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title: "10 Ordinary American Quotes by 10 authors"
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> [I came out of Capitol Hill. Well, that's just not an ordinary background for a writer of the ordinary American sort.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gore-vidal/i-came-out-of-capitol-hill-well-that-s-just-not-an-ordinary/)

[Gore Vidal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gore-vidal/)

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> [I am particularly looking forward to meeting ordinary American people and hearing about their extraordinary lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-kyle/i-am-particularly-looking-forward-to-meeting-ordinary-american-people/)

[Jeremy Kyle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-kyle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e8/jeremy-kyle-18338_american_i-am-particularly-looking-forward-to-mee_226665.jpg)

> [No Ordinary American Cares About Their Constitutional Rights](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joe-biden/no-ordinary-american-cares-about-their-constitutional-rights/)

[Joe Biden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joe-biden/)

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> [It is natural for the ordinary American when he sees something wrong to feel not only that there should be a law…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gunnar-myrdal/it-is-natural-for-the-ordinary-american-when-he-sees-something-wrong/)

[Gunnar Myrdal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gunnar-myrdal/)

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> [The fact is every single day in the ordinary American people, America's families have to make decisions about their families and that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/the-fact-is-every-single-day-in-the-ordinary-american-people-america/)

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

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> [There was a time when an ordinary American could close the door and keep the world at bay. Now the world comes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-cohen/there-was-a-time-when-an-ordinary-american-could-close-the-door-and/)

[Richard Cohen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-cohen/)

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> [The ordinary American voter does not object to mediocrity. He likes his candidate to be sensible, vigorous, and, above all, what he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bryce/the-ordinary-american-voter-does-not-object-to-mediocrity-he-likes/)

[James Bryce](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bryce/)

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> [The ordinary American - as far as I can tell - knows so much less than he did fifty years ago and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ben-stein/the-ordinary-american-as-far-as-i-can-tell-knows-so-much-less-than-he/)

[Ben Stein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ben-stein/)

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> [My father knows more about sports than any human being out there. He relaxes. The ribbing that we give each at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-trump-jr/my-father-knows-more-about-sports-than-any-human-being-out-there-he/)

[Donald Trump, Jr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-trump-jr/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/916/donald-trump-jr-9382_believe_my-father-knows-more-about-sports-than-a_1285357.jpg)

> [“Because these characters perform against the vast backdrops of American politics and social upheaval, and because their personal destinies, their wishes, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-w-hall/because-these-characters-perform-against-the-vast-backdrops-of/)

[James W. Hall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-w-hall/)

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