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Famous American Quotes

What, then, is this new man, the American? They are a mixture of English, Scotch, Irish, French, Dutch, Germans, and Swedes. From this promiscuous breed, that race, now called Americans, have arisen. β€” J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur

America is White and Black and Latino and Asian. America is mixed. America is immigrants. β€” Jose Antonio Vargas

American style is about confidence, independence, diversity and free expression. β€” Tommy Hilfiger

In the USA, we are Americans. Period. β€” Vivek Ramaswamy

Americans never quit. - Douglas MacArthur

Americans never quit. β€” Douglas MacArthur

Americanism is a question of principle, of idealism, of character. It is not a matter of birthplace, or creed, or line of descent. β€” Theodore Roosevelt

The American: a titan enamored of progress, a fanatical giant who worships "getting things done" but never asks himself what he is doing nor why he is doing it. β€” Octavio Paz

Americanism means the virtues of courage, honor, justice, truth, sincerity, and hardihood - the virtues that made America. β€” Theodore Roosevelt

America is an adorable woman chewing tobacco. - Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

America is an adorable woman chewing tobacco. β€” Frederic Auguste Bartholdi

We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans. β€” Frederick Douglass

I am an American citizen, first class. I don't have a bade that makes me an official good guy like you, but Im work just as honest for a living. β€” Lucky Luciano

Be proud to be a decent American rather than a wanker whipping up fear. β€” Michael D. Higgins

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American. - Antonin Scalia

In the eyes of government we are just one race here. It is American. β€” Antonin Scalia

America is a hurricane, and the only people who do not hear the sound are those fortunate if incredibly stupid and smug White Protestants who live in the center, in the serene eye of the big wind. β€” Norman Mailer

America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society. β€” Marco Rubio

Short American Quotes

  • To protest against injustice is the foundation of all our American democracy. β€” Thurgood Marshall
  • If you can be the best, then why not try to be the best? β€” Garrett Morgan
  • Fighting is a sport; if you're not humble it's going to bring humbleness to you. β€” Mike Tyson
  • Donald Trump is obviously the most pro-gay candidate in American electoral history. β€” Milo Yiannopoulos
  • If you walk the footsteps of a stranger, you'll learn things you never knew you never knew. β€” Pocahontas
  • If soccer was an American soft drink, it would be Diet Pepsi β€” Lewis Grizzard
  • Develop enough courage so that you can stand up for yourself and then stand up for somebody else. β€” Maya Angelou
  • McCarthyism is Americanism with its sleeves rolled. β€” Joseph McCarthy
  • Proceed, great chief, with virtue on thy sideThy every action let the goddess guide. β€” Phillis Wheatley
  • God created war so that Americans would learn geography. β€” Mark Twain

American Image Quotes

The typical American voter is so stupid, his dog teaches him tricks. - Jonathan Gruber quote

The typical American voter is so stupid, his dog teaches him tricks. β€” Jonathan Gruber

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain. - Thomas Hutchinson quote

It cannot be good to tax the Americans... You will lose more than you gain. β€” Thomas Hutchinson

American quote Defiance, not obedience, is the American's answer to overbearing authority.
Defiance, not obedience, is the American's answer to overbearing authority.
There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. - Jackie Robinson quote

There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free. β€” Jackie Robinson

The stupidity of the American voter is exceeded only by its slovenliness. - Jonathan Gruber quote

The stupidity of the American voter is exceeded only by its slovenliness. β€” Jonathan Gruber

**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! - David Farragut quote

**** the torpedoes! Full speed ahead! β€” David Farragut

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. - Ambrose Bierce quote

War is God's way of teaching Americans geography. β€” Ambrose Bierce

What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. - Lucille Clifton quote

What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else. β€” Lucille Clifton

The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible. - Sun Ra quote

The possible has been tried and failed. Now it's time to try the impossible. β€” Sun Ra

Hate is too great a burden to bear. - Coretta Scott King quote

Hate is too great a burden to bear. β€” Coretta Scott King

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie. - H. Rap Brown quote

I say violence is necessary. It is as American as cherry pie. β€” H. Rap Brown

The potential for greatness lives within  us all. - Wilma Rudolph quote

The potential for greatness lives within us all. β€” Wilma Rudolph

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. - Wilma Rudolph quote

Believe me, the reward is not so great without the struggle. β€” Wilma Rudolph

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor. - Lord Byron quote

I would rather have a nod from an American, than a snuff-box from an emperor. β€” Lord Byron

