“The American idea of sexuality appears to be rooted in the American idea of masculinity. Idea may not be the precise word,… — James Baldwin Copy Share Image
Donald Trump wants to make it clear to the American people that, while Hillary Clinton is committed to open borders, and amnesty,… — Mike Pence Copy Share Image
The Clinton tax increase - which was an increase in taxes primarily on upper-income people - not only made the tax code… — Barney Frank Copy Share Image
The Holocaust only emerged in American life after Israel's victory in the 1967 Six Day war against its Arab neighbours. — Norman Finkelstein Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to write about upstate New York in the way in which a dreamer might have recurring dreams. My childhood and… — Joyce Carol Oates Copy Share Image
There is the issue of security. Countless innocent American lives have been stolen because our politicians have failed in their duty to… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I certainly do have this feeling of affection for the absolute sense of intellectual freedom that exists as a live nerve, a… — Norman Mailer Copy Share Image
“America's industrial success produced a roll call of financial magnificence: Rockefellers, Morgans, Astors, Mellons, Fricks, Carnegies, Goulds, du Ponts, Belmonts, Harrimans, Huntingtons,… — Bill Bryson Copy Share Image
I think the style Plimpton popularized - the dive-in, try-it-yourself journalism - is appealing and useful for a number of reasons, not… — Kevin Roose Copy Share Image
“It was probably inevitable that the anti-intellectualism of American life would invade college campuses, but that is no reason to surrender to… — Thomas M. Nichols Copy Share Image
“But the longer this Crisis of Authority persists, the more it runs the risk of metastasizing into something that could threaten what… — Christopher L. Hayes Copy Share Image
There is a rowdy strain in American life, living close to the surface but running very deep. Like an ape behind a… — Bruce Catton Copy Share Image
“The lesson of an American life like my father's... is that achievements are compatible with decency (112).” — Saul Bellow Copy Share Image
I think it's a very legitimate aspect of American life to criticize and to disagree and to debate. But I want to… — John McCain Copy Share Image
Maketa Groves has a strong, bright lyric gift. Her poems come out of music and are full of music. They bring us… — Diane di Prima Copy Share Image
From the very beginning the president [of USA] had two very important principles that had to be reconciled. One principle is that… — Jacob Lew Copy Share Image
It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction… — Christopher Hitchens Copy Share Image
“It seems as if from being a novelty nine-day wonder, the super-hero has become a part of American life. It's here to… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
I think there are a lot of people who are involved in the Tea Party who have very real and sincere concerns… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
Julie Orringer is the real thing, a breathtaking chronicler of the secrets and cruelties underneath the surface of middle-class American life. These… — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
Frank Capra, Hollywood's Horatio Alger, lights with more cinematic know-how and zeal than any other director to convince movie audiences that American… — Manny Farber Copy Share Image
Country music has become the music that best represents the reality of American life. — Brad Paisley Copy Share Image
If there were 10,000 U.S. forces ashore [in Lebanon], authorized to move about, there would be less risk to American lives than… — George Will Copy Share Image
The politics of that year [2004] are old now, but the problem remains the same, the real culture clash of American life.… — Jeff Sharlet Copy Share Image
Everywhere immigrants have enriched and strengthened the fabric of American life. — John F. Kennedy Copy Share Image