American Quote by Sydney Pollack

“Americans come out of the comparison rather better. They may overdo emotion, but they are not fearful of it. A surplus of feeling has…

— Terry Eagleton

Many Americans, we know, are horrified by the posture of their government but seem to be helpless.

— Harold Pinter

It's not very interesting to establish sympathy for people who, on the surface, are instantly sympathetic. I guess I'm always attracted to people who,…

— John Irving

There's almost nothing that upsets Americans more than the idea that somewhere, somehow, somebody is getting his feelings hurt.

— Tucker Carlson

There are all kinds of strange threads in American culture, and places where sympathy is extended and places where it isn't, and places where…

— Dan Chaon

Americans are cool; if you show just a chink of vulnerability, they respond so much. They'll pat you on the arm and say, 'Hey…

— Bear Grylls

I think there's sometimes too much attention to a few people who do hold extreme views. Most Americans go about their lives living in…

— Condoleezza Rice

There is a kind of sympathy with the Americans who are looked upon as liberators.

— Jalal Talabani

Americans have become more atomized by education, income, and political leanings. That polarization has meant sharply increased antipathy toward people with different beliefs.

— Annie Lowrey

People are often frightened of Parisians, but an American in Paris will find no harsher critic than another American.

— David Sedaris

I think there's a tremendous amount of unacknowledged hostility in American culture.

— Chris Jordan

Americans are nervous; Americans are restless; and what troubles me the most is that Americans are uncharacteristically pessimistic.

— Joni Eareckson Tada