I said, well, it's a very primitive country, the United States, and it's full of superstitions, which come out of a very… — Gore Vidal Copy Share Image
We discovered how much money influences certain things work in United States. How things might seem okay on the outside, but internally,… — James Hetfield Copy Share Image
I will do my best to transform our trade policy and take on these corporations who want to invest in low-income countries… — Bernie Sanders Copy Share Image
The interesting part is, that being the United States Secretary of State, most places I went didn't have a problem with me… — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to do the… — Boutros Boutros-Ghali Copy Share Image
One stands, in fact, in awe of the Constitution of the United States, though it is an idea and not quite a… — Nikki Giovanni Copy Share Image
There is an old saying, "How did you go bankrupt?" And the answer is, "Gradually, and then suddenly." The impending fiscal crisis… — Seth Klarman Copy Share Image
France, after the month of May, will share trust with the current leadership of the United States which, on many subjects, has… — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
Before I was born [my father] wanted me to go specifically to Yale, which he thought would help. It was easy for… — Calvin Trillin Copy Share Image
There will be a focus on infrastructure. The American people had elected a builder to be President of the United States. We're… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
The Supreme Court of the United States is hereby commanded to try Andrew Johnson for usurpation of our Imperial authority and prerogatives,… — Joshua A. Norton Copy Share Image
Twenty-two percent of Americans say their primary news source is Fox News. It's divided our country in a way that we haven't… — Robert F. Kennedy, Jr Copy Share Image
There's a distinct unease about Americans when they are outside the United States. I can't say quite what it is, but they… — Lawrence Osborne Copy Share Image
What does the doctrine of American exceptionalism empower the United States to do? Nothing more than to act better than traditional empires… — Dinesh D'Souza Copy Share Image
Successfully reframing the climate debate in the United States from one based on environmental values to one based on health values...holds great… — George Mason Copy Share Image
Every presidential candidate highlights patriotism, but Mr. Romney's is backed by the Mormon belief that the United States was chosen by God… — Jodi Kantor Copy Share Image
In the United States, oil demand is projected to grow by 340,000 barrels per day this year and gasoline demand is projected… — Gary Miller Copy Share Image
I ended up being the 43rd president of the United States. It was an awesome experience, and I'm glad I did it. — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I meet a number of people as a writer of fiction who say "Oh, I don't read much fiction," as if the… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
Those [Anti-Cubans] who attack us [Cubans] don't represent more than a fraction of 1 percent. ... You [the foreign news media] have… — Fidel Castro Copy Share Image
Without just cause of reason, without legal or moral justification, and without a thread of proof that Iraq directly threatens the security… — Zack de la Rocha Copy Share Image
it [is] possible to suppose that, if Russia is allowed to have peace, an amazing industrial development may take place, making Russia… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
The United States Constitution grants education decision authority to the states and localities not to the president of the United States. — Dan Forest Copy Share Image
After college, I wanted to learned about myself as an American, so I left the United States and went to Japan. — Bruce Feiler Copy Share Image
I ran away from St. Louis, and then I ran away from the United States, because of that terror of discrimination. — Josephine Baker Copy Share Image
As long as there are people who are not happy with their lot in life, as long as the United States is… — Cofer Black Copy Share Image
Every day Saddam remains in power with chemical weapons, biological weapons, and the development of nuclear weapons is a day of danger… — Joe Lieberman Copy Share Image
No country in history ever sent mothers of toddlers off to fight enemy soldiers until the United States did this in the… — Phyllis Schlafly Copy Share Image
The United States Congress, acting with large bipartisan majorities, at the urging of the President, enacted as the law of the land… — Charles A. Murray Copy Share Image
Providence has given the United States the duty of extending Christian civilization. We come as ministering angels, not despots. — Knute Nelson Copy Share Image
America is a consumer culture, and when we change what we buy - and how we buy it - we'll change who… — Faith Popcorn Copy Share Image
When it comes to setting national priorities, determining threats, defining challenges, and fashioning and implementing foreign and defense policies, the United States… — Robert Kagan Copy Share Image
In January 1961, the United States severed diplomatic relations in response to Cuban nationalisation of U.S.-owned sugar plantations, banks and businesses. — Tariq Ali Copy Share Image
Is class snobbery a social reality in the United States? Absolutely, and the kind that's codified by meritocracy is probably more toxic… — Timothy Noah Copy Share Image
The United States is unique among the rich countries, developed countries, in not having some kind of a national health-care system. — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The instruction furnished is not good enough for the youth of such a country ... There is not even any systematic instruction… — Harriet Martineau Copy Share Image
Having no diplomatic representation in Washington, China has no sources which allow her to check the character of applicants and therefore makes… — Anna Louise Strong Copy Share Image
Women's sports is still in its infancy. The beginning of women's sports in the United States started in 1972, with the passage… — Billie Jean King Copy Share Image
Canada has a real civil service, which the United States doesn't have, an independent civil service. Canada also has a stronger federal… — David Frum Copy Share Image
The United States could dramatically reduce its carbon emissions per kilowatt-hour without raising its overall energy bill. — Joseph J. Romm Copy Share Image