American people Quote by Lester Holt

The time-honored role of the artist [is] to speak truth to power.

— Salman Rushdie

It's very important to me to be an American poet, a Jewish poet, a poet who came of age in the 1960s.

— Edward Hirsch

Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important…

— Trey Anastasio

I think that it's important that the American people know that Barack Obama didn't have a mild association with Bill Ayers, he had a…

— Michele Bachmann

I think it's important if you're American to have a second language, and Spanish is the language to have.

— Thalia

The most important American addition to the World Experience was the simple surprising fact of America. We have helped prepare mankind for all its…

— Daniel J. Boorstin

When you hide behind a veil of your financial business you never know who you're influencing, where your priorities lie. But I think it's…

— Wayne Messam

I think that James Baldwin is, for sure, one of the most important American writer/thinkers of his time... not just African-American. He singled-handily revolutionized…

— Raoul Peck

It's important to every American that the law protect his or her basic liberty

— Stephen Breyer

I think it's very important for the American president to mean what he says. That's why I understand that the enemy could misread what…

— George W. Bush

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.

— Michael Pitt

You know I very much respect Yvonne Rainer, she is very important - in American dance, the entire development of modern dance, and creating…

— Marina Abramovic

I think there's no doubt that George Washington was the most important American to this time.

— Kevin Gutzman

I think it's important for the American people to be thoughtful consumers of information and to think about the sources of it and to…

— Christopher A. Wray

It is important that we show the American people that we believe in an energy policy that is based on science and prioritizes jobs…

— Conor Lamb