Un American Quotes
The American people don't believe politicians. They don't believe business leaders or Hollywood celebrities or athletes or other supposed role models. And they certainly don't believe the news media.
There's a certain elitism that has crept into the attitudes of some in journalism, and it played out perfectly over the issue of these little American flag lapel pins.
I think the attraction of 'American Idol' is about the basic human nature attitude that is, 'We can put you up there. But we can take you down.'
An American orchestra doesn't want to play more than it has to. I respectfully disagree with that attitude.
A Trump presidency will turn the economy around and restore the great American tradition of giving each new generation hope for brighter opportunities than those of the generation that came before.
Anglo-Saxon civilization has taught the individual to protect his own rights American civilization will teach him to respect the rights of others.
I say to my colleagues never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.
The whole world has American dreams. This country has people from all parts of the world. We have Irish who live here, we have Brazilians.
I'm a Canadian. Outside Canada I carry the flag. Canadian nationalism isn't as insidious as American nationalism, though. It's good natured. It's all about maple syrup, not war.
Speaking as a writer, it would be difficult to find an event in American history more dramatic and riveting than the Civil War.
American democracy must be a failure because it places the supreme authority in the hands of the poorest and most ignorant part of the society.
Once our country is fully engulfed in a debt crisis, our economy will be torn apart, and every American will be a victim of the federal government's failure to prevent this disaster.
The offshoring of American jobs by global corporations and the deregulation of the U.S. financial system have resulted in American economic failure.
Every American president must be held to the highest standard. No president of any color should be given a free pass for screw-ups, lies or failure to keep a promise.
It is so cool to think that there are two female, Indian actresses on prime-time American network television who are considered attractive and funny and smart.
In Sweden, there's a lot of talk of gender equality. That discussion isn't as prevalent in the U.S. I feel that successful American women are tougher than Swedish women - they create their space.
I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter that's it. It's a task I love.
If you're not willing to work, you're never going to be able to experience the American Dream.
The search for happiness has long been a dominant feature of American life. It's a byproduct of prosperity, not to mention the most famous line in the Declaration of Independence.
Typically, only about 2 percent of the American populace tunes in to PBS's 'Nova' series - the most successful science show on the tube. 'Survivor' and 'X Factor' get twice the ratings.
Late August still feels like summer here in the Ozarks, but it is the time of year the nighthawks are moving on to their South American wintering grounds.
The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that we all make to the common good.
We have the power to make things new again. To project American strength again, to get our economy going again.
In 1805, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, making their way across the West, were warned by American Indian tribes of grizzly bears' awesome strength.
One of the things I've been taught by Native American elders is the importance of patience, of waiting to do things when the time is right.
I blame feminism and Facebook for the death of the American automobile. I'm a Republican, so I blame everything on feminism - or commies.
My commitment to gender equality is rooted in the quintessentially American principle of equal justice under law.
I do not think white America is committed to granting equality to the American Negro. This is a passionately racist country it will continue to be so in the foreseeable future.
The United States has made remarkable progress in reducing both teen pregnancy and racial and ethnic differences, but the reality is, too many American teens are still having babies.
This may just be me, but I feel like everyone's dream is to live as an American high school student. There are so many teen films set in America that you live vicariously through them, anyway.
The blues. It runs through all American music. Somebody bending the note. The other is the two-beat groove. It's in New Orleans music, it's in jazz, it's in country music, it's in gospel.
There is something very unique in American iconography about this notion of the pursuit of happiness.
The American public should know that the Senate report actually reveals that 82% of detainees subjected to enhanced interrogation did, in fact, produce intelligence that saved American lives.
I have spent my adult life working in American intelligence. It has been quite an honor. Generally well resourced. A global mission. No want of issues. And it was a hell of a ride.
President Obama and his successors are dependent on the 100, 000-plus people inside the American intelligence community - the people Edward Snowden betrayed.
Let's make sure we're doing what we can in our own backyard to gain our energy independence and to create American jobs with American energy.
Stop exporting American jobs. Stop exporting American factories, and stop exporting American sovereignty and independence to global institutions like the World Trade Organization.
President after president has said energy independence is critical. But then you have the EPA tasked to go after American companies producing coal and penalizing them. You can't have it both ways.
Fidel Castro represents the dignity of the South American continent against empires. He's a living legend: an icon of independence and freedom across the continent.
When we celebrate American independence, we are celebrating the best sense of an idea, a process in process.
If you go back in American history, oysters were the food of poor people. New York was filled with oyster saloons in the 1800s.
The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.
As an immigrant, I appreciate, far more than the average American, the liberties we have in this country. Silence is a big enemy of morality. I don't want our blunders in history to get repeated.
In the course of American history, great steps are taken by ordinary people, and ordinary people are not perfect.
The whole westward expansion myth is seen as romantic. But it's a joke, a blot on American history.
The history of American agriculture suggests that you can have transformation without a master plan, without knowing all the answers up front.
What's amazing is that the taste of American men and international tastes in terms of beauty have essentially stayed the same. Styles change, but our view of beauty stays the same.
The American Right has an amazing ability to lionize leaders whose lives are the precise antithesis of the political values that define their image.