I am the American heartbreak- The rock on which Freedom Stumped its toe. - Langston Hughes quote

I am the American heartbreak- The rock on which Freedom Stumped its toe. β€” Langston Hughes

Alabama fans love Alabama football. Auburn fans love Auburn. - Pat Dye quote

Alabama fans love Alabama football. Auburn fans love Auburn. β€” Pat Dye

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea. - Katherine Dunn quote

Let's just say, the American school of suburban angst is not my cup of tea. β€” Katherine Dunn

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history. - Morgan Freeman quote

I don't want a Black History Month. Black history is American history. β€” Morgan Freeman

We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress. - George III quote

We are determined to listen to nothing from the illegal congress. β€” George III

You're at your best when you don't know what you're doing. - Paul Stanley quote

You're at your best when you don't know what you're doing. β€” Paul Stanley

Remember who you are and whose you are. - Thea Bowman quote

Remember who you are and whose you are. β€” Thea Bowman

American quote What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are al
What if the American people woke up and understood that the official reasons for going to war are almost always based on lies and promoted by war propaganda in order to serve special interests.

African American Quotes

I have written a song that says: If you ever lose someone dear to you, never say the words, "They're gone," and they'll come back. β€” Prince

It doesn't matter how strong your opinions are. If you don't use your power for positive change, you are, indeed, part of the problem. β€” Coretta Scott King

Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or your curiosity. It's your place in the world; it's your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. β€” Mae Jemison

Revolution is a serious thing, the most serious thing about a revolutionarys life. When one commits oneself to the struggle, it must be for a lifetime. β€” Angela Davis

If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing. β€” Malcolm X

In a world filled with hate, we must still dare to hope. In a world filled with anger, we must still dare to comfort. In a world filled with despair, we must still dare to dream. And in a world filled with distrust, we must still dare to believe. β€” Michael Jackson

Deal with yourself as a individual, worthy of respect and make everyone else deal with you the same way. β€” Nikki Giovanni

Don't be in a hurry to condemn because he doesn't do what you do or think as you think or as fast. There was a time when you didn't know what you know today. β€” Malcolm X

I feel safe even in the midst of my enemies; for the truth is powerful and will prevail. β€” Sojourner Truth

When you want to help people, you tell them the truth. When you want to help yourself, you tell them what they want to hear. β€” Thomas Sowell

All American Quotes

Mr. Blair, I look upon secession as anarchy. If I owned the four millions of slaves in the South, I would sacrifice them all to the Union; but how can I draw my sword upon Virginia, my native State? β€” Robert E. Lee

May the stars carry your sadness away, may the flowers fill your heart with beauty, may hope forever wipe away your tears. And, above all, may silence make you strong. β€” Chief Dan George

I see a time of Seven Generations when all the colors of mankind will gather under the Sacred Tree of Life and the whole earth will become One Circle again. β€” Crazy Horse

With all my devotion to the Union, and the feeling of loyalty and duty of an American citizen, I have not been able to make up my mind to raise my hand against my relative, my children, my home. I have, therefore, resigned my commission in the Army. β€” Robert E. Lee

Our national motto is 'In God we Trust,' reminding us that faith in our Creator is the most important American value of all. β€” Marco Rubio

This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. β€” Theodore Roosevelt

I am tired of talk that comes to nothing It makes my heart sick when I remember all the good words and all the broken promises. There has been too much talking by men who had no right to talk. It does not require many words to speak the truth. β€” Chief Joseph

The humanity of all Americans is diminished when any group is denied rights granted to others. β€” Julian Bond

Above all, I wanted to be appreciated as a prima ballerina who happened to be a Native American, never as someone who was an American Indian ballerina. β€” Maria Tallchief

I saw that the camera could be a weapon against poverty, against racism, against all sorts of social wrongs. I knew at that point I had to have a camera. β€” Gordon Parks

Native American Quotes

Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children. β€” Crazy Horse

I salute the light within your eyes where the whole universe dwells. For when you are at that center within you and I am at that place within me, we shall be one. β€” Crazy Horse

