--- title: "7 American Speak Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 American Speak quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best American Speak sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/helen-mirren-1937_actors_american-actors-who-voice-animated-movie_464678.png" --- > [American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/american-actors-who-voice-animated-movies-are-so-brilliant-at-it/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/330/helen-mirren-1937_actors_american-actors-who-voice-animated-movie_464678.png) > [“Besides, it's my God-given right as an American to speak my mind and fill others' ears with my thoughts, my opinions, my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-anderson/besides-it-s-my-god-given-right-as-an-american-to-speak-my-mind-and/) [Tim Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c84/tim-anderson-68489_childhood-memories_besides-it-s-my-god-given-right-as-an-am_682771.jpg) > [To me, I was right from the beginning, because it's my right as an American to speak up and question our president,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/natalie-maines/to-me-i-was-right-from-the-beginning-because-it-s-my-right-as-an/) [Natalie Maines](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/natalie-maines/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c08/natalie-maines-15318_about_to-me-i-was-right-from-the-beginning-bec_986081.jpg) > [An American may speak love with his lips; the Italian must say it with his eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rudolph-valentino/an-american-may-speak-love-with-his-lips-the-italian-must-say-it-with/) [Rudolph Valentino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rudolph-valentino/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/rudolph-valentino-26454_american_an-american-may-speak-love-with-his-lips_1515535.jpg) > [My CIA godfather told me he'd never heard any American speak Japanese so well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-seagal/my-cia-godfather-told-me-he-d-never-heard-any-american-speak-japanese/) [Steven Seagal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-seagal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a0/steven-seagal-10758_american_my-cia-godfather-told-me-he-d-never-hear_1678547.jpg) > [Mr. President, I wish to speak today, not as a Massachusetts man, nor as a Northern man, but as an American. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-webster/mr-president-i-wish-to-speak-today-not-as-a-massachusetts-man-nor-as/) [Daniel Webster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-webster/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e68/daniel-webster-2347_causes_mr-president-i-wish-to-speak-today-not-a_2065374.jpg) > [And when I speak, I don't speak as a Democrat. Or a Republican. Nor an American. I speak as a victim of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-x/and-when-i-speak-i-don-t-speak-as-a-democrat-or-a-republican-nor-an/) [Malcolm X](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-x/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/124/malcolm-x-213_america_and-when-i-speak-i-don-t-speak-as-a-demo_2436869.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-speak/#itemlist", "name": "American Speak Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. 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