American Quotes
I love the idea of a beautiful neighborhood that represents the very best of American values, but also as a fun backdrop to some darker, deliciously sneaky things going on in people's lives.
Through American history, we have had populist movements that often, often, often have this ugly racial element. But, often, there are warning signs of some deeper social and economic problem.
No American is prepared to attend his own funeral without the services of highly skilled cosmeticians. Part of the American dream, after all, is to live long and die young.
The demise of the American empire will be no more regretted than the demise of the Soviet empire.
Without Social Security, poverty rates for African American seniors would more than double.
I don't think there is anything more bitter in American politics than a close election.
African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.
African-American women account for 67 percent of all newly diagnosed female AIDS cases.
People ask me if I left the lyrics open to ambiguity. Of course I did. I wanted to make a whole series of complex statements. The lyrics had to do with the state of society at the time.
American Pie speaks to the loss that we feel. That's why that song has found the niche that it has.
Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops.
Mean Streets dealt with the American Dream, according to which everybody thinks they can get rich quick, and if they can't do it by legal means then they'll do it by illegal ones.
I've lived the American Dream, but, sadly, for too many, the American Dream is fading.
I was on TV for almost sixteen weeks during American Idol. It's at the point now where it's old.
Let's go tell everyone we meet that, when the American dream is at stake, you want Barack Obama in charge.
I deplore the need or the use of troops anywhere to get American citizens to obey the orders of constituted courts.
I sang a song in Hindi; nobody even knew what that was. Singing about Native American issues, nobody did that... I had no reason to want to copy anybody else... All I had was my originality.
Because of our peculiar electoral law, the American government is divided between two parties. The American people are not.
At the time, the only options were playing the local county fair. Now with American Idol and younger recording artists that have come out, there is more of an opportunity.
This is for one simple reason: each Islamic mosque is dedicated to the overthrow of the American government.
A man accustomed to American food and American domestic cookery would not starve to death suddenly in Europe, but I think he would gradually waste away, and eventually die.
I used to wish there was a useful term for those of us who thought American power should be used to remove psychopathic dictators.
American poetry is always about defining oneself individually,claiming one's right to be different and often to break taboos.
We need to end permanently the tax that punishes American values of savings and investment and of building small businesses and family farms and ranches.
Distinctly American poetry is usually written in the context of one's geographic landscape, sometimes out of one's cultural myths, and often with reference to gender and race or ethnic origins.
It will level the playing field, ... It will give American workers choice, confidence and also control.
First of all, there's no mention of political parties in the Constitution, so you begin American history with not only no political conventions but also no parties.
The most dangerous thing in American society is a self-respecting and self-loving black person, because they're on the road to freedom and that means they're gonna run up against the powers that be.
We must give Oklahoma families the opportunity to thrive and prosper. We must give all Oklahomans the tools necessary to pursue the American dream. And then, we must get out of the way.
Our fathers gave us many laws which they had learned from their fathers. These laws were good.
In all honesty, I'm not able to talk about contracts. It's nothing with 'American Idol' in particular, it's just things I really need to take care of in my life.
Cooper was my road roommate, and also happened to be the first African American player drafted by a National Basketball Association team.
Hip hop is the new rock n' roll, you know what I mean? And anybody who doesn't think that is just sort of living in the past. It's all just American music, really, when you get right down to it.
The belief that the good in American society will finally win out... I don't believe any more.
The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.
The countless number of influential figures in American history who are of Caribbean heritage indicates the need to set aside a designated time to celebrate their contribution to our country.
As a student of American culture, I am willing to argue that the Twist is a valid manifestation of the Age of Anxiety.
I lived the true American dream, because I was able to pursue what I set as my goals at a very young age.
Delaware State is no longer a college for African Americans without other choices, it is a university of choice.
We do not own the freshness of the air or the sparkle of the water. How can you buy them from us?
I run for president because I believe that we can't just save the American dream; we can expand it to reach more people and change more lives than ever before.