--- title: "17 American Kids Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 17 American Kids quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best American Kids sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/mark-consuelos-17504_children_i-m-a-father-of-three-mexican-american-k_2854903.png" --- > [I'm a father of three Mexican-American kids.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-consuelos/i-m-a-father-of-three-mexican-american-kids/) [Mark Consuelos](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-consuelos/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/mark-consuelos-17504_children_i-m-a-father-of-three-mexican-american-k_2854903.png) > [The Asian-American kids I meet respond to a democracy in the vulgarity of my roles.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-cho/the-asian-american-kids-i-meet-respond-to-a-democracy-in-the/) [John Cho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-cho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/810/john-cho-3086_asian_the-asian-american-kids-i-meet-respond-t_2354766.jpg) > [I'd love it if American kids were listening to Muslim music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brian-eno/i-d-love-it-if-american-kids-were-listening-to-muslim-music/) [Brian Eno](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brian-eno/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fad/brian-eno-776_kids_i-d-love-it-if-american-kids-were-listen_2518237.jpg) > [British rock & roll became the gospel for American kids like me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/billy-squier/british-rock-roll-became-the-gospel-for-american-kids-like-me/) [Billy Squier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/billy-squier/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/238/billy-squier-4506_american_british-rock-roll-became-the-gospel-for_1853486.png) > [There's a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-senge/there-s-a-lot-of-american-kids-think-their-food-comes-from-the/) [Peter Senge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-senge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b0/peter-senge-3906_american_there-s-a-lot-of-american-kids-think-the_2668132.png) > [Theres a lot of American kids think their food comes from the grocery store and the concept of seasonality has no meaning…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-senge/theres-a-lot-of-american-kids-think-their-food-comes-from-the-grocery/) [Peter Senge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-senge/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/34b/peter-senge-3906_concepts_theres-a-lot-of-american-kids-think-thei_1645494.png) > [In the English books, the American kids' books, typically, there is a problem, the characters grapple with that problem, and the problem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pamela-druckerman/in-the-english-books-the-american-kids-books-typically-there-is-a/) [Pamela Druckerman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pamela-druckerman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3fd/pamela-druckerman-3030_american_in-the-english-books-the-american-kids-b_2934429.png) > [It's important for Asian American kids to see themselves in stories and to feel seen. They need to know that their stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jenny-han/it-s-important-for-asian-american-kids-to-see-themselves-in-stories/) [Jenny Han](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jenny-han/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/33b/jenny-han-483_american_it-s-important-for-asian-american-kids-t_2847287.png) > [When we think about millions of hungry children, we don't think about America. We relate the problem to other nations, like Ethiopia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kristin-davis/when-we-think-about-millions-of-hungry-children-we-don-t-think-about/) [Kristin Davis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kristin-davis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/627/kristin-davis-9928_america_when-we-think-about-millions-of-hungry-c_1977854.jpg) > ['Dream Act' kids are like all other American kids, with the exception that they have to work harder to excel in school,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-hawkins/dream-act-kids-are-like-all-other-american-kids-with-the-exception/) [Jeff Hawkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-hawkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1e/jeff-hawkins-23542_about_dream-act-kids-are-like-all-other-americ_579776.png) > [I think that Mexican-American kids live in a global world. It's not even bi-, it's multi-. You know, for those of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sandra-cisneros/i-think-that-mexican-american-kids-live-in-a-global-world-it-s-not/) [Sandra Cisneros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sandra-cisneros/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/043/sandra-cisneros-862_block_i-think-that-mexican-american-kids-live_1304569.jpg) > [I live in LA so I worry my kids aren't that connected to Britain, I suppose I don't want them to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mckidd/i-live-in-la-so-i-worry-my-kids-aren-t-that-connected-to-britain-i/) [Kevin McKidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mckidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df6/kevin-mckidd-30327_accents_i-live-in-la-so-i-worry-my-kids-aren-t-t_3139912.jpg) > [I live in L.A. so I worry my kids aren't that connected to Britain, I suppose I don't want them to become…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-mckidd/i-live-in-l-a-so-i-worry-my-kids-aren-t-that-connected-to-britain-i/) [Kevin McKidd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-mckidd/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1f2/kevin-mckidd-30327_accent_i-live-in-l-a-so-i-worry-my-kids-aren-t_71327.jpg) > [All over China, parents tell their children to stop complaining and to finish their quadratic equations and trigonometric functions because there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-cunningham/all-over-china-parents-tell-their-children-to-stop-complaining-and-to/) [Michael Cunningham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-cunningham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c1/michael-cunningham-1120_bed_all-over-china-parents-tell-their-childr_2833243.png) > [We live in a very powerful country that has worldwide impact. It really is a democracy, so it puts a call to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-beckmann/we-live-in-a-very-powerful-country-that-has-worldwide-impact-it/) [David Beckmann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-beckmann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8cf/david-beckmann-62831_african-american_we-live-in-a-very-powerful-country-that_1428803.jpg) > [We've now got a group of young people in this country who for all practical purposes are American. They grew up here.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-ve-now-got-a-group-of-young-people-in-this-country-who-for-all/) [Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de1/barack-obama-17_college_we-ve-now-got-a-group-of-young-people-in_2874926.jpg) > [In the United States, the average is two children per family, while in Africa it is five children per family. On the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharon-gannon/in-the-united-states-the-average-is-two-children-per-family-while-in/) [Sharon Gannon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharon-gannon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2f8/sharon-gannon-2432_able_in-the-united-states-the-average-is-two_616106.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-kids/#itemlist", "name": "American Kids Quotes", "numberOfItems": 17, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm a father of three Mexican-American kids.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Consuelos" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-consuelos/i-m-a-father-of-three-mexican-american-kids/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/625/mark-consuelos-17504_children_i-m-a-father-of-three-mexican-american-k_2854903.png", "contentUrl": 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