Competition's always been a product of American lifestyle

Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.

— Billy Graham

Competition is a by-product of productive work, not its goal.

— Ayn Rand

When a company identifies how to integrate the processes needed to give the consumer a sense of job completion, it can blow away the…

— Clayton M. Christensen

'American Idol' is a machine. It's a machine that's making a lot of money, that's selling a lot of product. It's 'American Marketing.'

— Linda Perry

We're going to be selling our product to the American consumer. We want to have Americans who understand American consumers.

— Anand Mahindra

I'm a proud product of the American middle class.

— Hillary Clinton

“Football combines two of the worst things in American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.”

— George Will

One of the manifestations of depression for me is that I lose my will. And I thereby lose my ability to focus. I don't…

— Rachel Maddow

“The historical periods I like to learn about aren’t so much costume dramas as slasher flicks. The French Revolution is a favorite because it…

— Sarah Vowell

Vanity Fair has but two major articles in its editorial creed: first, to believe in the progress and promise of American life, and, second,…

— Frank Crowninshield

“The line in the sand that Carter drew along Iran’s Zagros Mountains now stretches from Central Asia through the Middle East and across the…

— Andrew J. Bacevich

I'm Mexican-American, but I grew up with a normal American life. I don't have a low rider. I drive a Honda. I guess I…

— Snow Tha Product

As Americans, we want peace - we work and sacrifice for peace. But there can be no peace if our security depends on the…

— George W. Bush

Our families and our homes are the center of American life, Everything we do is to make those homes-and the lives in them-more beautiful,…

— Martha Stewart

“As we look over the list of the early leaders of the republic, Washington, John Adams, Hamilton, and others, we discern that they were…

— James Truslow Adams