Conventions Quote by Marcus Buckingham

The Americans just have a great sort of wit about them.

— Peter Capaldi

Americans no longer talk to each other, they entertain each other. They do not exchange ideas, they exchange images. They do not argue with…

— Neil Postman

There's a certain kind of cultural energy pursued by the gatekeepers of elite discourse, who want to argue that Americans fundamentally agree with each…

— Rick Perlstein

We are a diverse country, but we are one country. And we are at our best when we come together as Americans, not despite…

— Jared Polis

I think America is just so in love with conflict.

— Chuck Palahniuk

America is a place where we all come together. It is a place of consensus.

— Anonymous

We are Americans, speaking the same language, adopting the same customs, holding the same general opinions... and shall rise and fall with Americans.

— Frederick Douglass

It's a good time to be here in America. You feel that people just want to be together and release the pressure and laugh.

— Gad Elmaleh

When you're out there in America, meeting with regular people, it's a pretty mellow, relaxed, kind-hearted country. The direction from the top, from the…

— George Saunders

America's very refreshing when you go over there; they're all just open about what they want, and they want you to be open, too.

— Brian Gleeson

To unite the country, we have to be able to sit across the table from people who don't think like us and have strong…

— Leslyn Lewis

Then you get to the last half of the 20th century, Americans are getting very skeptical about their leaders and their institutions, and another…

— Michael Beschloss