American Quotes
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If I don't measure up as an American writer, at least leave me to my delusion.
Philip Roth
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What made 'American Idol' different from 'The Voice' and all these other singing competitions... 'American Idol' just gave regular old normal people like me and like Trent a chance.
La'Porsha Renae
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Forgiveness is a big part of - especially post-civil rights movement - is a big part of African-American Christianity, and I wasn't raised within the Christian church; I wasn't raised within any church.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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I'm here tonight, not as a Republican, not as a Democrat, but as an optimistic American who understands that we must come together behind the one man who can lead the way forward in these challenging times: my president, our president, Barack Obama!
Charlie Crist
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I love high-street fashion. I'm all about Topshop and Zara - even American Apparel. I love T-shirts and vests - simple things you can just live in. American Apparel also does the best bras - they're amazing.
Poppy Delevingne
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How many watched the President's speech last night? half-hearted audience applause How many watched American Idol? thundering applause Okay, there you go! You get the government you deserve.
Jay Leno
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I want people to use Perl. I want to be a positive ingredient of the world and make my American history. So, whatever it takes to give away my software and get it used, that's great.
Larry Wall
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But to say that Sarah Palin and the tea party movement is responsible for vandalism or threats is just a way to dismiss the American people and, and their dissatisfaction with this health care bill.
Laura Ingraham
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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.
Cory Gardner
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Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
Manuel Puig
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McMaster, 54, is the smartest and most capable military officer of his generation, one who has not only led American victories on the battlefields of the 1991 Gulf War and of the Iraq War, but also holds a Ph.D. in history.
Peter Bergen
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The major economies are not American anymore. They are Asian and South American.
David Douglas Duncan
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The fact that we are playing Latinos does not mean that you have to be shouting 'fiesta,' 'taco,' or talking in the same way most Latin characters do in American television.
Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama
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I'm a chairperson for 'No Kid Hungry', a campaign for poor American children.
Jeff Bridges
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All the problems we face in the United States today can be traced to an unenlightened immigration policy on the part of the American Indian.
Pat Paulsen
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Who cares about that stuff? This is America, not Jerusalem. I'm an American. Let Harry be a Jew.
Arnold Rothstein
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It's not at all my objective to become an Asian-American star.
Daniel Wu
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Mark Twain is a universe, and he is also a kind of American authority figure. He can say things to America that other people can't say, in a way that can truly be heard.
Val Kilmer
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
Lane Garrison
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We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.
Tammy Duckworth
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Panama's a really wonderful country. There's obviously the Panama Canal, which brings a lot of tourism, and a huge American influence; it's just a mix of so many great things: African, Caribbean, Latin American Spanish, all kinds of influences there.
J. August Richards
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American actresses have more problems than I do; I'm lucky to be able to play what I want for a smaller audience, because I have my own country to do that in.
Carice van Houten
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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.
Brad Henry
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The individual comes face-to-face with a conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind has not come to a realisation of the evil which has been introduced into our midst. It rejects even the assumption that human creatures could espouse a philosophy which must ultimately destroy all that is good and decent.
J. Edgar Hoover