--- title: "10 Thinking America Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 10 Thinking America quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Thinking America sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/jeff-goodell-8272_air_one-of-the-pillars-of-backward-thinking_2166961.jpg" --- > [One of the pillars of backward thinking in America is the idea that you can have jobs or you can have clean…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-goodell/one-of-the-pillars-of-backward-thinking-in-america-is-the-idea-that/) [Jeff Goodell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-goodell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e2/jeff-goodell-8272_air_one-of-the-pillars-of-backward-thinking_2166961.jpg) > [I became an American in 2006. It got me thinking about what is my America and what's my perception of America.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tracey-ullman/i-became-an-american-in-2006-it-got-me-thinking-about-what-is-my/) [Tracey Ullman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tracey-ullman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3a0/tracey-ullman-11932_america_i-became-an-american-in-2006-it-got-me-t_2785071.jpg) > [So I was thinking I go to America. I think that would work, conquering America. Because they're so upbeat and positive and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diane-morgan/so-i-was-thinking-i-go-to-america-i-think-that-would-work-conquering/) [Diane Morgan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diane-morgan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac9/diane-morgan-24496_america_so-i-was-thinking-i-go-to-america-i-thin_42617.jpg) > [Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dean-kamen/americans-thinking-that-america-will-continue-to-lead-the-world-in/) [Dean Kamen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dean-kamen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a83/dean-kamen-11904_america_americans-thinking-that-america-will-con_372812.png) > [Although I was always very happy in Britain, I never stopped thinking of America as home, in the fundamental sense of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-bryson/although-i-was-always-very-happy-in-britain-i-never-stopped-thinking/) [Bill Bryson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-bryson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/76b/bill-bryson-340_against_although-i-was-always-very-happy-in-brit_1559843.png) > [I'm an immigrant to the U.S., and I've constantly been thinking about America both from the inside and from the outside. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dinesh-d-souza/i-m-an-immigrant-to-the-u-s-and-i-ve-constantly-been-thinking-about/) [Dinesh D'Souza](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dinesh-d-souza/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/783/dinesh-d-souza-2242_american-dream_i-m-an-immigrant-to-the-u-s-and-i-ve-con_506207.jpg) > [To be honest, I'm not even thinking about America. If I was to start thinking about the enormity of 'Downton' and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-cullen/to-be-honest-i-m-not-even-thinking-about-america-if-i-was-to-start/) [Tom Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-cullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/582/tom-cullen-38912_able_to-be-honest-i-m-not-even-thinking-about_587326.jpg) > [You can deceive yourself into thinking that America is a technological leader, but if you don't see what anyone else is doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-degrasse-tyson/you-can-deceive-yourself-into-thinking-that-america-is-a/) [Neil deGrasse Tyson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-degrasse-tyson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/346/neil-degrasse-tyson-143_accurate_you-can-deceive-yourself-into-thinking-t_2475486.png) > [The challenge is right now, I call it the death of critical thinking in America. It's a very worrisome development. More and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lester-holt/the-challenge-is-right-now-i-call-it-the-death-of-critical-thinking/) [Lester Holt](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lester-holt/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/160/lester-holt-12826_asking-questions_the-challenge-is-right-now-i-call-it-the_2699736.png) > [We have to start thinking of America as a family. We have to stop screeching screeching at each other, stop hurting each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colin-powell/we-have-to-start-thinking-of-america-as-a-family-we-have-to-stop/) [Colin Powell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colin-powell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/804/colin-powell-691_america_we-have-to-start-thinking-of-america-as_1449252.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/thinking-america/#itemlist", "name": "Thinking America Quotes", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "One of the pillars of backward thinking in America is the idea that you can have jobs or you can have clean air and water, but you can't have both. 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