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Americans Quotes


"Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another place that is affected is parties and conventions."


"Though race-related issues continue to occupy a significant portion of our political discussion, and though there remain many unresolved racial issues in this nation, we, average Americans, simply do not talk enough with each other about things racial."


"In a single moment, we witnessed the worst of human behavior. And in the next, the very best of human behavior. And even more, we witnessed the tremendous spirit of Americans."


"It's hard to decide if TV makes morons out of everyone, or if it mirrors Americans who really are morons to begin with."


"Most Americans would agree that Plowshares is a Theatre of the Absurd."


"Television has made places look alike, and it has transformed the way we see. A whole generation of Americans, maybe two, has grown up looking at the world through a lens."


"We did not treat the Americans badly. They left Iran in a relaxed mood. The embassy was active here after the revolution. We didn't have any problem with them. They started it."


"Right after the tragedy, President Bush asked Americans to get on with their lives and we did."


"This awareness instills a fierce desire to protect that heritage and - in doing so - to educate Americans in the meaning and importance of our pivotal documents."


"Americans are the great Satan, the wounded snake."


"A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times."


"The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph."


"Perhaps Europeans are a bit more skeptic whereas Americans are more believers."


"It only takes a room of Americans for the English and Australians to realise how much we have in common."
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