Quotes about america
american-athlete becoming chance dream home kids living unhealthy
I want kids to have a chance to dream of becoming something like I did in my life, and when you're living in a home that's dysfunctional and unhealthy that way, you don't dream like that. Picabo Street
american-athlete bad home stayed
We were so bad last year, the cheerleaders stayed home and phoned in the cheers. Pat Williams
american-athlete guys points score stepping
I like how the other guys are stepping up. If we keep this up, then Bell does not have to score 25 points a game for us to win.
american-athlete figure general
We can't win at home. We can't win on the road. As general manager, I just can't figure out where else to play.
american-activist bush house plan ride ruthless sweet talk white
They plan to ride into the White House on the Sweet Talk Express. Well, think again. Bush and Cheney are not compassionate conservatives. They are ruthless reactionaries. Patricia Ireland
american-novelist hope jersey move operate policeman
I hope it will be set in California. In a way, I made a mistake, because a New Jersey policeman can't operate that way in New York. But in California, he can move between different counties. Patricia Highsmith
america learned
I learned a lot about America and a lot about Pat Schroeder, and that's why I will not be a candidate for President. Patricia Schroeder
america believes fair middle opportunity
Middle America believes in fair play, an equal opportunity to succeed or to fail. Mark McKinnon
american-producer broke state
Being broke is a temporary situation. Being poor is a state of mind. Mike Todd
america confident god harm satisfied says terms twice worldly
God says he will never be satisfied with the infidels. In terms of worldly affairs, America is very strong. Even if it were twice as strong or twice that, it could not be strong enough to defeat us. We are confident that no one can harm us if God is with us.
american-musician basically became buy house huge work
And basically I always said when I was little that if I ever became successful or a celebrity, I would buy her this huge house and she would never have to work anymore. And I've done that. So I feel happy about doing that. Missy Elliott
american-musician people
I want people to feel the heat while they walk down the street and they're just kickin' it.
american-athlete canada complete helping playing role supporter
Canada has always been a strong supporter of China's accession to the WTO... We look forward to playing a constructive role in helping complete China's accession. Pierre Pettigrew
american-musician classes few hang high house met quite school
Lou and I met while we were in high school in our senior year. We were in many of the same classes together and quite a few times we went over to his house to hang out. Phil Harris
american-musician experience gone great imagination lyric might required
In those days, it didn't take much imagination to come up with something that required great lyric development skills. You just thought of an experience that you might have gone through, and write it down.
america brought buried certainly home
Certainly the Australians were buried in Korea. But I think that from Vietnam on, all the killed were brought home to America or to Australia, in our case. Peter Scott
america bad diminishes guys lose plot vulnerable
Part of the reason why so many actors lose the plot when they go over to America is that they become part of an industry, so that's why they don't want to play weak, bad or vulnerable guys - because that's not sellable; that diminishes their profit margin. Peter Mullan
america ought tactic using violation
Even if torture works, what is the point of 'defending' America using a tactic that is a fundamental violation of what America ought to mean? Phil Klay
american-author common-sense information
Everyone gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. Gertrude Stein
america american-businessman few hope
If we can just take a few companies, and use those as models, as examples, to show the rest of corporate America how they can become more competitive, that's what I'd like to do and that's what I hope to do. Henry Kravis
american-coach bound worm
If you stay with this game long enough, the worm is bound to turn. Hayden Fry
american-novelist carried good knew love spot
He did not know what love was. And he did not know what good it was. But he knew he carried it around with him, a scabrous spot of rot, of contagion, for which there was no cure. Harry Crews
american-novelist dream home southern walking
Well, they're Southern people, and if they know you are working at home they think nothing of walking right in for coffee. But they wouldn't dream of interrupting you at golf. Harper Lee
american-sociologist autonomy both created equal free freedom individual lose men seeking social true
The idea that men are created free and equal is both true and misleading: men are created different; they lose their social freedom and their individual autonomy in seeking to become like each other. David Riesman
america control facing farm government introduced levels problems producers reaction rural specific time
The levels of poverty in 1933's rural America were unimaginable to us now. The 1933 Farm Bill, which introduced unprecedented government control over agriculture, was a reaction to the specific problems facing producers at that time. Debbie Stabenow
american-athlete great helping playing
Just think about the game. Think about playing great, having a great time. Helping my team win. Deion Sanders
american-athlete drove hardest knew people worked
I knew all these people had the same goals I did, but the one that worked the hardest would come out on top. That's what drove me all the time. But I had fun. I did better every day, and that's what made it fun. Debbie Meyer
america defense led less military national prosperous smaller strong vision
Ronald Reagan's vision of smaller government, less taxes, and a strong national defense has led to a prosperous America. As president, he rebuilt our military and reinvigorated our confidence in ourselves. David Vitter
american-athlete enjoyed except kids miss saw
I don't really think they saw anything in me, except the fact that I was interested in it. Some of the kids would miss a week here and miss a week there, I think they could see that I really enjoyed it. Dorothy Hamill
american-athlete home norman penny rode school skated stopped store town walked
It was very much like Norman Rockwell: small town America. We walked to school or rode our bikes, stopped at the penny candy store on the way home from school, skated on the pond.
american-activist future needs wrongs
To the wrongs that need resistance, To the right that needs assistance, To the future in the distance, Give yourselves. Carrie Chapman Catt
america history minds shown slow stand
America may be slow to rise to a challenge. But our history has shown that once we make up our minds to really do something, nothing can stand in our way.
american-athlete
It was just one of those moments in the universe that was mine. Carlton Fisk