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title: "38 Americans Understand Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 38 Americans Understand quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best Americans Understand sayings and thoughts."
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> [“Americans were the first to understand that wealth has to be created. The words ‘to make money’ hold the essence of human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/americans-were-the-first-to-understand-that-wealth-has-to-be-created/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [I think most Americans understand that we went through a period in which American leadership was judged quite critically internationally.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/i-think-most-americans-understand-that-we-went-through-a-period-in/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

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> [ \[Americans\] can't understand that the water in our toilet is cleaner than 880 million have access to. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/americans-can-t-understand-that-the-water-in-our-toilet-is-cleaner/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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> [We're not going to have a perfect batting average and it's important that Americans understand that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-leiter/we-re-not-going-to-have-a-perfect-batting-average-and-it-s-important/)

[Michael Leiter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-leiter/)

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> [I think Americans understand that in Afghanistan, unlike in Iraq and Vietnam, we are fighting an enemy allied with the people who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-holbrooke/i-think-americans-understand-that-in-afghanistan-unlike-in-iraq-and/)

[Richard Holbrooke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-holbrooke/)

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> [Americans understand better than the Europeans and the English that any publicity is good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carl-andre/americans-understand-better-than-the-europeans-and-the-english-that/)

[Carl Andre](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carl-andre/)

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> [Americans understand we fight not a religion; ours is not a campaign against the Muslim faith. Ours is a campaign against evil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-w-bush/americans-understand-we-fight-not-a-religion-ours-is-not-a-campaign/)

[George W. Bush](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-w-bush/)

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> [The way Americans understand and treat other peoples almost guarantees that the world will suffer more trouble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nguyen-cao-ky/the-way-americans-understand-and-treat-other-peoples-almost/)

[Nguyen Cao Ky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nguyen-cao-ky/)

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> [Not many Americans understand how many Army divisions we have, the percentage breakdown of the Air Force's fighter/bomber mix, or the three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-c-o-brien/not-many-americans-understand-how-many-army-divisions-we-have-the/)

[Robert C. O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-c-o-brien/)

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> [Americans should understand that 50%, or something like, of the kids in inner-city schools, often poor and often minority, don't graduate. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-dimon/americans-should-understand-that-50-or-something-like-of-the-kids-in/)

[Jamie Dimon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-dimon/)

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> [I'm not going to critique the president's every utterance, but I do think America is exceptional. America is different. We don't operate…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mitch-mcconnell/i-m-not-going-to-critique-the-president-s-every-utterance-but-i-do/)

[Mitch McConnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mitch-mcconnell/)

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> [Color categories are on steroids in Latin America. I find that fascinating. It's very difficult for Americans, particularly African-Americans to understand or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-louis-gates/color-categories-are-on-steroids-in-latin-america-i-find-that/)

[Henry Louis Gates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-louis-gates/)

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> [“She always says that americans can understand spaniards. That they are the only two western nations that can realize abstraction. That in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gertrude-stein/she-always-says-that-americans-can-understand-spaniards-that-they-are/)

[Gertrude Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gertrude-stein/)

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> [Southerners, whose ancestors a hundred years ago knew the horrors of a homeland devastated by war, are particularly determined that war shall…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jimmy-carter/southerners-whose-ancestors-a-hundred-years-ago-knew-the-horrors-of-a/)

[Jimmy Carter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jimmy-carter/)

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> [I endeavor to shine a light on what's happening behind closed doors in the back-door deal making that so many Americans understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-cruz/i-endeavor-to-shine-a-light-on-what-s-happening-behind-closed-doors/)

[Ted Cruz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-cruz/)

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> [We live in a world, it's very hard for Americans to understand that every 20 seconds a kid dies, a kid under…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matt-damon/we-live-in-a-world-it-s-very-hard-for-americans-to-understand-that/)

[Matt Damon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matt-damon/)

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> [Americans understand that the game is rigged, and they've had enough of it. They're ready to fight back. They want a Washington…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-warren/americans-understand-that-the-game-is-rigged-and-they-ve-had-enough/)

[Elizabeth Warren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-warren/)

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> [There are companies like Facebook that wield tremendous power over how Americans understand the world. Do they have a social responsibility now?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/haroon-moghul/there-are-companies-like-facebook-that-wield-tremendous-power-over/)

[Haroon Moghul](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/haroon-moghul/)

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> [Well, it's not all Americans. But I understand those polls. But as a result of that, that's not going to change my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kasich/well-it-s-not-all-americans-but-i-understand-those-polls-but-as-a/)

