Accounts Quote by May Agnes Fleming

American straightforwardness is almost as disarming as Americans invariably think it is.

— Lorraine Hansberry

You know, Americans think that they're such progessive and free thinkers, but we're as uptight as any other country when it comes to speech…

— Jim Norton

Americans are overreaching; overreaching is the most admirable and most American of the many American excesses.

— George Will

Americans have a healthy stupidity. That lack of sophistication is a secret superpower,

— Paul Budnitz

Americans are genuinely and profoundly anti-intellectual. They are especially so in their pleasure-seeking, which is epically banal.

— Jesse Ball

Americans are pragmatic, relatively uncomplicated, hearty and given to broad humor.

— Herb Caen

Americans like to give their President the benefit of the doubt.

— John Dean

Americans willing to put themselves forward and serve their state or country in public office deserve our greatest admiration.

— Scott Bessent

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

— Muammar al-Gaddafi

Americans are a wonderful people: They will always do the right thing--after exhausting every other possible alternative.

— Winston Churchill

As Americans we like to believe that we're loved in international politics or that people like what we're doing. But we also recognize that…

— Condoleezza Rice

The fact is that Americans are not a thoughtful people; they are too busy to stop and question their values.

— William Inge