If you talk to the animals they will talk with you and you will know each other. If you do not talk to them you will not know them and what you do not know, you will fear. What one fears, one destroys. β€” Chief Dan George

Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself β€” and I will obey every law or submit to the penalty. β€” Chief Joseph

We’re not Indians and we’re not Native Americans. We’re older than both concepts. We’re the people, we’re the human beings. β€” John Trudell

We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children β€” Chief Seattle

Historically speaking, we went from being Indians to pagans to savages to hostiles to militants to activists to Native Americans. Its five hundred years later and they still cant see us. We are still invisible. β€” John Trudell

Peace cannot exist without justice, justice cannot exist without fairness, fairness cannot exist without development, development cannot exist without democracy, democracy cannot exist without respect for the identity and worth of cultures and peoples. β€” Rigoberta Menchu

Wisdom and peace come when you start living the life the creator intended for you. β€” Geronimo

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk. - Crazy Horse

One does not sell the earth upon which the people walk. β€” Crazy Horse

American Government Quotes

Our clear goal must be the advancement of the white race and separation of the white and black races. This goal must include freeing of the American media and government from subservient Jewish interests. β€” David Duke

The end of democracy and the defeat of the American Revolution will occur when government falls into the hands of lending institutions and moneyed incorporations. β€” Thomas Jefferson

The American Republic will endure until the day Congress discovers that it can bribe the public with the public's money. β€” Alexis de Tocqueville

But a Constitution of Government once changed from Freedom, can never be restored. Liberty, once lost, is lost forever. β€” John Adams

The American Constitution was not written to protect criminals; it was written to protect the government from becoming criminals. β€” Lenny Bruce

Extreme taxation, excessive controls, oppressive government competition with business, frustrated minorities and forgotten Americans are not the products of free enterprise. They are the residue of centralized bureaucracy, of government by a self-anointed elite. β€” Ronald Reagan

For no People will tamely surrender their Liberties, nor can they easily be subdued, where Knowledge is diffusd and Virtue preservd . On the Contrary, when People are universally ignorant and debauched in their Manners, they will sink under their own Weight, without the Aid of foreign Invaders. β€” Samuel Adams

Without God there could be no American form of government, nor an American way of life. Recognition of the Supreme Being is the first, the most basic, expression of Americanism. Thus, the founding fathers of America saw it, and thus with God's help, it will continue to be. β€” Dwight D. Eisenhower

An Indian is an Indian regardless of the degree of Indian blood or which little government card they do or do not possess. β€” Wilma Mankiller

Now is the time to alter our government. Now is the time to stop the movement toward oligarchy. Now is the time to create a government which represents all Americans and not just the 1%... No more excuses. We must all become involved in the political process. β€” Bernie Sanders

American History Quotes

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. - Mae Jemison

Never be limited by other people's limited imaginations. β€” Mae Jemison

With regard to military discipline, I may safely say that no such thing existed in the Continental Army. β€” Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben

We have a wonderful history behind us. ... If you are unable to demonstrate to the world that you have this record, the world will say to you, 'You are not worthy to enjoy the blessings of democracy or anything else'. β€” Carter G. Woodson

There is no negro problem. The problem is whether the American people have loyalty enough, honor enough, patriotism enough, to live up to their own constitution β€” Frederick Douglass

The issue today is the same as it has been throughout all history, whether man shall be allowed to govern himself or be ruled by a small elite. β€” Thomas Jefferson

Of the people, by the people, for the people. β€” Sun Yat-sen

My father was a slave and my people died to build this country and I am going to stay here and have a part of it just like you. β€” Paul Robeson

Unconditional love will have the final word in reality. β€” Martin Luther King, Jr.

