American Quotes

The frontier has gone, and with its going has closed the first period of American history.

Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view and demand that they respect yours.

We all do 'do, re, mi,' but you have got to find the other notes yourself.

The principal objective of American government at every level should be to see that children are born into intact families and that they remain so.

All things are bound together. All things connect.

Human beings must be known to be loved; but Divine beings must be loved to be known.

When facism comes to America, it will be wrapped in the American flag.

I was very sorry when I found out that your intentions were good and not what I supposed they were.

Students of American glass must always keep in mind that the creations they collect are truly examples of our American culture... and thus have historical significance.

There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag.

The American dream is not that every man must be level with every other man. The American dream is that every man must be free to become whatever God intends he should become.

I taught them everything they know, but not everything I know.

I wanna show that gospel, country, blues, rhythm and blues, jazz, rock 'n' roll are all just really one thing. Those are the American music and that is the American culture.

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

To understand the workings of American politics, you have to understand this fundamental law: Conservatives think liberals are stupid. Liberals think conservatives are evil.

Everybody knows about Pearl Harbor. The thing that really fascinated me is that through this tragedy there was this amazing American heroism.

In every crisis there is a message.

The earth was created by the assistance of the sun, and it should be left as it was. The country was made without lines of demarcation, and it is no man's business to divide it.

It's a great thing about being a musician; you don't stop until the day you die, you can improve. So it's a wonderful thing to do.

The American dream belongs to all of us.

We must redefine the American Dream before we rebuild the infrastructure on which it is based.

The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power. The soil was soothing, strengthening, cleansing and healing.

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint, but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.

I've always felt, in all my books, that there's a deep decency in the American people and a native intelligence - providing they have the facts, providing they have the information.

Like snowflakes, the human pattern is never cast twice. We are uncommonly and marvelously intricate in thought and action, our problems are most complex and, too often, silently borne.

You don't decide you're hip. It just happens that way.

The national Democratic leadership is going so far left, they've left America. Don't let them bury the American dream in their graveyard of gloom and envy.

If the American Revolution had produced nothing but the Declaration of Independence, it would have been worthwhile.

Don't play what's there, play what's not there.

You were put here to protect us. But who protects us from you?

I was never blinded by the American dream. I have my own dreams. You know what I'm saying? The Joey dream.

Television is something the Russians invented to destroy American education.

The Program further aims to make the benefits of American culture and technology available to the world and to enrich American life by exposing it to the science and art of many societies.

Capitalism is using its money; we socialists throw it away.

I think the greatest curse of American society has been the idea of an easy millennialism -- that some new drug, or the next election or the latest in social engineering will solve everything.

I do not know if all cops are poets, but I know that all cops carry guns with triggers.

Ignorance of how we are shaped racially is the first sign of privilege. In other words. It is a privilege to ignore the consequences of race in America.

I knew that I lived in a country in which the aspirations of black people were limited, marked-off. Yet I felt that I had to go somewhere and do something to redeem my being alive.

I'm African American / I'm African / I'm black as the moon.

The liberal left can be as rigid and destructive as any force in American life.

I was warmed by the sun, rocked by the winds and sheltered by the trees as other Indian babes. I can go everywhere with a good feeling.

It is a blessing to die for a cause, because you can so easily die for nothing.

Whether you are on the Right or the Left, everyone can agree that there are a lot of outside influences in American politics that are not good for the system. There's just too much money.

There were people who said the Society of Cincinnati in the American revolution, of which George Washington was one of the shining lights, was a branch of the Illuminati.

We are going by you without fighting if you will let us, but we are going by you anyhow!

The American empire should be destroyed.

The slaves who were ourselves had known terror intimately, confused sunrise with pain, & accepted indifference as kindness.

Pro wrestling has always been ingrained into American culture. It was one of the first things that was ever on television, so everybody watched it.

Remember that everyone's life is measured by the power that individual has to make the world better-this is all life is.

To us, the ashes of our ancestors are sacred and their resting place is hallowed ground.