America Quote by Junot Diaz

The greatest myth of all is what America is. I think that America is such an incredibly dynamic place because of immigration.

— Junot Diaz

America is this incredible mosaic of immigrants, so people really want to be anchored in some kind of culture as well as the one…

— Dylan Moran

I see the American experience as being defined by the immigrant paradigm of rupture and renewal: rupture with the old world, the old ways,…

— Ayad Akhtar

America has always been a land of diversity, basically made up of immigrants, and that is something I want to see continued. It's something…

— Halima Aden

America was, in the eyes of so many people, and it's what people respect America for, it is people have been able to come…

— Charlie Rose

I think that every individual is a microcosm of the culture that they're born into. They reflect the anxieties, insecurities, and strengths of that…

— Haroon Moghul

America has many cultures which makes it great, but it's difficult to create one strong identity.

— Lidia Bastianich

It may be the optimist in me, but I think America has a uniquely powerful and capacious glue internally. The American identity has always…

— Amy Chua

I was very surprised when I first started spending time in America. The culture shock was something I wasn't prepared for. I had a…

— Clare-Hope Ashitey

America has always been a country of innovation and dynamism, entrepreneurship. And I think that one of the things that has made our country…

— Jimmy Carter

I think Americans suffer for their lack of travel, awareness of the world. It has horribly warped our sense of place in the scheme…

— Henry Rollins

America is a living idea. It isn't only the tenets of its founding, but also the terms of its future. Every day, we make…

— Charles M. Blow