Quote by Terry Eagleton

The main emotion of the adult American who has had all the advantages of wealth, education, and culture is disappointment.

— John Cheever

“Americans don’t really look at one another when talking. They talk to their reflections. They look at others or themselves only when they think…

— Amy Tan

There will be people who are sensitive about seeing the American point of view presented as less than sympathetic.

— Sydney Pollack

Emotions in this country right now are running very high. Sometimes that emotion is translated into inspiration, sometimes into criticism. We've heard some of…

— Matt Lauer

“You never feel more American than when you leave America.”

— David Lebovitz

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

— Joni Eareckson Tada

“Emotion is not what makes us weak. It's what makes us human, The ability to care, even if people often do not.”

— Tony Moyle

“It requires far more strength to experience emotion than to suppress it.”

— Wendy Walker

Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true.…

— Emily Blunt

“Cherish your own emotions and never under-value them. We are not here to do what has already been done.”

— Robert Henri

“People who are more rational don't perceive emotion less, they just regulate it better.”

— Jonah Lehrer

Considering what Americans have been confronted with in the last ten years, domestically and internationally, it's clear that we need emotional outlets; we have…

— Pete Rozelle