American Quote by Craig Ferguson

I was only an aspiring dictator. I was never a real dictator.

— Augusto Pinochet

I never thought that I would come to live in the United States. I was not pursuing the American dream.

— Isabel Allende

I did not intend to stay; I had no experience in the United States - I may have been here less than 24 hours…

— Aleksandar Hemon

I did what any American could and should do: serve his country in its time of need.

— Bob Feller

I'll always be American in my world view and allegiance. American in the naive way I go to other countries and tell them how…

— Eddie Huang

I do not feel an exile from America in any sense.

— Anonymous

I'm not some patriot. I didn't have some yearning to defend my country or anything. I was poor.

— JPEGMAFIA

So I had this completely unrealistic idea of what America was — but I wanted to be there.

— Aasif Mandvi

Had I been a dictator, I would still be governing.

— Augusto Pinochet

I was unwelcome in the U.S. for four years.

— Boy George

I came to America because of the great, great freedom which I heard existed in this country. I made a mistake in selecting America…

— Albert Einstein

I realised that although I was fascinated with America, its history and culture, I was not interested in becoming American.

— Luc Sante