Quote by Gordon G. Chang

“Americans have a tendency to believe that when there's a problem there must be a solution.”

— Henry Kissinger

“You have to remember that, on some level, the entire Southern Reach has become a long com, and if you forget that you’re not…

— Jeff VanderMeer

“You can always count on the Americans to do the right thing, after they have exhausted all the other possibilities.”

— Winston Churchill

“All that technical expertise isn't worth a damn if you don't get the best out of people, though. . . . These were leaders…

— Noel Coward

“I realized that it was precisely because of America’s glaring imperfections that I should seek to participate in its progress, carve a place in…

— Eboo Patel

“Using a wide variety of media, we could demonstrate for our fellow Americans their anxieties, desires, insufficiencies, and frustrations--and how to assuage them all.…

— Joshua Ferris

“Americans tend to play different roles, hoping that somehow they’ll stumble on the right one.”

— Gore Vidal

“The typical American, after he has lost the foundations of his existence, works for new foundations.”

— Paul Tillich

“This is the clearest, most powerful summons yet, TO ALL OF US, to restore the American story to its rightful, vital place in American…

— David McCullough

“You can't really move forward until you look back. [From Remaking America panel discussion at George Washington University]”

— Cornel West

“But we radically improve our skills when we are forced outside of our comfort zone and asked to solve problems that seem foreign, or…

— David Sherwin

“After all, this is America, and you can swap out the parts of yourself that don't work. You can rebuild yourself piece by piece.”

— Gary Shteyngart