American Quotes

The Blind Boys are truly the deepest well of American musical heritage you can discover.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

I'm cute - and God I hate that. Because that's not cool. I'm like your niece, and nobody wants to date their niece. It's the chubby cheeks. The whole reason people voted for me on American Idol is because I'm an everyday, normal girl.

The internal affairs of other countries has a big impact on American interests.

The realization of a sustainable economic development strategy for Maine's Native American communities has always been a priority and a critical element of my administration's overall economic development strategy.

The threat to globalization is not the wasted American dollars but Washington's readiness to mix US commercial interests with its self-appointed role as global protector.

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.

As an American I wanted to explore... why are we the only first world country that still has capital punishment? Is it because we're too afraid to really examine the system, or is it because we really truly believe that this is the best way to deter future crime?

I had this idea that I wanted to do this mixture of visions of African American women and visions of African American men. And call it 'The Men' and call it 'The Women' and show different faces of these two people.

That the Iraqi Government is considering a political deal granting amnesty to insurgents who have attacked or killed American service members is not just shocking - the idea of amnesty for insurgents is an outrage.

My favorite type of music to sing and to listen to, you know, rock. It's not always metal, but you know, half the time it is. Metal's cool, you know? Not everybody on 'American Idol' listens to metal.

My skin may have wrinkles but it's because I'm smiling so much. That might sound like some terrible American greetings card, but I feel it's immoral for me to castigate my body for getting older, when it does everything I ask of it.

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.

I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

I'd rather do theatre and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films.

American families be warned, if the White House doesn't send your jobs overseas, they'll send your kids.

Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half.

The Israeli lobby has clout in the U.S., which means that re-arranging the region and controlling its resources one way or another, will serve Israel through its control over the American administration.

The American people are frustrated.

I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.

California must be all American or all Chinese. We are resolved that it shall be American, and are prepared to make it so. May we not rely upon your sympathy and assistance?

I had intended to have gone into Africa incognito. But the fact that a white man, even an American, was about to enter Africa was soon known all over Zanzibar.

I hope that the German people will never again make the mistake of believing that because the American people are peace-loving, they will sit back hoping for peace if any nation uses force or the threat of force to acquire dominion over other peoples and other governments.

I've been really at the highest levels of American political life.

The Obama administration is an affront to every freedom-loving American,and a threat to every private sector job in this country.

Although I agree that wild horses are a symbol of the American West, I also believe that it is the responsibility of Congress to ensure that these animals are managed, protected, and controlled in an effective manner.

American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential, so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.

I wouldn't make an anti-American film. I'm one of the most pro-American foreigners I know. I love America and Americans.

We lost the American colonies because we lacked the statesmanship to know the right time and the manner of yielding what is impossible to keep.

As an educator, I have always striven to see that the fruits of the American Dream are available to all.