#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

American consumers benefit from free trade and investment. ↗

— John Shadegg

#american consumers #benefit #consumers #free #free trade

Indeed, I think most Americans now know that in 1935 when Social Security was created, there were some 42 Americans working for every American collecting retirement benefits. ↗

— John Shadegg

#benefits #collecting #created #every #i

You go to college not only for the latest knowledge but also to meet people from different backgrounds. That's the genius of the American higher-education system compared with the Europeans'. We don't simply skim the elite. ↗

— Donna Shalala

#american #backgrounds #college #compared #different

With what's happened in the world the last three years, it's easier to see why it's become popular again to diminish and revile Arabs and Muslims in American popular culture. ↗

— Tony Shalhoub

#american #arabs #become #culture #diminish

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

— Irwin Shaw

#born #english #isaac #poland #singer

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