#american

We must get the American public to look past the glitter, beyond the showmanship, to the reality, the hard substance of things. And we'll do it not so much with speeches that will bring people to their feet as with speeches that bring people to their senses. ↗

— Mario Cuomo

#american public #beyond #bring #feet #get

Kill the body and the head will die. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#biography #drugs #humor #dreams

It wasn't easy to adopt an American child. Actually it's quite simple, but finding out how to do it was the hard part. ↗

— Nia Vardalos

#adopt #american #child #easy #finding

For years, we've grown dependant on American consumers as the world's spenders of last resort. They've kept Europe out of recession, allowed China to industrialise, and prevented global deflation. But at the same time, they've not been looking after their own futures. ↗

— Evan Davis

#allowed #american #american consumers #been #china

Unfortunately, the American justice system is just riddled with lies and inconsistencies. ↗

— Tommy Chong

#inconsistencies #just #justice #lies #riddled

Insisting that we must tax and take and demonize those who have already achieved the American Dream. That may turn out to be a good re-election strategy for President Obama, but is a demoralizing message for America. ↗

— Chris Christie

#already #america #american #american dream #demonize

I write about the American dream: if you set your mind to do something, you can do it. My fans know they're getting the real thing. ↗

— Jackie Collins

#american #american dream #dream #fans #getting

I was raised to speak out about politics and the world around me. I would do it whether I was in the public or not. It is the way I was taught. The American way. ↗

— Judy Collins

#american #american way #around #i #i was raised

The consequences of things are not always proportionate to the apparent magnitude of those events that have produced them. Thus the American Revolution, from which little was expected, produced much; but the French Revolution, from which much was expected, produced little. ↗

— Charles Caleb Colton

#american #american revolution #apparent #consequences #events

After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing and prospering in the world. ↗

— Calvin Coolidge

#american #american people #business #buying #chief