Country Quote by Chris Matthews

The degree to which Americans talk about themselves as a special, unique country has often struck me as a little grandiose. You don't hear…

— Katty Kay

America is truly special because it's founded on an idea. It's the ideological and philosophical equivalent of a formless God, in other words, you…

— Simon Schama

The reason America is a special nation is because it was founded by people who were first on their knees before they were on…

— Mike Huckabee

I grew up in a country that I thought was special. And it was.

— Buzz Aldrin

You have this special place - America, you want it to remain special, you better find out why it became special.

— Rush Limbaugh

People say "the Americans" or "the United States," as if it was a kind of bloc. It's not. There's a lot of people thinking…

— Costa-Gavras

What makes America special is that people come here, assimilate and become American with all of the rights and responsibilities citizenship bestows.

— Zoe Lofgren

I had to travel half way across the world to be called an American.

— Gabriel Iglesias

America stands for the land of opportunity.

— Michael Grimm

The United States of America stands for: the ability for people to worship freely, the ability for people to vote and to express their…

— George W. Bush

Where we come from in America no longer signifies. It's where we go, and what we do when we get there, that tells us…

— Joyce Carol Oates

A lot of people have had good discussions about what it means to be American, and we need to broaden our definition.

— Lee Isaac Chung