--- title: "10 Mainstream America Quotes by 9 authors" description: "Browse 10 Mainstream America quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Mainstream America sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/mark-pincus-12486_america_my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-ma_370713.jpg" --- > [My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-pincus/my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-mainstream-america-more/) [Mark Pincus](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-pincus/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/mark-pincus-12486_america_my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-ma_370713.jpg) > [Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-mainstream-america-doesn-t/) [Pete Sampras](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/pete-sampras/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/pete-sampras-7491_america_once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-m_662569.jpg) > [President Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi represent what mainstream America is rejecting about Washington, D.C. And that is this out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharron-angle/president-obama-and-harry-reid-and-nancy-pelosi-represent-what/) [Sharron Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharron-angle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/sharron-angle-12344_about_president-obama-and-harry-reid-and-nancy_922961.png) > [So many writers hated us because we represented mainstream America. Forget the music, they just didn't like the idea of us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-carpenter/so-many-writers-hated-us-because-we-represented-mainstream-america/) [Richard Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-carpenter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c80/richard-carpenter-13177_america_so-many-writers-hated-us-because-we-repr_643025.jpg) > [We have a new lower class that's large and growing that has fallen away from a lot of the basic core behaviors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-murray/we-have-a-new-lower-class-that-s-large-and-growing-that-has-fallen/) [Charles Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-murray/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/charles-murray-6573_america_we-have-a-new-lower-class-that-s-large-a_818320.jpg) > [Dallas is more in line with mainstream America. But Houston's farther down on the map where it's a little different. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-wall/dallas-is-more-in-line-with-mainstream-america-but-houston-s-farther/) [Paul Wall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-wall/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f8f/paul-wall-3293_america_dallas-is-more-in-line-with-mainstream-a_2745671.png) > [Mainstream America, in the long run, will always stand for highly qualified, impartial judges and for a fair process and for senators…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wendy-long/mainstream-america-in-the-long-run-will-always-stand-for-highly/) [Wendy Long](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/wendy-long/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/wendy-long-10925_america_mainstream-america-in-the-long-run-will_2329922.jpg) > [You know, I am mainstream America, and it really doesn't matter what party you're in. When you call your children and you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sharron-angle/you-know-i-am-mainstream-america-and-it-really-doesn-t-matter-what/) [Sharron Angle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sharron-angle/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/sharron-angle-12344_able_you-know-i-am-mainstream-america-and-it_2607914.jpg) > [It's always surprised me that mainstream America had the good taste to like R.E.M. It doesn't have the digestible quality the general…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-bollen/it-s-always-surprised-me-that-mainstream-america-had-the-good-taste/) [Christopher Bollen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-bollen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72e/christopher-bollen-9436_america_it-s-always-surprised-me-that-mainstream_597827.jpg) > [I was born in the United States, I'm proud to be an American, I'm an American first. But obviously, I'm a Chinese-American.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leroy-chiao/i-was-born-in-the-united-states-i-m-proud-to-be-an-american-i-m-an/) [Leroy Chiao](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leroy-chiao/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/99c/leroy-chiao-7059_better-person_i-was-born-in-the-united-states-i-m-prou_1702530.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mainstream-america/#itemlist", "name": "Mainstream America Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Mark Pincus" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-pincus/my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-mainstream-america-more/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/mark-pincus-12486_america_my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-ma_370713.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/mark-pincus-12486_america_my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-ma_370713.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/854/mark-pincus-12486_america_my-only-agenda-is-i-would-like-to-see-ma_370713.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My only agenda is, I would like to see mainstream America more empowered to set an agenda.” — Mark Pincus", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a true tennis fan.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Pete Sampras" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/pete-sampras/once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-mainstream-america-doesn-t/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/pete-sampras-7491_america_once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-m_662569.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/pete-sampras-7491_america_once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-m_662569.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/951/pete-sampras-7491_america_once-the-us-open-is-over-in-the-states-m_662569.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Once the US Open is over in the States, mainstream America doesn't really follow tennis, unless you are a…” — Pete Sampras", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "President Obama and Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi represent what mainstream America is rejecting about Washington, D.C. 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