--- title: "18 Typical American Quotes by 17 authors" description: "Browse 18 Typical American quotes by 17 authors. Discover the best Typical American sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/paul-tillich-3183_life_the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-t_2029562.jpg" --- > [“The typical American, after he has lost the foundations of his existence, works for new foundations.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-the-foundations-of-his/) [Paul Tillich](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-tillich/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/paul-tillich-3183_life_the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-t_2029562.jpg) > [New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/djuna-barnes/new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peoples-the-only-city-where-you/) [Djuna Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/djuna-barnes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/djuna-barnes-3957_cities_new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peo_2623496.jpg) > [The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any, which cannot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-wood-krutch/the-typical-american-believes-that-no-necessity-of-the-soul-is-free/) [Joseph Wood Krutch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-wood-krutch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/joseph-wood-krutch-7377_believe_the-typical-american-believes-that-no-ne_2746748.jpg) > [I'm not trying to say I'm a big tough guy... I'm a typical American-waist deep in this violent culture.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henry-rollins/i-m-not-trying-to-say-i-m-a-big-tough-guy-i-m-a-typical-american/) [Henry Rollins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henry-rollins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/henry-rollins-170_bigs_i-m-not-trying-to-say-i-m-a-big-tough-gu_309603.png) > [“I'm a typical American, half of me is dying to give myself away and the other half is continually rebelling.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-foster-wallace/i-m-a-typical-american-half-of-me-is-dying-to-give-myself-away-and/) [David Foster Wallace](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-foster-wallace/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cec/david-foster-wallace-161_david-foster-wallace_i-m-a-typical-american-half-of-me-is-dyi_3114342.jpg) > [“It was typical of the American to identify the one unfinished strand.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/davis-bunn/it-was-typical-of-the-american-to-identify-the-one-unfinished-strand/) [Davis Bunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/davis-bunn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d5a/davis-bunn-29415_america_it-was-typical-of-the-american-to-identi_155895.jpg) > [The typical American of today has lost all the love of liberty, that his forefathers had, and all their disgust of emotion,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/the-typical-american-of-today-has-lost-all-the-love-of-liberty-that/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/anonymous-1_agents_the-typical-american-of-today-has-lost-a_3194206.jpg) > [I had a very normal, very typical American childhood. My father worked for the government at the Pentagon and my mother was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeff-kinney/i-had-a-very-normal-very-typical-american-childhood-my-father-worked/) [Jeff Kinney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeff-kinney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/jeff-kinney-4064_about_i-had-a-very-normal-very-typical-america_256839.png) > [Without thinking too much about it in specific terms, I was showing the America I knew and observed to others who might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-rockwell/without-thinking-too-much-about-it-in-specific-terms-i-was-showing/) [Norman Rockwell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-rockwell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf4/norman-rockwell-14034_america_without-thinking-too-much-about-it-in-sp_288838.jpg) > [In 1900, the typical American was a boy, not yet a teenager, named John. He lived with his parents and his sisters,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bill-dedman/in-1900-the-typical-american-was-a-boy-not-yet-a-teenager-named-john/) [Bill Dedman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bill-dedman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/bill-dedman-3519_american_in-1900-the-typical-american-was-a-boy-n_1616560.jpg) > [If my life has had a theme, I suppose it has been a typical American theme in that, for most of it,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zig-ziglar/if-my-life-has-had-a-theme-i-suppose-it-has-been-a-typical-american/) [Zig Ziglar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zig-ziglar/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad8/zig-ziglar-263_american_if-my-life-has-had-a-theme-i-suppose-it_1970010.png) > [I was a typical American boy. I did a lot of outdoor activities, played a lot outside with my friends, loved to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alan-g-poindexter/i-was-a-typical-american-boy-i-did-a-lot-of-outdoor-activities-played/) [Alan G. Poindexter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alan-g-poindexter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/09a/alan-g-poindexter-42322_activities_i-was-a-typical-american-boy-i-did-a-lot_1371257.jpg) > [Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-kearns-goodwin/washington-was-a-typical-american-napoleon-was-a-typical-frenchman/) [Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-kearns-goodwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/423/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_bigger_washington-was-a-typical-american-napole_2237718.png) > [The Typical American? He is sent to school Little or much, where he imbibes the rule Of safety first and comfort; in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-lee-masters/the-typical-american-he-is-sent-to-school-little-or-much-where-he/) [Edgar Lee Masters](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-lee-masters/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae5/edgar-lee-masters-14862_adventure_the-typical-american-he-is-sent-to-schoo_631641.png) > [Washington was a typical American. Napoleon was a typical Frenchman, but Lincoln was a humanitarian as broad as the world. He was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-kearns-goodwin/washington-was-a-typical-american-napoleon-was-a-typical-frenchman-2/) [Doris Kearns Goodwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-kearns-goodwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5dc/doris-kearns-goodwin-1951_beam_washington-was-a-typical-american-napole_2392768.jpg) > [The British have their own conception of what constitutes the typical American. He must have a flavor of the Wild West about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/b-c-forbes/the-british-have-their-own-conception-of-what-constitutes-the-typical/) [B. C. Forbes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/b-c-forbes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d7/b-c-forbes-2124_action_the-british-have-their-own-conception-of_1388580.jpg) > [The typical American citizen is the business man. The typical business man is a bad citizen; he is busy. If he is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lincoln-steffens/the-typical-american-citizen-is-the-business-man-the-typical-business/) [Lincoln Steffens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lincoln-steffens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/lincoln-steffens-10842_american_the-typical-american-citizen-is-the-busi_26674.png) > [I think young people ought to seek that differential experience that is going to knock them off dead center. I was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-a-michener/i-think-young-people-ought-to-seek-that-differential-experience-that/) [James A. Michener](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-a-michener/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdb/james-a-michener-1627_boys_i-think-young-people-ought-to-seek-that_303448.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/typical-american/#itemlist", "name": "Typical American Quotes", "numberOfItems": 18, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“The typical American, after he has lost the foundations of his existence, works for new foundations.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paul Tillich" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-tillich/the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-the-foundations-of-his/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/paul-tillich-3183_life_the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-t_2029562.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/paul-tillich-3183_life_the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-t_2029562.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/paul-tillich-3183_life_the-typical-american-after-he-has-lost-t_2029562.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The typical American, after he has lost the foundations of his existence, works for new foundations.” — Paul Tillich", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Djuna Barnes" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/djuna-barnes/new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peoples-the-only-city-where-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/djuna-barnes-3957_cities_new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peo_2623496.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/djuna-barnes-3957_cities_new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peo_2623496.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/061/djuna-barnes-3957_cities_new-york-is-the-meeting-place-of-the-peo_2623496.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“New York is the meeting place of the peoples, the only city where you can hardly find a typical American.” — Djuna Barnes", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any, which cannot be bought.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joseph Wood Krutch" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-wood-krutch/the-typical-american-believes-that-no-necessity-of-the-soul-is-free/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/joseph-wood-krutch-7377_believe_the-typical-american-believes-that-no-ne_2746748.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/joseph-wood-krutch-7377_believe_the-typical-american-believes-that-no-ne_2746748.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cf/joseph-wood-krutch-7377_believe_the-typical-american-believes-that-no-ne_2746748.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The typical American believes that no necessity of the soul is free and that there are precious few, if any…” — Joseph Wood Krutch", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'm not trying to say I'm a big tough guy... 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