--- title: "10 America Came Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 America Came quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best America Came sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/steve-erickson-9119_america_america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-b_2079852.png" --- > [“America One," came Wade's voice from the big shadow, "or America Two?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-erickson/america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-big-shadow-or-america-two/) [Steve Erickson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-erickson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/steve-erickson-9119_america_america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-b_2079852.png) > [So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-love/so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up-was-filled-with-all-the/) [Mia Love](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mia-love/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/mia-love-28619_america_so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up_963119.png) > [I have never had a plan when it comes to my career: America came to me with an opportunity.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to-my-career-america-came-to-me/) [Priyanka Chopra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/priyanka-chopra/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/priyanka-chopra-2235_america_i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to_3026797.jpg) > [The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. America came into existence when the European was already so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lewis-mumford/the-settlement-of-america-had-its-origins-in-the-unsettlement-of/) [Lewis Mumford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lewis-mumford/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/972/lewis-mumford-2870_america_the-settlement-of-america-had-its-origin_1571367.jpg) > [I was born in an enemy country. Only in America can someone who came from that beginning do what I am doing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/friedrich-st-florian/i-was-born-in-an-enemy-country-only-in-america-can-someone-who-came/) [Friedrich St. Florian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/friedrich-st-florian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/friedrich-st-florian-53213_am_i-was-born-in-an-enemy-country-only-in-a_2216754.jpg) > [America's relationship with Haiti has always been very complicated. I often say to people, "Before we came to America, America came to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwidge-danticat/america-s-relationship-with-haiti-has-always-been-very-complicated-i/) [Edwidge Danticat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwidge-danticat/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1d2/edwidge-danticat-2559_america_america-s-relationship-with-haiti-has-al_1825252.png) > [My great-great grandmother who came from Norway to America came for economic freedom, but importantly she also came for religious freedom. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-daines/my-great-great-grandmother-who-came-from-norway-to-america-came-for/) [Steve Daines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-daines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dd/steve-daines-23813_america_my-great-great-grandmother-who-came-from_1328515.jpg) > [“The 80's in America were about building a better future here in America. We came into the generation dancing. We saw an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/phil-mitchell/the-80-s-in-america-were-about-building-a-better-future-here-in/) [Phil Mitchell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/phil-mitchell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2e/phil-mitchell-26046_1980-s_the-80-s-in-america-were-about-building_1858031.jpg) > [America does not hold to the colonial tradition. America came, liberated Afghanistan from the Taliban and al-Qaida, came to an arrangement with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ahmed-rashid/america-does-not-hold-to-the-colonial-tradition-america-came/) [Ahmed Rashid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ahmed-rashid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/ahmed-rashid-19311_afghanistan_america-does-not-hold-to-the-colonial-tr_77976.jpg) > [“America” came from a massive jam,’ Wendy told me. ‘We were playing and rehearsing for hours and hours and we hit on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-thorne/america-came-from-a-massive-jam-wendy-told-me-we-were-playing-and/) [Matt Thorne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-thorne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7eb/matt-thorne-48353_quote_america-came-from-a-massive-jam-wendy-to_1662815.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/america-came/#itemlist", "name": "America Came Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“America One,\" came Wade's voice from the big shadow, \"or America Two?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Steve Erickson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-erickson/america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-big-shadow-or-america-two/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/steve-erickson-9119_america_america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-b_2079852.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/steve-erickson-9119_america_america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-b_2079852.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e45/steve-erickson-9119_america_america-one-came-wade-s-voice-from-the-b_2079852.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“America One,\" came Wade's voice from the big shadow, \"or America Two?” — Steve Erickson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in living the American dream.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mia Love" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mia-love/so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up-was-filled-with-all-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/mia-love-28619_america_so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up_963119.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/mia-love-28619_america_so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up_963119.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e76/mia-love-28619_america_so-the-america-i-came-to-know-growing-up_963119.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So the America I came to know growing up was filled with all the excitement and possibilities found in…” — Mia Love", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have never had a plan when it comes to my career: America came to me with an opportunity.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Priyanka Chopra" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/priyanka-chopra/i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to-my-career-america-came-to-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/priyanka-chopra-2235_america_i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to_3026797.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/priyanka-chopra-2235_america_i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to_3026797.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/615/priyanka-chopra-2235_america_i-have-never-had-a-plan-when-it-comes-to_3026797.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have never had a plan when it comes to my career: America came to me with an opportunity.” — Priyanka Chopra", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The settlement of America had its origins in the unsettlement of Europe. 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