[John Kasich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kasich/)

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> [We Americans understand freedom; we have earned it, we have lived for it, and we have died for it. This nation and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barry-goldwater/we-americans-understand-freedom-we-have-earned-it-we-have-lived-for/)

[Barry Goldwater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/barry-goldwater/)

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> [No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-gallico/no-one-can-be-as-calculatedly-rude-as-the-british-which-amazes/)

[Paul Gallico](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-gallico/)

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> [Many Americans do not understand that the officers of the government are simply the servants of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-green-ingersoll/many-americans-do-not-understand-that-the-officers-of-the-government/)

[Robert Green Ingersoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-green-ingersoll/)

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> [“if we really care about all Americans, and we must, we have to understand what is happening.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/historica-press/if-we-really-care-about-all-americans-and-we-must-we-have-to/)

[Historica Press](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/historica-press/)

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> [We're going to be selling our product to the American consumer. We want to have Americans who understand American consumers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anand-mahindra/we-re-going-to-be-selling-our-product-to-the-american-consumer-we/)

[Anand Mahindra](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anand-mahindra/)

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> [Americans understand that our security is enhanced when the United States is trusted and respected in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/susan-rice/americans-understand-that-our-security-is-enhanced-when-the-united/)

[Susan Rice](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/susan-rice/)

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> [North Americans do not understand that you do not throw down human rights like bombs on the Iraqis.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirin-ebadi/north-americans-do-not-understand-that-you-do-not-throw-down-human/)

[Shirin Ebadi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirin-ebadi/)

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> [I think most Americans understand that we deserve to have universal health care, as enjoyed by most citizens in most developed countries.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-buttigieg/i-think-most-americans-understand-that-we-deserve-to-have-universal/)

[Pete Buttigieg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-buttigieg/)

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> [As I think all Americans understand on both sides of the aisle, the Social Security system as it is structured today is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-shadegg/as-i-think-all-americans-understand-on-both-sides-of-the-aisle-the/)

[John Shadegg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-shadegg/)

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> [Americans understand that they have no stronger ally, no better friend, than Australia.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/malcolm-turnbull/americans-understand-that-they-have-no-stronger-ally-no-better-friend/)

[Malcolm Turnbull](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/malcolm-turnbull/)

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> [Americans understand that rising drug prices, wage stagnation and inadequate infrastructure affect everyone, regardless of race.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ted-lieu/americans-understand-that-rising-drug-prices-wage-stagnation-and/)

[Ted Lieu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ted-lieu/)

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> [Practical European socialists have embraced the idea that the government has a role in healthcare and in supporting strong transportation systems that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-o-donnell/practical-european-socialists-have-embraced-the-idea-that-the/)

[Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-o-donnell/)

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> [If you ask me to name the proudest distinction of Americans, I would choose . . . the fact that they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayn-rand/if-you-ask-me-to-name-the-proudest-distinction-of-americans-i-would-2/)

[Ayn Rand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayn-rand/)

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> [We must reject the cynicism that says allowing every eligible vote to be cast and counted is a 'power grab.' Americans understand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stacey-abrams/we-must-reject-the-cynicism-that-says-allowing-every-eligible-vote-to/)

[Stacey Abrams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stacey-abrams/)

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> [I think most Americans understand that radical Islam can't be compromised with or appeased. And the only way we can be safe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lindsey-graham/i-think-most-americans-understand-that-radical-islam-can-t-be/)

[Lindsey Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lindsey-graham/)

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> [I'm a conservative first, and I believe that, if we do a better job of helping Americans understand what we're trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-demint/i-m-a-conservative-first-and-i-believe-that-if-we-do-a-better-job-of/)

[Jim DeMint](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-demint/)

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> [I don't believe we need any more taxes. We need to curtail the size of government. That seems to be a common…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-landry/i-don-t-believe-we-need-any-more-taxes-we-need-to-curtail-the-size-of/)

[Jeff Landry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-landry/)

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> [So Americans understand the costs of war. Yet as a country, we will never tolerate our security being threatened, nor stand idly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/so-americans-understand-the-costs-of-war-yet-as-a-country-we-will/)

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

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> [I do think that Americans do not understand that things are done differently in other parts of the world and that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrew-sean-greer/i-do-think-that-americans-do-not-understand-that-things-are-done/)

[Andrew Sean Greer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrew-sean-greer/)

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