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title: "17 Tell American Quotes by 17 authors"
description: "Browse 17 Tell American quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Tell American sayings and thoughts."
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> [Of course, as a German, I wouldn't like to tell the American people how to handle their criminal justice.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/werner-herzog/of-course-as-a-german-i-wouldn-t-like-to-tell-the-american-people-how/)

[Werner Herzog](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/werner-herzog/)

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> [We focused so much on saying, "Don't vote for them and here's why" and we didn't tell the American people "Vote for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andrea-tantaros/we-focused-so-much-on-saying-don-t-vote-for-them-and-here-s-why-and/)

[Andrea Tantaros](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andrea-tantaros/)

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> [I paint American people, and I tell American stories through the paintings I create.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amy-sherald/i-paint-american-people-and-i-tell-american-stories-through-the/)

[Amy Sherald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amy-sherald/)

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> [I'm going to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/barack-obama/i-m-going-to-tell-the-american-people-what-i-believe-will-make-this/)

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

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> [I believe we are being dishonest with language minority groups if we tell them they can take full part in American life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/s-i-hayakawa/i-believe-we-are-being-dishonest-with-language-minority-groups-if-we/)

[S. I. Hayakawa](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/s-i-hayakawa/)

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> [I tell the American people solemnly that the United States will never survive as a happy and fertile oasis of liberty surrounded…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/franklin-d-roosevelt/i-tell-the-american-people-solemnly-that-the-united-states-will-never/)

[Franklin D. Roosevelt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/franklin-d-roosevelt/)

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> [People will urge you to go to school. They’ll tell you an American education is useful. That is not true. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/e-c-osondu/people-will-urge-you-to-go-to-school-they-ll-tell-you-an-american/)

[E. C. Osondu](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/e-c-osondu/)

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> [Donald Trump's always going to tell the American people where he stands. And, make no mistake about it. There's... there's been no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-pence/donald-trump-s-always-going-to-tell-the-american-people-where-he/)

[Mike Pence](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-pence/)

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> [Major danger lie for America? That we could very well be defeated oversees and at home. And the source of it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-scheuer/major-danger-lie-for-america-that-we-could-very-well-be-defeated/)

[Michael Scheuer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-scheuer/)

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> [We have to tell the American public that they're missing the boat, that they have to get into writing and reading. Not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patricia-schroeder/we-have-to-tell-the-american-public-that-they-re-missing-the-boat/)

[Patricia Schroeder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patricia-schroeder/)

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> [We are all representatives of the American people. We all do town hall meetings. We all talk to our constituents. And I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-ryan/we-are-all-representatives-of-the-american-people-we-all-do-town-hall/)

[Paul Ryan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-ryan/)

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> [I'm not going to tell the American president how to run America, but I think it is important that when friends are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leo-varadkar/i-m-not-going-to-tell-the-american-president-how-to-run-america-but-i/)

[Leo Varadkar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leo-varadkar/)

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> [I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominique-de-villepin/i-would-like-to-tell-our-american-british-and-spanish-friends-that/)

[Dominique de Villepin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominique-de-villepin/)

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> [My grandmother would always tell me that I was hers, that I was Mexican. That was her role. It was not my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-rodriguez/my-grandmother-would-always-tell-me-that-i-was-hers-that-i-was/)

[Richard Rodriguez](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-rodriguez/)

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> [My God, do we have some of the most amazing people. You won't find stories like ours. You almost feel like, if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rashida-tlaib/my-god-do-we-have-some-of-the-most-amazing-people-you-won-t-find/)

[Rashida Tlaib](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rashida-tlaib/)

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> [I think that, you know, this is a different year than most years. We've got to tell the American people that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-buck/i-think-that-you-know-this-is-a-different-year-than-most-years-we-ve/)

[Ken Buck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-buck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/546/ken-buck-21233_american-people_i-think-that-you-know-this-is-a-differen_37013.jpg)

> [It took me a while to figure out the U.S. sense of humor, a lot of trial and error. I would write…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rich-brian/it-took-me-a-while-to-figure-out-the-u-s-sense-of-humor-a-lot-of/)

[Rich Brian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rich-brian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a58/rich-brian-9265_american_it-took-me-a-while-to-figure-out-the-u-s_2824236.jpg)

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