--- title: "16 American Male Quotes by 15 authors" description: "Browse 16 American Male quotes by 15 authors. Discover the best American Male sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/damian-lewis-3773_american_there-is-a-machismo-about-an-american-ma_2928698.png" --- > [There is a machismo about an American male who is robust, athletic, able to build things, and he takes care of stuff.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/damian-lewis/there-is-a-machismo-about-an-american-male-who-is-robust-athletic/) [Damian Lewis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/damian-lewis/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b9/damian-lewis-3773_american_there-is-a-machismo-about-an-american-ma_2928698.png) > [I'm not a feminist. I hail men, I love men. I celebrate American male culture, and beer, and bars and muscle cars...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lady-gaga/i-m-not-a-feminist-i-hail-men-i-love-men-i-celebrate-american-male/) [Lady Gaga](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lady-gaga/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/49e/lady-gaga-359_bars_i-m-not-a-feminist-i-hail-men-i-love-men_2102061.jpg) > [“There’s nothing like a compliment to turn any right-thinking American male into your basic monosyllabic kind of guy.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-a-jance/there-s-nothing-like-a-compliment-to-turn-any-right-thinking-american/) [J.A. Jance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-a-jance/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/j-a-jance-11517_quote_there-s-nothing-like-a-compliment-to-tur_1678327.jpg) > [In my town, I had only one adult American male role model: my father. I grew up taking it for granted that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/huston-smith/in-my-town-i-had-only-one-adult-american-male-role-model-my-father-i/) [Huston Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/huston-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/971/huston-smith-2415_adult_in-my-town-i-had-only-one-adult-american_2218655.png) > [The male image has been so pulled down by situation comedy in the last 15 years, it is frightening. I don't like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bixby/the-male-image-has-been-so-pulled-down-by-situation-comedy-in-the/) [Bill Bixby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bixby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53d/bill-bixby-47628_comedy_the-male-image-has-been-so-pulled-down-b_635570.jpg) > [The advertising media in this country continuously informs the American male of his need for indispensable signs of his virility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frances-m-beal/the-advertising-media-in-this-country-continuously-informs-the/) [Frances M. Beal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frances-m-beal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/378/frances-m-beal-66555_advertising_the-advertising-media-in-this-country-co_1242053.jpg) > [It is a point of pride for the American male to keep the same size Jockey shorts for his entire life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-cosby/it-is-a-point-of-pride-for-the-american-male-to-keep-the-same-size/) [Bill Cosby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-cosby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/88f/bill-cosby-720_american_it-is-a-point-of-pride-for-the-american_71696.jpg) > [The American male doesn't mature until he has exhausted all other possibilities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wilfrid-sheed/the-american-male-doesn-t-mature-until-he-has-exhausted-all-other/) [Wilfrid Sheed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wilfrid-sheed/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/464/wilfrid-sheed-18089_exhausted_the-american-male-doesn-t-mature-until-h_1436392.jpg) > [“The American male is a quivering mass of insecurities. If a woman makes the mistake of loving him, he will make her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/the-american-male-is-a-quivering-mass-of-insecurities-if-a-woman/) [Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ff/pat-conroy-768_insecurities_the-american-male-is-a-quivering-mass-of_2860859.jpg) > [America is the big subject of the second half of the 20th century, tackled in one form or another by all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/justin-cartwright/america-is-the-big-subject-of-the-second-half-of-the-20th-century/) [Justin Cartwright](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/justin-cartwright/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/43d/justin-cartwright-7411_america_america-is-the-big-subject-of-the-second_914006.jpg) > [Sure, I did a lot of things in excess. But if you look at the core, the foundation of what I pursued,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-sheen/sure-i-did-a-lot-of-things-in-excess-but-if-you-look-at-the-core-the/) [Charlie Sheen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-sheen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/charlie-sheen-1569_core_sure-i-did-a-lot-of-things-in-excess-but_197582.jpg) > [I think I was born at a time when an American male had so many advantages and opportunities that weren't available to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-malkovich/i-think-i-was-born-at-a-time-when-an-american-male-had-so-many/) [John Malkovich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-malkovich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d55/john-malkovich-2387_advantage_i-think-i-was-born-at-a-time-when-an-ame_484031.jpg) > [“I’m an American male, Lowenstein,” I said, smiling. “It’s not my job to be open.” “What exactly is the American male’s job?”…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pat-conroy/i-m-an-american-male-lowenstein-i-said-smiling-it-s-not-my-job-to-be/) [Pat Conroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pat-conroy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/507/pat-conroy-768_american-male_i-m-an-american-male-lowenstein-i-said-s_400897.jpg) > [I only became an actor to get your attention, to challenge the archetype of an African American male; I can't be anything…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/isaiah-washington/i-only-became-an-actor-to-get-your-attention-to-challenge-the/) [Isaiah Washington](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/isaiah-washington/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47a/isaiah-washington-21000_actor_i-only-became-an-actor-to-get-your-atten_2639084.png) > [For me it's hard, especially being a young African-American woman. My dad doesn't look like what you might call the 'safe' African-American…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/normani-kordei/for-me-it-s-hard-especially-being-a-young-african-american-woman-my/) [Normani Kordei](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/normani-kordei/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/354/normani-kordei-10825_america_for-me-it-s-hard-especially-being-a-youn_838128.jpg) > [There is hardly an American male of my generation who has not at one time or another tried to master the victory…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/there-is-hardly-an-american-male-of-my-generation-who-has-not-at-one/) [Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/135/gore-vidal-466_androgynous_there-is-hardly-an-american-male-of-my-g_170993.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-male/#itemlist", "name": "American Male Quotes", "numberOfItems": 16, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There is a machismo about an American male who is robust, athletic, able to build things, and he takes care of stuff. 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