#america

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages. ↗

— H. L. Mencken

#average #average american #formerly #got #much

In Canada you grow up - we're next to the United States. We're watching whatever you're watching. We're following your news. It's obvious that we are inundated with American cultural information and political information. Whereas the opposite is not true. ↗

— Rick Mercer

#canada #cultural #following #grow #grow up

If we remind ourselves of the fact that every fifth American today rightly points and perhaps also with a certain degree of pride to his German ancestry or her German ancestry, we can safely say that we, indeed, share common roots. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#american #ancestry #certain #certain degree #common

Let me say this on a personal note. Without the United States of America, I would in all probably not be able to stand here before you today. ↗

— Angela Merkel

#america #before #here #i #me

The most common trait of all primitive peoples is a reverence for the life-giving earth, and the Native American shared this elemental ethic: The land was alive to his loving touch, and he, its son, was brother to all creatures. ↗

— Stewart Udall

#american #brother #common #creatures #earth

Chicago is unique. It is the only completely corrupt city in America. ↗

— Charles Edward Merriam

#chicago #city #completely #corrupt #only

October is a fine and dangerous season in America. a wonderful time to begin anything at all. You go to college, and every course in the catalogue looks wonderful. ↗

— Thomas Merton

#anything #begin #catalogue #college #course

Likewise, I see no shame in writing Captain America or Wolverine. ↗

— Mark Millar

#captain #captain america #i #i see #likewise

I think American audiences are quite interesting in that they can handle almost any amount of violence, but the moment the violence becomes sexual violence it immediately becomes an issue. ↗

— Mark Millar

#american #american audiences #amount #any #audiences

The American people want us to stop spending. And so let's just give them some certainty. Let's extend the tax - the existing tax cuts. And then let's give some more tax breaks to small businesses and large. And then maybe the American people will have some confidence. ↗

— John McCain

#american people #breaks #businesses #certainty #confidence