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title: "7 Americans Trying Quotes by 6 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Americans Trying quotes by 6 authors. Discover the best Americans Trying sayings and thoughts."
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> [Some people put us down. But I still haven't heard of any Americans trying to swim across the border into Mexico!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bob-hope/some-people-put-us-down-but-i-still-haven-t-heard-of-any-americans/)

[Bob Hope](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bob-hope/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d63/bob-hope-1406_america_some-people-put-us-down-but-i-still-have_368155.jpg)

> [Don't you dare besmirch the name of Congress. They are patriotic Americans trying to dress and feed themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-stewart/don-t-you-dare-besmirch-the-name-of-congress-they-are-patriotic/)

[Jon Stewart](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-stewart/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/991/jon-stewart-455_american-patriotic_don-t-you-dare-besmirch-the-name-of-cong_433593.jpg)

> [A monoculture is not only Hollywood, but Americans trying to export democracy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernardo-bertolucci/a-monoculture-is-not-only-hollywood-but-americans-trying-to-export/)

[Bernardo Bertolucci](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernardo-bertolucci/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f80/bernardo-bertolucci-10823_democracy_a-monoculture-is-not-only-hollywood-but_1255257.jpg)

> [The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marine-le-pen/the-americans-are-trying-to-expand-their-influence-in-the-world/)

[Marine Le Pen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marine-le-pen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c32/marine-le-pen-1411_europe_the-americans-are-trying-to-expand-their_1281774.jpg)

> [We're all Americans trying to compete. Magic was competing for his team and Larry for his team.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/oscar-robertson/we-re-all-americans-trying-to-compete-magic-was-competing-for-his/)

[Oscar Robertson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/oscar-robertson/)

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> [The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marine-le-pen/the-americans-are-trying-to-expand-their-influence-in-the-world-2/)

[Marine Le Pen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marine-le-pen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/marine-le-pen-1411_europe_the-americans-are-trying-to-expand-their_1741531.jpg)

> [We need a tax code that truly helps working Americans trying to get a leg up in the new economy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/we-need-a-tax-code-that-truly-helps-working-americans-trying-to-get-a/)

[Barack Obama](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barack-obama/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/barack-obama-17_programming_we-need-a-tax-code-that-truly-helps-work_2145317.jpg)

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