American Quote by Camila Alves

Being an American is about having the right to be who you are. Sometimes that doesn't happen.

— Herb Ritts

I'm very proud to be an American citizen.

— Manny Ramirez

I was determined not to become an American citizen but I did it for completely cynical reasons: to avoid paying inheritance tax in the…

— Emily Mortimer

I am proud to be an American Citizen.

— Robert Purvis

The opportunity to earn citizenship was vital to my success in this country, and today it is my highest honor to be able to…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

My parents instilled a lot of American values in me. They encouraged me to work hard and told me that anything was possible for…

— Diane Guerrero

I am very happy to be an American. I realize what a valuable inheritance that is.

— Anand Giridharadas

The work of being a citizen is hard and annoying, but it can pay off.

— Zephyr Teachout

Because there was a pathway to citizenship that allowed me to secure legal status, I had the unbridled chance to work hard and build…

— Alejandro Mayorkas

Birthright citizenship in America is part of something larger: The American longing to sever from history, to be a place of new beginnings.

— Anand Giridharadas

Citizenship is an attitude, a state of mind, an emotional conviction that the whole is greater than the part...and that the part should be…

— Robert A. Heinlein

Being an American is something we need to learn and understand.

— Eric Metaxas