Before the war it was always the United States *are*, after the war it was the United States is... it made us an is. β€” Shelby Foote

Infantry, Artillery, Aviation - all that we have - are yours to dispose of as you will. . . . I have come to say to you that the American people would be proud to be engaged in the greatest battle in history. β€” John J. Pershing

American Indian Quotes

At the center of the universe dwells the Great Spirit. And that center is really everywhere. It is within each of us. β€” Black Elk

Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony. - Chief Dan George

Where no one intrudes, many can live in harmony. β€” Chief Dan George

How smooth must be the language of the whites, when they can make right look like wrong, and wrong like right. β€” Black Hawk

There is no death, only a change of worlds. β€” Chief Seattle

It is essential to our interest and the security of our colonies that the several nations or tribes of Indians... who live under our protection, should not be molested or disturbed. β€” George III

Everything an Indian does is in a circle, and that is because the power of the world always works in circles. β€” Black Elk

The voice of the Great Spirit is heard in the twittering of birds, the rippling of mighty waters, and the sweet breathing of flowers. β€” Zitkala-Sa

Now, of course, the great thing about the solar system as a frontier is that there are no Indians, so you can have all the glory of the myth of the American westward expansion without any of the guilt. β€” Sarah Zettel

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today. - Will Rogers

Don't let yesterday use up too much of today. β€” Will Rogers

Brothers, we must be united; we must smoke the same pipe; we must fight each other's battles; and more than all, we must love the Great Spirit. β€” Tecumseh

American National Quotes

There is no room in this country for hyphenated Americanism. The one absolutely certain way of bringing this nation to ruin, of preventing all possibility of its continuing to be a nation at all, would be to permit it to become a tangle of squabbling nationalities. β€” Theodore Roosevelt

I had always hoped that this land might become a safe and agreeable asylum to the virtuous and persecuted part of mankind, to whatever nation they might belong. β€” George Washington

As America is transformed from a 90 percent European American nation, as it was in the 1960s, to one where we will soon be a minority, should we not ask some pertinent questions. Is this racial diversity enriching, or will it be damaging to our social fabric? β€” David Duke

The John Birch Society is Communism's greatest ally. With its help we will divide and confuse the American people until they have lost faith in their Government, their nation has ceased to be a major world power, and their country is ripe for revolution. β€” Nikita Khrushchev

Be Americans. Let there be no sectionalism, no North, South, East or West. You are all dependent on one another and should be one in union. In one word, be a nation. Be Americans, and be true to yourselves. β€” George Washington

National parks are the best idea we ever had. Absolutely American, absolutely democratic, they reflect us at our best rather than our worst. β€” Wallace Stegner

Rogue internet pharmacies continue to pose a serious threat to the health and safety of Americans. Simply put, a few unethical physicians and pharmacists have become drug suppliers to a nation. β€” Dianne Feinstein

Ethanol has reduced our nation's dependence on imported energy, created thousands of jobs, reduced air pollution, and increased energy security. And renewable fuels cost less at the pump. It is a growth fuel that fuels opportunities for millions of Americans. β€” Lane Evans

Millions are unemployed and our roads are falling apart. If we can spend $6 trillion sending people to war, we can spend $1 trillion to put Americans to work fixing our nation's crumbling infrastructure. Let's rebuild America and create jobs. β€” Bernie Sanders

We are not a nation of immigrants. We are a nation of citizens. I am sick and tired of the American citizen being demeaned and treated as a second-class citizen while anybody who crosses the border is treated as the most virtuous human being on the face of the earth. β€” Mark Levin

American Freedom Quotes

I am determined to defend my rights and maintain my freedom or sell my life in the attempt. β€” Nathanael Greene

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. β€” William Faulkner

Freedom is not a gift bestowed upon us by other men, but a right that belongs to us by the laws of God and nature. β€” Benjamin Franklin

True patriotism springs from a belief in the dignity of the individual, freedom and equality not only for Americans but for all people on earth, universal brotherhood and good will, and a constant and earnest striving toward the principles and ideals on which this country was founded. β€” Eleanor Roosevelt

I'll tell you how I'd like to be remembered: As a black man who won the heavyweight title - Who has humorous and who never looked down on those who looked up to him - A man who stood for freedom, justice and equality - And I wouldn't even mind if folks forgot how pretty I was. β€” Muhammad Ali

I believe all Americans who believe in freedom, tolerance and human rights have a responsibility to oppose bigotry and prejudice based on sexual orientation. β€” Coretta Scott King

When even one American - who has done nothing wrong - is forced by fear to shut his mind and close his mouth - then all Americans are in peril. β€” Harry S. Truman

