Best Great American Sayings

87 Great American quotes by 83 unique authors

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. — W. Somerset Maugham
If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone… — Michelle Obama
That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. — Mitt Romney
Fischer, the great American chess champion, famously said, 'Chess is life.' I would say, 'Pi is life.' — Daniel Tammet
Take almost any path you please, and ten to one it carries you down in a dale, and leaves you there by a pool in… — Herman Melville
The great American writer Herman Melville says somewhere in The White Whale that a man ought to be 'a patriot to heaven,' and I believe… — Jorge Luis Borges
Thus ended the great American Civil War, which must upon the whole be considered the noblest and least avoidable of all the great mass conflicts… — Winston Churchill
She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads. — John Grisham
The car was full of unhappy people heading west. It was the Great American Family Road Trip, all right. Whaaa-hoo! — Kim Harrison
I don't think everyone wants to create the great American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories-of realizing what we think,… — Natalie Goldberg
There’s nothing more embarrassing than a person who tries to guess what the great American public would like, makes a compromise for the first time,… — Tom Waits
I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it aside… — Daniel Suarez
Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American. — Renzo Piano
For me, Fitzgerald was one of the great American writers of the last century; a wordsmith, a storyteller, a perfectionist. — Robert Littell
Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two… — Henry Rollins
Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time. — Lane Garrison
I really feel that my life story is a continuation of the Great American Dream - the immigrant who comes to this country and is… — Friedrich St. Florian
The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that we all make… — Donald Wuerl
I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson. — Simon Van Booy
For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles… — Stephen Covey
Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many other great American… — Jeffrey R. Immelt
Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections… — Jami Attenberg
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
Perhaps the great American Republic, whose interests lie in the Pacific and who has no hand in the spoliation of Africa, may someday dream of… — Jose Rizal
Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say… — Jasmine Cresswell

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