The American Quotes

The will of the American people is stronger than any hurricane's wind.

The American people want us to respond to Katrina with resources and compassion, ... but they want us to respond in a way that maintains our fiscal discipline.

Mark has got a lot of ability. He's learning more about himself and more about the pitchers in the American League. He's still growing as a player and doing the things that will enable him to reach his full potential.

The American president's remarks not only showed that he does not have the ability to learn from history ... but also that U.S. policy is now worse and more unrealistic than under his predecessors.

We brought the American flag back to Teheran with honor but without chauvinism, and in an atmosphere of mutual respect. What we can do is help to change the atmosphere. We can change the climate, we can create some of the openings. But if the governments are not interested, nothing is going to happen in the end.

Patriotism threatens free speech with death. In other words, the American flag stands for intimidation, censorship, violence, bigotry, sexism, homophobia and shoving the Constitution through a paper shredder. Who are we calling terrorists?

What we interpret here has a major impact on the American life we have today. We have the Constitution and Charles Pinckney, we have the Revolutionary War and Fort Moultrie and we have the Civil War here at Fort Sumter.

We're frustrated ... The next two weeks will tell for the American people.

In times of great national struggle, the American Spirit brings us all together, and as a result we will be stronger and even more committed to the principles of liberty and justice for which we stand.

[The American Civil Liberties Union calls Martinez's situation] a textbook case of the waste, cruelty and injustice of our criminal justice system ... has spent over $2 million of taxpayers' money to pursue Pamela's return to prison.

The American people have the right to protest, and the president welcomes the opinions of all Americans.

If we are to give working mothers, fathers and their children an opportunity to live the American dream we must invest in their future.

The American Idols Live Tour.

[Bo Bice broke his foot recently while on stage performing with the American Idols Live tour. Bice finished his set in Manchester, NH, then was taken to the hospital.] I think I'm gonna get away with wearing an air cast and I'm going to have to use this bone-regenerator kinda thing, ... It's looking like no more running around for the rest of the tour. I'm gonna be stuck trying to pull off a piano song or something.

[For an exclusive backstage look at the American Idols Live tour, see] On The Road Again With 'Idol,' ... Bo Bice: Live On The Sunset Strip.

The people here are exceptionally hard working. They have the American dream to work, to advance, to put their children ahead of them.

This is simply quite stupid ... The American electoral system needs modernizing. An American comedy!

Burritos have become a staple in the American breakfast diet. Our Made-From-Scratch biscuits continue to be our signature breakfast favorite, but the success of last year's Loaded Breakfast Burrito proved that a burrito is a popular and convenient way to enjoy traditional breakfast items. And, steak and eggs is a classic combination at breakfast that tastes great together in a burrito.

This president failed to tell the American people what he knew about the consequences of military victory in Iraq.

It is a gimmick, a vehicle to keep alive a plan that has fallen flat with the American public. They are searching for any vehicle, any bill, anything that can keep their hopes to privatize Social Security alive.

Come election time, the American people are going to base their vote on who in Washington is paying attention to this border crisis. Our community has suffered for too long, and we're just not going to take it any more.

My main goal is to make sure that the American Indian people are remembered and are treated right. It is deep on the student level.

I've been blessed. I got to live the American dream when I was coaching, and I continue to live the American dream. Without basketball in my life, I don't know what I would have wound up doing.

J.B. Fuqua was a great philanthropist and businessman who proved that the American dream is alive and well. He pulled himself up from tremendously humble origins and created an amazingly powerful company. Through his generosity to countless organizations, his legacy will live well into the future, helping others realize their dreams.

We are witnessing nothing less than symptoms of a cancer on the American presidency. If we fail to remove it, it will expand to destroy the principles that matter most to all of us.