Americans Quotes · Page 9

Seriously, some Americans just shouldn't leave the country.

— Carl Lewis

I don't think Americans would tolerate profiling.

— Jan Brewer

We Americans have no commission from God to police the world.

— Benjamin Harrison

All Americans born between 1890 and 1945 wanted to be movie stars.

— Gore Vidal

Americans shocked me by their behavior and their narrow-mindedness.

— Mick Jagger

They are not men, they are not women, they are Americans.

— Pablo Picasso

Americans knock themselves out, especially since 9/11, praising the military.

— H. W. Brands

Americans get very simple explanations of what happens to them.

— Mick Jagger

We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.

— Rick Perry

We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror, stick out our chests, suck in…

— Jay Garner

A lot of folks believe their best years are behind them. But I want Americans to recognize that's not true.

— Mehmet Oz

Americans understand that they have no stronger ally, no better friend, than Australia.

— Malcolm Turnbull

We could tell Americans everything is okay and nothing is going to happen. The fact is, there is a very real threat.

— Lee Zeldin

Well, there's nothing strange about Americans as a whole. But, Angelinos are different!

— Paul Hogan

We [Americans] have a great ardor for gain; but we have a deep passion for the rights of man.

— Woodrow Wilson

The Scandis blew the crime genre out of the water and the Americans have been doing interesting things with it for years.

— Douglas Henshall

Seven out of 10 Americans, they do not like the direction our country is going. Many of our fellow citizens feel alienated…

— Paul Ryan

We, Americans, have the best country on the planet. We have schools, universities, food, water, energy, peaceful neighbors, low corruption, you name…

— Jamie Dimon

I spent a lot of time with some native Hawaiians who protest being part of the United States and literally carry protest…

— Sarah Vowell

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves.…

— Mitch McConnell

Amory Lovins has said that the only reason Americans look efficient is that each has 300 energy slaves. Those 300 energy slaves…

— Vandana Shiva

What the Americans have done is refuse to back down. They've refused to make the cheapest, lowest common denominator forms of entertainment…

— Douglas Henshall

Europeans hate the way Americans talk. They think we're loud and uncouth and they don't like our jokes, except for Michael Moore.…

— Denis Boyles

While so many Americans are still struggling to find good jobs, and our manufacturing sector continues to need a boost, it is…

— Dan Lipinski

“Statistics say that a range of mental disorders affects more than one in four Americans in any given year. That means millions…

— Carrie Fisher

“This is the material, by the way, that has kept me virtually anonymous in America for the past 15 years. Gee, I…

— Bill Hicks

Americans cannot escape a certain responsibility for what is done in our name around the world. In a democracy, even one as…

— Mark Hertsgaard

What we accomplished during World War Two is just amazing. We turned our country upside down. African Americans were demanding to be…

— Margaret D. Klein

Well, it's not all Americans. But I understand those polls. But as a result of that, that's not going to change my…

— John Kasich

“Americans, in foreign policy, are torn to the point of schizophrenia. They are reluctant, than aggressive; asleep at the switch, then quick…

— Robert Kagan

“He was an American character, one typical of men of his generation, men who embraced the notion of freedom and individualism and…

— Barack Obama

I don't think whole populations are villainous, but Americans are just extraordinarily unaware of all kinds of things. If you live in…

— David Attenborough

Americans know more about religion than almost any other topic.

— Bruce Feiler

In the past, Americans have brought forth their best in times of crisis.

— Jake Auchincloss

Except from the Americans—but every pearl has its oyster.

— Randall Jarrell

Many Americans don't have an understanding of the freedoms they regularly enjoy.

— Dave Anderson

All Americans want what is best for America!

— Ed Schultz

Americans will respect your beliefs if you just keep them private.

— Bill O'Reilly

That's one thing about Americans: They know how to have fun.

— Kristaps Porzingis

The Americans were never interested in what was best for the Shiites.

— Muqtada al Sadr