A general dissolution of principles and manners will more surely overthrow the liberties of America than the whole force of the common enemy. β€” Samuel Adams

Children should be educated and instructed in the principles of freedom. β€” John Adams

We're Americans, and we have a rendezvous with destiny . . . No people who have ever lived on this earth have fought harder, paid a higher price for freedom, or done more to advance the dignity of man than Americans. β€” Ronald Reagan

American Movie Quotes

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn. β€” Clark Gable

A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. β€” Anthony Hopkins

Carpe diem. (Seize the day.) β€” Horace

May the Force be with you. - George Lucas

May the Force be with you. β€” George Lucas

I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti β€” Thomas Harris

Mrs. Robinson, you're trying to seduce me... aren't you? β€” Dustin Hoffman

Maybe every other American movie shouldn't be based on a comic book. Other countries will think Americans live in an infantile fantasy land where reality is whatever we say it is and every problem can be solved with violence. β€” Bill Maher

The thing is there have been American movies that are similar to Solaris, like Alien had a lot of things that are similar, although it's also got the horror element. β€” Alex Winter

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. I vowed I would never do a commercial, nor would I do a soap opera -- both of which I did as soon as I left the Acting Company and was starving. β€” Kevin Kline

That's probably when I get the most angry at American movies, when they just so cynically manipulate the audience without even trying to give a good story. β€” Gene Siskel

American Woman Quotes

Feminists have convinced themselves that any difference between men and women is oppression and that women in the United States are an oppressed minority. This is such a lie. American women are the most fortunate class of people who ever lived on the face of the earth. β€” Phyllis Schlafly

I bring quadruple diversity to the Senate: I'm a woman; I'll be the first Asian woman ever to be elected to the U.S. Senate; I am an immigrant; I am a Buddhist. When I said this at one of my gatherings, they said, 'Yes, but are you gay?' and I said, 'Nobody's perfect.' β€” Mazie Hirono

My goal was to become the first African American woman pilot. Nothing could divert me from that goal. β€” Bessie Coleman

When I was at Baylor, I wasn't fully happy because I couldn't be all the way out. It feels so good saying it: I am a strong, black lesbian woman. β€” Brittney Griner

I'm here not just as an actress but as a woman, an African-American, a granddaughter of Ellis Island immigrants, a person who could not have afforded college without the help of student loans and as one of millions of volunteers working to re-elect President Obama! β€” Kerry Washington

I am convinced that the Black man will only reach his full potential when he learns to draw upon the strengths and insights of the Black woman. β€” Manning Marable

I suggest that Black feminist thought consists of specialised knowledge created by African-American women which clarifies a standpoint of and for Black women. In other words, Black feminist thought encompasses theoretical interpretations of Black women's reality by those who live it. β€” Patricia Hill Collins

The real liberators of American women were not the feminist noise-makers, they were the automobile, the supermarket, the shopping center, the dishwasher, the washer-dryer, the freezer. β€” Pat Buchanan

I love America, and I love American women. But there is one thing that deeply shocks me - American closets. I cannot believe one can dress well when you have so much. β€” Andree Putman

To reaffirm the statement on the choosing of my identity, I come from two beautiful cultures which I have embraced, bridged, balanced, and identify with. I am proud to be who I am as a Dine' (Navajo) and Nahilii (African American) woman. Hozho', , & blessings β€” Radmilla Cody

American Language Quotes

When this war is over, the Japanese language will be spoken only in hell! β€” William Halsey

My art speaks and will continue to speak, transcending barriers of nationality, language and other forces that may be divisive, fortifying the greatness of the spirit that has always been the foundation of the Ojibwa people. β€” Norval Morrisseau

We have room but for one Language here and that is the English Language, for we intend to see that the crucible turns our people out as Americans of American nationality and not as dwellers in a polyglot boarding-house. β€” Theodore Roosevelt

The American constitutions were to liberty, what a grammar is to language: they define its parts of speech, and practically construct them into syntax β€” Thomas Paine

Assange is not a 'journalist' any more than the 'editor' of al-Qaeda's new English-language magazine 'Inspire' is a 'journalist.' He is an anti-American operative with blood on his hands. β€” Sarah Palin

