my dialogue in Hindi. Katrina Kaif
My beliefs will run through everything I do. My beliefs, my values are my anchor and when people try to drag me, as I know they will, it is to that sense of right and wrong, that sense of who I am and what I believe, to which I will always hold. Ed Miliband
‘m thrilled to be joining the incredible team at ABC News. Being asked to anchor ‘This Week’ and the superb tradition started by David Brinkley, is a tremendous and rare honor, and I look forward to discussing the great domestic and international issues of the day. Christiane Amanpour
We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope. Epictetus
I worked in three local news markets and in every single one of them, they said: ‘You’re a lousy anchor. We would love to renew your contract and have you be our lead reporter here, but we’re not going to have you anchor.’ Elizabeth Vargas
The main job requirement for a network-news anchor is thinking it’s the only important job in the world. This is a field where solemn gravitas isn’t a drawback; it’s the whole point. Rob Sheffield
Have an anchor so that life doesn’t toss you around. Debby Ryan
I think the notion of traditional anchor is fading away – the all-knowing, all-seeing person who speaks from on high. I don’t think the audience really buys that anymore. As a viewer, I know I don’t buy it. Anderson Cooper
I’m pretty sure the last time any anchor could honestly ignore ratings was well before I was born. Campbell Brown
Madeleine Albright introduced herself to me. I talked to Henry Kissinger and Barbara Walters. And I asked Peter Jennings to write a note of encouragement to my son, Logan, a news anchor at the ABC affiliate in Palm Springs. Edd Byrnes
The real test of an anchor is when there’s a very big event. Sept. 11 is the quintessential example of that, and that day it took everything that I knew as an anchor, as a citizen, as a father, as a husband, to get through it. Tom Brokaw
Most people would think if you’re the prime news anchor, then you should sort of be this Edward R. Murrow, Clark Kent guy with the family and 2.5 kids – or the perky, cute yet smart Katie Couric. Don Lemon
CBS news anchor Dan Rather has interviewed Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein. When asked what it was like to talk to a crazy man, Saddam said, ‘It’s not so bad.’ Conan O’Brien
To reach a port, we must sail – sail, not tie at anchor – sail, not drift. Franklin D. Roosevelt
So many of our large anchor institutions also have tremendous purchasing power. If we were coordinating that and incentivizing good food procurement across the board, that’s a tremendous impact that the city can drive. Michelle Wu
Amongst Indian celebrities, Shah Rukh is a great one to interview. He’s a brilliant T.V. anchor, a people person, and enjoys talking. Cyrus Broacha
The current wisdom now is that if the three networks are covering the news the same way the difference is the anchor people. I think that won’t be true in the future. Roone Arledge
The current practice of extending U.S. citizenship to hundreds of thousands of ‘anchor babies’ must end because it creates a magnet for illegal immigration into our country. Now is the time to ensure that the laws in this country do not encourage law-breaking. Steve King
Women fight for democracy and engage in the world. But they shouldn’t try and be copying men and be masculine; they should anchor on the home and build on those fundamentals. Vivienne Westwood
Stood off and on during the night, determining not to come to anchor till morning, fearing to meet with shoals; continued our course in the morning; and as the island was found to be six or seven leagues distant, and the tide was against us, it was noon when we arrived there. Christopher Columbus
I love sports. So if I was like a sports anchor or something like that. I would love to do that. Jana Kramer
2017 was probably one of the hardest years of my life. There were a lot of personal struggles. I lost some very important people. I had a best friend and then a grandfather pass away. Through it all, skating became an anchor. I used to think of it as a job. Now it was getting me through and giving me hope. Scott Moir
I have a simple rule: when I’m on TV, I’m not talking to just my anchor or my colleague on my right. I’m talking to America. I look into the lens, and in my head, I’m talking to somebody in Nebraska. Why Nebraska? Why the Cornhusker State? I have no idea. But it feels like it’s a good place to talk to people. Donna Brazile
We have this morning dropped anchor, just off Williamstown. William John Wills
What excites me is that I’m an ambassador for poetry, which is something that I wholeheartedly believe in and that has been an anchor and a force of stability and consolation throughout my life. I think that’s good news. Tracy K. Smith
I love being an anchor, as it gives you a chance to be yourself. Rithvik Dhanjani
A lot of people look at a basketball team as an anchor tenant for an arena. I look at an arena as the anchor tenant for a much larger program. Ross Perot, Jr.
