American Quote by Tom Wolfe Download Open image “I've never met an American who wanted to build an empire.” — Tom Wolfe ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare American Build Empire Empires Mets Never Wanted Who
America has never been an empire. We may be the only great power in history that had the chance, and refused - preferring greatness… — George W. Bush Copy Share Image
I've never seen America as an imperialist or colonialist or meddling country. — Madeleine Albright Copy Share Image
You know, the Brits had a way of - running an empire. And I don't think America is comfortable with an empire. — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
So what if America loses its empire? We never should have had one in the first place. — John Rzeznik Copy Share Image
I never set out really to build a financial empire or to be a wealthy man. — Mo Ibrahim Copy Share Image
In other words, the problem of empire-building is essentially mystical. It must somehow foster the impression that a man is great in the degree… — Felix Morley Copy Share Image
“The reality is that the American people have no desire for an empire. This is not to say that they don't want the benefits,… — George Friedman Copy Share Image
In general, Americans are not very good at nation-building and not very good colonialists. — Francis Fukuyama Copy Share Image
It is a cliche these days to observe that the United States now possesses a global empire - different from Britain's and Rome's but… — Robert D. Kaplan Copy Share Image
If you look at the history of the U.S., we were an empire long before we were a nation. — Robert D. Kaplan Copy Share Image
“Well … things are beginning to stack up a little,” said Gordo. It was the same old sod-hut drawl. He sounded like the airline… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
“Everything in everybody’s life is … significant. And everybody is alert, watching for the meanings.” — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
'Back to Blood' really took it out of me. While I was writing it, I just never went out anywhere, except to the gym. — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
In the U.S., the term 'general aviation' means its exact opposite, the way 'public school' does in England. An English public school is private… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
That's mostly what the Internet is, just passing the time. But unfortunately you are dealing with words that can have meaning. — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
“The dark night of fascism is always descending in the United States and yet lands only in Europe.” — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
“Loneliness wasn't just a state of mind, was it? It was tactile. She could feel it. It was a sixth sense, not in some… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
it is either make this thing permanent inside of you or forever just climb draggled up into the conning tower every time for one… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
I found a great many pieces of punctuation and typography lying around dormant when I came along - and I must say I had… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
“They became desperate for an antidote, such as coziness & color. They tried to bury the obligatory white sofas under Thai-silk throw pillows of… — Tom Wolfe Copy Share Image
I wasn't attracted to American cinema, but I fell in love with Los Angeles the minute I arrived. — Agnes Varda Copy Share Image
William Maxwell's my favorite North American writer, I think. And an Irish writer who used to write for 'The New Yorker' called Maeve Brennan,… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
I have fallen in love with American names, the sharp names that never get fat. — Stephen Vincent Benet Copy Share Image
I really like a lot of American country stuff, so my music has that influence, but I don't like to be set within a… — Jade Bird Copy Share Image
I certainly don't think that the heirs of the American Revolution were a particularly noble class. — H. W. Brands Copy Share Image
Congress passed the American Rescue Plan Act in a tremendous investment to support millions of workers without a paycheck and behind on bills. — Jake Auchincloss Copy Share Image
Small businesses are the backbone of the American economy and employ almost half of the working population. Yet because of their size, they rarely… — Dan Lipinski Copy Share Image
Although I write in English, and despite the fact that I'm from America, I consider myself an Armenian writer. The words I use are… — William Saroyan Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
France has not only built a bureaucratic barrier against American culture, it has constructed a notorious intellectual case against it as well. The French… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
New York and San Francisco are distinctly different. San Francisco is driving the American media, not New York. You have young, microwaved millionaires and… — Jason Whitlock Copy Share Image