Scientific research and other studies have demonstrated that arts education can enhance American students' math and language skills and improve test scores which in turn increase chances of higher education and good jobs in the future. β€” Thad Cochran

When a Japanese manufacturer was asked by his North American counterpart, What is the best language in which to do business?" the man responded: "My customer's language β€” Leonard Sweet

No white American ever thinks that any other race is wholly civilized until he wears the white man’s clothes, eats the white man’s food, speaks the white man’s language, and professes the white man’s religion. β€” Booker T. Washington

I got my dog back, in African-American language, your dog means your passion, your fire. β€” Deion Sanders

That these are our grievances which we have thus laid before his majesty, with that freedom of language and sentiment which becomes a free people claiming their rights as derived from the laws of nature, and not as the gift of their chief magistrate. β€” Thomas Jefferson

Great American Quotes

Not until I went into the churches of America and heard her pulpits flame with righteousness did I understand the secret of her genius and power. America is great because America is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, America will cease to be great. β€” Alexis de Tocqueville

I have great belief in the fact that whenever there is chaos, it creates wonderful thinking. I consider chaos a gift. β€” Septima Poinsette Clark

It is better to be prepared for an opportunity and not have one than to have an opportunity and not be prepared. β€” Whitney M. Young

Sure I wave the American flag. Do you know a better flag to wave? Sure I love my country with all her faults. I'm not ashamed of that, never have been, never will be. β€” John Wayne

It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I cannot afford the luxury of a closed mind. β€” Clara Barton

We do not want churches because they will teach us to quarrel about God. We do not want to learn that. We may quarrel with men sometimes about things on this earth, but we never quarrel about the Great Spirit. We do not want to learn that. β€” Chief Joseph

The door that nobody else will go in at, seems always to swing open widely for me. β€” Clara Barton

I think what the American people are saying is enough is enough. This country, this great country, belongs to all of us. It cannot continue to be controlled by a handful of billionaires who apparently want it all. β€” Bernie Sanders

From where many of us in the U.K. sit, American politics is hopelessly polarized. All kinds of issues get bundled up into two great heaps. The rest of the world, today and across the centuries, simply doesn't see things in this horribly oversimplified way. β€” N. T. Wright

Greatness is a lot of small things done well. Day after day, workout after workout, obedience after obedience, day after day. β€” Ray Lewis

American Culture Quotes

Violence is black children going to school for 12 years and receiving 6 years' worth of education. β€” Julian Bond

I say violence is necessary. Violence is a part of America's culture. It is as American as cherry pie. Americans taught the black people to be violent. We will use that violence to rid ourselves of oppression if necessary. We will be free, by any means necessary. β€” H. Rap Brown

You should always respect what you are and your culture because if your art is going to mean anything, that is where it comes from. β€” Romare Bearden

Ancestor worship, or filial piety so characteristic of Asian cultures, for example, does not really resonate with Americans who favor children, not grandparents. β€” Alan Dundes

Bullies: How the Left's Culture of Fear and Intimidation Silences Americans β€” Ben Shapiro

I don't speak Japanese, I don't know anything about Japanese business or Japanese culture. Apart from sushi. But I can't exactly go up to him and say "Sushi!" out of the blue. It would be like going up to a top American businessman and saying, "T-bone steak! β€” Sophie Kinsella

Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library. - Luther Standing Bear

Knowledge was inherent in all things. The world was a library. β€” Luther Standing Bear

The standardization of world culture, with local popular or traditional forms driven out or dumbed down to make way for American television, American music, food, clothes and films, has been seen by many as the very heart of globalization. β€” Fredric Jameson

The blues are the roots and the other musics are the fruits. It's better keeping the roots alive, because it means better fruits from now on. The blues are the roots of all American music. As long as American music survives, so will the blues. β€” Willie Dixon

Black women have been cultured to compare not connect. β€” Michaela Angela Davis

American Food Quotes

Why should you take by force that from us that which you can have by Love? Why should you destroy us, who have provided you with food What can you get by war? β€” Chief Powhatan

One of the greatest pleasures of my life has been that I have never stopped learning about Good Cooking and Good Food β€” Edna Lewis

A century ago, most of today's processed foods didn't even exist. Now they are more than half of the American diet. We weren't designed for this. β€” Will Bulsiewicz