And there came a point in my treatment where I couldn’t see that end in sight. And that was the most challenging, I think, to know how to kind of anchor yourself when you’re swimming in a sea of uncertainty. Suleika Jaouad
It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than to put out on the troubled seas of thought. John Kenneth Galbraith
You gotta know that you’re better than anybody, ’cause to me, if you don’t go in like that, you’re gonna lose! They’re gonna punk you out! On any stage, court, business venture, on the anchor desk – whatever. You’ve got to go in believing, ‘I can do this better than anybody.’ Stuart Scott
Kids will keep it real. If I’ve ever had in my life a great anchor, it’s them. They get in your head, ‘don’t get too famous.’ If you think you’re really famous and think you’re really hip, go hang out with your kids for an afternoon. That’s about as earthbound as it’s going to get. Lionel Richie
Someone – a man – advised me not to become a news anchor because my eyelashes were too long, and they would distract the viewers. Tamron Hall
The written word is the only anchor we have in life. How extraordinary would it be if we had even three or four paragraphs written honestly about their lives by our ancestors? Randy Wayne White
I talked about the need for American leadership, I talked about the importance of the United States to a more peaceful world, a world that has been quite turbulent in recent years, and needs a strong American anchor. Condoleezza Rice
A landline is an anchor – busy signals, long distance bills, missed connections and all. Rainbow Rowell
I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you’re not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you’re special and begin to expect it. Anderson Cooper
Most of us are raised to believe we are ordinary. The anchor of the universe is present in every child. A parent only needs to guide and step aside and let them fulfill their dharma. Help children remember that they can do or be anything. Wayne Dyer
Why am I such a Euro-enthusiast? Because I knew it was an anchor of democracy. Adam Michnik
Nobody was like, ‘Kimberly, we’re going to let you anchor general news or host a show or do any of that.’ I at first started out doing legal analysis, but I had to make the case to my bosses… give me a shot, give me a chance, and I was able to do that: say, ‘Let me fill in. Let me show you my range. Nothing to lose here – it’s the holidays.’ Kimberly Guilfoyle
Britain’s place in the world is one uniquely suited to thriving in the complex new reality of global politics. We are a key anchor of a rules-based system in international affairs that many across the globe look to for stable and effective governance and leadership. We are a beacon that shines brightly the light of freedom and democracy. Priti Patel
I don’t think I have the face – may have the voice but not the demeanor for an anchor. And I defied it. Mike Wallace
I can be really silly, but I never get to do that. I’m always playing on-the-nose characters, professionals – lawyers, a serious news anchor, people with a really focused energy, which can become a cliched type. Nicole Ari Parker
The 800-pound gorillas of TV news are gone. When I was the White House correspondent at NBC, and Tom Brokaw was anchor, the reporters were protected. Campbell Brown
My mom taught me the power of love. I learned to focus on the long-term big picture from my father. His sense of humor and light-hearted approach always make me smile. My husband is a pivotal anchor in my life. His influence encourages me to be independent and take risks. Padmasree Warrior
With the fragmentation of television audiences and the advent of cable and on-demand services, the prestige of being an anchor is not what it was in the days of Walter Cronkite. Jill Abramson
How about ‘anvil babies’ – because that is what anchor babies are around the necks of the American taxpayer. Ann Coulter
Alone! Alone! No beacon, far or near! No chart, no compass, and no anchor stay! Ada Cambridge
People are looking for stability in a shaky world. They want something they can get hold of that’s firm and sure and an anchor in the midst of all of this instability in which they’re living. Gordon B. Hinckley
Some say that Jesus is the rock, or the anchor. I say that your friends and family are your anchor. And you can really hold their hands, not just sing about it. No disrespect to George Jones. Gale Harold
The human eye uses the eyebrow as an anchor point for the rest of the face. This is why a woman can look truly stunning without any makeup but perfectly shaped, full eyebrows. Anastasia Soare
What’s a space elevator? Simply described, it’s a thin ribbon, about 3 feet wide and 60 thousand miles long, stretching upwards from the surface of the Earth. The lower end is bolted to a heavy anchor (think of an oil drilling platform), and the top is capped with a counterweight. Seth Shostak
My father has been the real anchor of the family. He’s the one who has always encouraged my mother, my brother and me. Yvette Clarke
Having parents that have been through the wars of films and having a brother and sister who have done it at the highest level, you gain an appreciation. But we’ve always had closeness as a family. That’s our anchor. Wyatt Russell
When I first anchored in 1970, I had never seen a woman anchor a news show. Jessica Savitch
On the 28th the ship’s company received two months pay in advance, and on the following morning we worked out to St. Helen’s, where we were obliged to anchor. William Bligh
For me, my family and my faith have been what’s really been my anchor, and grounding me, and helping me navigate through a lot of the things that really destroy marriages in Hollywood, and in your own personal integrity. Kirk Cameron
From the right, you get demagogues shouting about brown-skinned anchor babies and clamoring to deport the undocumented. From the left, you get advocacy for the oppressed but otherwise, when it comes to national civic identity, mainly silence. Eric Liu
Not all children have the anchor of a strong family. Kate Middleton
My job as a television anchor or television reporter is not to proselytize. Deborah Norville
Amidst the confusion of the times, the conflicts of conscience, and the turmoil of daily living, an abiding faith becomes an anchor to our lives. Thomas S. Monson
Without moral and intellectual independence, there is no anchor for national independence. David Ben-Gurion
Usually, when I walk on a wire, I inspect the anchor point on both sides before crossing. Philippe Petit
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it – but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
To act is to anchor in an imminent future, so imminent it becomes almost tangible; to act is to feel you are consubstantial with that future. Emil Cioran
I find the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving: To reach the port of heaven, we must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but we must sail, and not drift, nor lie at anchor. Marjorie Holmes
Some people continue to pretend that anchor people are reporters. Peter Jennings
I have my ethics and morals. I have my anchor point of what is right and wrong in real life, but I’m not afraid to entertain any and every aspect of personality in relationship to creating a character. Corin Nemec
I studied journalism at Binghamton University, even interning for NBC’s longtime anchor Carol Jenkins. Before graduation, I told my parents I wanted to pursue broadcast journalism. Sunny Hostin
The anchor baby situation has got to stop. Virgil Goode
