#american

People ask if I miss it, but they don't understand that American culture is so ubiquitous that there's nothing to miss. I don't see myself moving back. It's not that I hate the United States. I just always thought it would be a shame not to live in a foreign country. ↗

— David Sedaris

#american #american culture #ask #back #country

I think these are very improper questions for any American to be asked, especially under such compulsion as this. I would be very glad to tell you my life if you want to hear of it. ↗

— Pete Seeger

#any #asked #compulsion #especially #glad

The most distinguished hallmark of the American society is and always has been change. ↗

— Eric Sevareid

#american #american society #been #change #distinguished

Isaac Singer was born in Poland and doesn't write in English. Still, he's an American. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#born #english #isaac #poland #singer

American presidents always avoid shaking hands with brutal dictators, except when it's advantageous to do so. ↗

— Elizabeth A. Sherman

#always #american #avoid #brutal #dictators

Character is destiny and character is important to American campaigns. ↗

— Mark Shields

#campaigns #character #destiny #important

I'm in a weird band. We've done very well. The American Dream is alive and well. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#american #american dream #band #done #dream

We went to see all the shows. American musical theater and jazz were very big. ↗

— Carly Simon

#big #jazz #musical #musical theater #see

We got on American Bandstand, where kids would dance to a record and then rate it. We called ourselves Tom and Jerry. I was Jerry. ↗

— Paul Simon

#bandstand #called #dance #got #i

The American citizen must be made aware that today a relatively small group of people is proclaiming its purposes to be the will of the People. That elitist approach to government must be repudiated. ↗

— William E. Simon

#american citizen #approach #aware #citizen #elitist