Thirty-five percent of Americans … are not making enough money to pay for basic human needs, and that means food, transportation and housing. and that means those Americans are sitting on the precipice of a cliff, that they're inches away from, or on top of, becoming homeless. β€” Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

If the Americans like to eat GMO products, let them eat it then. We don't need to do that; we have enough space and opportunities to produce organic food. β€” Dmitry Medvedev

The passion of the Italian or the Italian-American population is endless for food and lore and everything about it. β€” Mario Batali

"I am appalled at the prospect of using water as a vehicle for drugs. Fluoride is a corrosive poison that will produce serious effect on a long-range basis. Any attempt to use the water this way is deplorable." Charles Gordon Heyd, M.D., Past President, American Medical Association. β€” Charles Bernhard Heyd

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf. β€” Christopher Dodd

Americans will eat garbage provided you sprinkle it liberally with ketchup. β€” Henry James

The standard four food groups are based on American agricultural lobbies. Why do we have a milk group? Because we have a National Dairy Council. Why do we have a meat group? Because we have an extremely powerful meat lobby. β€” Marion Nestle

American Film Quotes

In films, we are trained by the American way of moviemaking to think we must understand and 'get' everything right away. But this is not possible. When you eat a potato, you don't understand each atom of the potato! β€” Jean-Luc Godard

Eventually, in '84, we made a film for a little over a million dollars - with American actors that was shot in English - that was shown in Finland A little action film called Born American. β€” Renny Harlin

American capitalism finds its sharpest and most expressive reflection in the American cinema. β€” Sergei Eisenstein

The VCR is to the American film producer, as the Boston Strangler is to the woman home alone. β€” Jack Valenti

I think every American actor wants to be a movie star. But I never wanted to do stupid movies, I wanted to do films. β€” Kevin Kline

Every time I make an American film I just trust the American director and American writer. Myself, I would never make this kind of film. For me, those kinds of films are ridiculous. They don't make sense. β€” Jackie Chan

Keep your friends close, but your enemies closer. β€” Mario Puzo

Vasectomy means never having to say you're sorry. β€” Larry Adler

The average Hollywood film star's ambition is to be admired by an American, courted by an Italian, married to an Englishman and have a French boyfriend. β€” Katharine Hepburn

I consider myself the luckiest man on the face of the earth. β€” Lou Gehrig

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Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it. - Eric Nicol quote

Very little is known about the War of 1812 because the Americans lost it. β€” Eric Nicol

Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going. - Wes Montgomery quote

Regardless of what you play, the biggest thing is keeping the feel going. β€” Wes Montgomery

The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it! - Ansel Adams quote

The single most important component of a camera is the twelve inches behind it! β€” Ansel Adams

Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours. - Hanoi Hannah quote

Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours. β€” Hanoi Hannah

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. - Ida B. Wells quote

The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American. β€” Ida B. Wells

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated - Emmitt Smith quote

I may win and I may lose, but I will never be defeated β€” Emmitt Smith

American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's. - Hanoi Hannah quote

American GIs don't fight this unjust immoral and illegal war of Johnson's. β€” Hanoi Hannah

Donald Trump is going to speak the truth to the American people. - Mike Pence quote

Donald Trump is going to speak the truth to the American people. β€” Mike Pence

When you don't know what you're doing, fake it. - Jill Shalvis quote

When you don't know what you're doing, fake it. β€” Jill Shalvis

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. - Ambrose Bierce quote

Democracy is four wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. β€” Ambrose Bierce

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. - Clint Eastwood quote

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. β€” Clint Eastwood

Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. - Tecumseh quote

Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. β€” Tecumseh

I am the dream and the hope of the slave - Maya Angelou quote

I am the dream and the hope of the slave β€” Maya Angelou

You may fire when you are ready Gridley. - George Dewey quote

You may fire when you are ready Gridley. β€” George Dewey

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe. - Dianne Feinstein quote

Banning guns addresses a fundamental right of all Americans to feel safe. β€” Dianne Feinstein

The prettiest people do the ugliest things. - Kanye West quote

The prettiest people do the ugliest things. β€” Kanye West

Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity. - Frank Zappa quote

Modern Americans behave as if intelligence were some sort of hideous deformity. β€” Frank Zappa

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