I think of myself as a plain human being who happens to be an American. — Laura Z. Hobson Copy Share Image
The historic dearth of labor was perhaps the central feature of the American economy in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
My parents taught me by example what it means to be American: to hope and to dream, and to work hard for… — Karine Jean-Pierre Copy Share Image
All of the American presidents, certainly all of the notable ones, have been pretty original. — Michael J. Knowles Copy Share Image
Last year, in the year 2008, it just became normal to watch great American institutions crumble, almost dissolve like sand. — George Packer Copy Share Image
Like you see in the fairy tales, that's how it planned out in my head. Kids, little white picket fence, the American… — Marquise Goodwin Copy Share Image
Bill Clinton presided over the largest increase in federal and state prison inmates of any president in American history. — Michelle Alexander Copy Share Image
We want to engage in ever closer synergy with Latin American and Caribbean partners. — Federica Mogherini Copy Share Image
So many of my favorite stories, in any medium, are about friendship. Those relationships are so often just as emotional and complex… — Susanna Fogel Copy Share Image
We do foreign assistance for altruistic reasons, certainly for humanitarian reasons, of course. But the main reason we do foreign assistance is… — Roger Wicker Copy Share Image
We were promised we could keep our healthcare plans. We were promised that Obamacare would not raise middle class taxes. Instead, the… — Ronna McDaniel Copy Share Image
I don't get to watch a lot of TV, mainly because I'm busy working. And I pretty much try not to watch… — Shonda Rhimes Copy Share Image
American workers have lost jobs and businesses have been damaged because of cyber attacks, and that's why it will continue to be… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
When Congress passed the Authorization for the Use of Military Force immediately after the 9/11 attacks, no one could have imagined this… — Peter Bergen Copy Share Image
New York isn't segregated the way many American cities are, where there are specific ethnic neighborhoods that don't necessarily co-exist, or they… — Mike D Copy Share Image
Having won re-election convincingly and against the economic odds, President Obama quickly made good on his promise of maintaining taxes as they… — Kevin O'Leary Copy Share Image
If people feel misled or deceived, then sorry that they feel that way, but I believe that's more due to their definition… — Rachel Dolezal Copy Share Image
I had a buddy that somehow got hold of a lot of American blues records, and I'd go over to his place… — Cliff Williams Copy Share Image
I think the International Criminal Court could be a threat to American security interests, because the prosecutor of the court has enormous… — John Bolton Copy Share Image
Without command of the seas ensured by the Navy, it will become more difficult to project American power where necessary to defeat… — Robert C. O'Brien Copy Share Image
Congress must live by the laws it writes, and cannot expect to be treated differently from everyday Americans. I'm disappointed that President… — Brad Wenstrup Copy Share Image
I understand why so many Americans are fed up with government. The 112th Congress was almost universally derided as the worst ever.… — Olympia Snowe Copy Share Image
What scares me about drone strikes is how they are perceived around the world. The resentment created by American use of unmanned… — Stanley A. McChrystal Copy Share Image
Since taking office, President Obama has worked to restore a positive vision of American leadership in the world - leadership defined, not… — John O. Brennan Copy Share Image
American society loves to prop people up and then take them down. — Zach Galifianakis Copy Share Image
