American Experience Quotes

24 quotes by 23 authors

Baseball may be our national pastime, but the age-old tradition of taking a swing at Congress is a sport with even deeper historical roots in… — Evan Bayh
No place epitomizes the American experience and the American spirit more than New York City. — Michael Bloomberg
I was deeply moved by Richard Blanco's reading of his inaugural poem-a timely and elegant tribute to the great diversity of American experience. And now… — Natasha Trethewey
I hoped for something else. It's a simple dream, but it speaks to us so powerfully because it is our dream - one that exists… — Barack Obama
High school is closer to the core of the American experience than anything else I can think of. — Kurt Vonnegut
I see the American experience as being defined by the immigrant paradigm of rupture and renewal: rupture with the old world, the old ways, and… — Ayad Akhtar
The American experience stirred mankind from discovery to exploration. From the cautious quest for what they knew (or thought they knew) was out there, into… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Mulberry Street was the beating heart of the Italian-American experience, but you don't find those gangsters now. I live with a bunch of yuppies and… — Abel Ferrara
In her own special, provocative language, Tonya Bolden gives a voice to the voiceless, a name to the nameless. Revelations abound in Strong Men Keep… — Herb Boyd
So when you do your family tree and Margaret Cho does hers, and... Wanda Sykes and John Legend... we're adding to the database that scholars… — Henry Louis Gates
One thing that sticks in my mind is that jazz means freedom and openness. It's a music that, although it developed out of the African… — Herbie Hancock
Freedom. Freedom of religion. Freedom to speak their mind. Freedom to build a life. And yes, freedom to build a business. With their own hands.… — Mitt Romney
We can not continue to allow this over reliance on government to replace the cornerstone institution that has made the American experience possible. — Marco Rubio
The American experience influenced my understanding of individuality, basic human rights, freedom of expression and the rights and responsibilities of citizens. — Ai Weiwei
Some persons can give themselves away to an ambitious pursuit and have that be all the giving-themselves-away-to-something they need to do. Though sometimes this changes… — David Foster Wallace
American experience seems to suggest that people are virtually unlimited in their need to give themselves away, on various levels. Some just prefer to do… — David Foster Wallace
Learning from the American experience, governments around the world have developed national innovation policies and programs to accelerate their economic prosperity and to help their… — Robert Hormats
When under siege, if we do not stand for our liberties and for the liberties of those who are unable to stand for themselves, then… — Tim Huelskamp
Immigration is as much about the American experience and the values we share, and a lot more about economics than it is about politics. — Jeb Bush
The African-American experience is one of the most important threads in the American tapestry. — Bill Frist

Who Wrote These American Experience Quotes

23 authors contributed a total of 24 American Experience Quotes as follows: