Quotes About American

American whose fathers have lived in the country for over two generations is so utterly different from any other American.

This was infuriating, because none of their rights as American citizens was better established, or more often used, than the privilege of being ill.

He believed that dissent—even a cranky, erratic, eccentric, old-fashioned version of it—was not disloyalty but at the heart of an American democratic identity.

All of them agreed that the working-classes must be kept in their place; and all of them perceived that American Democracy did not imply any equality of wealth, but did demand a wholesome sameness of thought, dress, painting, morals, and vocabulary.

It is composed of females who spend one half their waking hours boasting of being descended from the seditious American colonists of 1776, and the other and more ardent half in attacking all contemporaries who believe in precisely the principles for which those ancestors

he could not imagine an American who was not a collector of sights, who did not work at travel as though it were a tournament with the honors to the person who could last out the largest number of museums. He was as convinced that all Americans mark down credits for themselves in their Baedekers as are Americans that all Germans drink beer every evening.

Oh, my God, you smiled! Mr. American Frown actually smiled! Must have been a mistake. I'll speak to someone about it. Won't happen again. Well, good. Because you could do your face and injury, just smiling like that.

The instruments of war can be manufactured ... human blood cannot be; and the lack of just one pint could mean the life of an American serviceman.

Like most modern Americans, I assume individuality is not only a fundamental value, but a goal in life, an art form.

I think Americans are terrified of feeling anything. I never met a people more infantile in my life.

Mike Tyson's life is one of the most amazing American stories.

That American Taliban kid Johnny Walker was indicted today. Ten counts of terrorism. He could get 5 life sentences. In Taliban terms, that's 360 virgins.

The Cold War was really the great struggle of the 20th Century and it shaped American political life from top to bottom.

Dennis Hopper is one of the great American lives.

Occasionally, the horrors of life in North Korea do show up in our American satire.

The United States was born in revolution and nurtured by struggle. Throughout our history, the American people have befriended and supported all those who seek independence and a better way of life.

John Glenn's life will long be remembered for his time in space, his courage, and his service to all Americans.

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.

All Americans value the freedom of speech and the freedom of the press, and I believe this is essential for our continued way of life. But with this freedom comes responsibility.

Yes, I do agree we need health care reform however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people.

We're not trying to harass the average American. We need to convert this now to a risk-based system, with TSA concentrating and focusing on intelligence, on security, setting up again the parameters of which we do this.

While the intelligence profession oftentimes demands secrecy, it is critically important that there be a full and open discourse on intelligence matters with the appropriate elected representatives of the American people.

I must say it's pretty dreary living in the American Age—unless you're an American, of course.

I must say it's pretty dreary living in the American Age - unless you're an American of course. Perhaps all our children will be Americans.