Americans Quote by Mary Ann Shaffer

“Lasher smiled sadly. "The great American indvidual," he said. "Thinks he's the embodiment of liberal thought throughout the ages. Stands on his own two…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great…

— Franklin Delano Roosevelt

“He could almost have been an American, he was so tan and had such good teeth, but I could tell straight away that he…

— Sylvia Plath

“America took his face in her hands and smiled. “You’re an arrogant ass, but I still love you.”

— Jamie McGuire

“He crouched at the care window and looked in. "What a lovely family you have. What a charming family. They're all lovely. Except for…

— Derek Landy

“He never once repeated himself and he never used either profanity or obscenity. (I learned later that he saved those for very special occasions,…

— Robert A. Heinlein

“Isn't it the single most quintessentially American gesture, this declaration of independence? To say you are different from other Americans is to say what…

— Christopher Hacker

“Turning the other cheek was a lovely sentiment, but in the real world, it mostly resulted in matching bruises.”

— Marcus Sakey

“But more than that, they give nobody else credit for knowing how to laugh, or even how to make up his own mind about…

— Gregory Boyington

“Once again, he backed off from a challenge by hiding behind a twisted sense of honor. “Let’s change the subject, shall we?” “Sure. I…

— Jennifer Probst

“He was one of those people who stared at you with a meaningful smile on their face, as if he was somehow intellectually and…

— Kate Atkinson

“It's every American's duty to support his government but not necessarily in the style to which it has become accustomed.”

— Thomas Clifford Mann