Quotes about American Century

If the Ivy League was the breeding ground for the elites of the American Century, Stanford is the farm system for Silicon Valley. Votes: 3

Scholars and historians have dubbed the last 100 years the American Century, and I think there can be little doubt that the Council on Foreign Relations helped to make it so. Votes: 3

Our myths are so many, our vision so dim, our self-deception so deep and our smugness so gross that scarcely any way now remains of reporting the American Century except from behind the billboards ... Votes: 3

Neoconservatism in all its pomp conceived - in the Project for a New American Century - that, following the collapse of the Soviet Union, the world could be remade in the American image, that the previous bipolar world could be replaced by a unipolar one in which the U.S. was the dominant arbiter of global and regional affairs. Votes: 3

We will either bring on another American century, or we are doomed to witness America's decline. Votes: 1

The 21st century can and must be an American century. It began with terror, war, and economic calamity. It is our duty to steer it onto the path of freedom, peace, and prosperity. Votes: 1

Just six years into the 21st century, one can say this is not shaping up to be anything like an American century. Rather, the U.S. seems much more likely to be faced with a very different kind of future: how to manage its own imperial decline. Votes: 1

Romney has adopted almost every position conservatives want their candidate to espouse: He's pro-life, he wants to repeal ObamaCare, he wants to cut taxes and cut the federal budget, and he wants an unapologetic foreign policy dedicated to the proposition that this too will be the American century. Votes: 1

If you stop and think about our history, one of the reasons we had an American century and there is an American dream was because at key points in our history we made very bold decisions about making sure that there was very broad, universal access to quality education. Votes: 1

I stand before you tonight as a young American, a proud American, of a generation born as the Cold War receded, shaped by the tragedy of 9/11, connected by the digital revolution and determined to re-elect the man who will make the 21st century another American century - President Barack Obama. Votes: 1

For those of us who have lived abroad and seen our nation in a highly competitive 21st century, and kind of see where this world is going - unless we are able to strengthen our core, we're going to see the end of the American century. And that is totally unacceptable. Votes: 1

Frank Sinatra was the voice of the 20th-century American city. Votes: 0

Film in the 20th century, it's the American art form, like jazz. Votes: 0

Twentieth-century American poetry has been one of the glories of modern literature. Votes: 0

Modern American magic, late 20th century magic, is tremendously disrespectful of the audience. Votes: 0

American education has been littered with failed fads and foolish ideas for the past century. Votes: 0

The claim that American women are downtrodden and unfairly treated is the fraud of the century. Votes: 0

Eighteenth century American furniture and the design of the architects Greene and Greene are my special love. Votes: 0

I believe the world benefits from American leadership. I believe this next century should be an American century. Votes: 0

Save among politicians it is no longer necessary for any educated American to profess belief in Thirteenth Century ideas Votes: 0

There were certain expectations that were assumed of me as a young black American 20th-century - then 20th-century artist. Votes: 0

Most of the well-known American feminists of the 19th century did not come out against the institution of marriage. Votes: 0

I love stories that give me a perspective on how easy American life has become in the 21st century. Votes: 0

The Cold War was really the great struggle of the 20th Century and it shaped American political life from top to bottom. Votes: 0

The Smithsonian should box and preserve Tim McGraw's Nashville den for a future exhibit entitled 'Early 21st Century American Man Cave.' Votes: 0

Indian policy' has now been brought down upon the American people, and the American people are the new Indians of the 21st Century. Votes: 0

'Indian policy' has now been brought down upon the American people, and the American people are the new Indians of the 21st Century. Votes: 0

Every advance in this half-century-Social Security, civil rights, Medicare, aid to education, one after another-came with the support and leadership of American Labor. Votes: 0

After over half a century of employer-provided health care coverage, the American people have developed a phobia of paying for health insurance themselves. Votes: 0

It's odd being an American now. Most of us are peaceful, but here we are again, in our fifth major war of this century. Votes: 0

The beef industry has contributed to more American deaths than all the wars of this century, all natural disasters, and all automobile accidents combined. Votes: 0

The advertising agency, as it stands today, is a peculiar manifestation of American business life of the twentieth century - glossy, brash, and insecure. Votes: 0

In the closing years of the nineteenth century, African-American historians began to look at their people's history from their vantage point and their point of view. Votes: 0

Norman Rockwell, the Brueghel of the 20th century bourgeoisie, the Holbein of Jell-O ads and magazine covers; by common assent, the most American artist of all. Votes: 0

The 21st Century Glass-Steagall Act will reestablish a wall between commercial and investment banking, make our financial system more stable and secure, and protect American families. Votes: 0

It is time for us Arabs and Muslims to formulate a committee of wise persons to bear the responsibility of engaging with this new American century. Votes: 0

The new American, like the new European, was the servant of the powerhouse, as the European of the twelfth century was the servant of the Church. Votes: 0

For a century, everyone assumed that the iconic Tiffany lamps were conceived and designed by that American master of stained glass. Not so! It was a woman! Votes: 0

In the 19th century, Berlin was called the German Chicago. Or Chicago was called the American Berlin because they were sort of new cities or new powerhouses. Votes: 0

Eisenhower is my choice as the American of the 20th Century. Of all the men I've studied and written about, he is the brightest and the best. Votes: 0

By the end of the nineteenth century, the stereotype of the ugly American - voracious, preachy, mercenary, and bombastically chauvinist - was firmly in place in Europe. Votes: 0

Stayed up and watched a little spanktrovision. It's the American way. There's really nothing wrong with spanktrovision. One of the best inventions of the 1900s, 20th century. Votes: 0

Louis Armstrong is quite simply the most important person in American music. He is to 20th century music (I did not say jazz) what Einstein is to physics. Votes: 0

Anonymous sources are a practice of American journalism in the 20th and 21st century, a relatively recent practice. The literary tradition of anonymity goes back to the Bible. Votes: 0

Truth be told, for a 21st Century American Jew there is something hollow in the Seder's liberation story and the commandment to feel as if you were there. Votes: 0

The world of the 20th century, if it is to come to life in any viability of health and vigor, must be to a significant degree an American century. Votes: 0

At American Airlines, we have built a business around the love of travel that has lasted three quarters of a century. And I'm pretty sure we're just getting started. Votes: 0

I once walked through an exhibit in a large American museum that displayed First Nations artifacts in old dioramas, with mannequins that hadn't been changed since the 19th century. Votes: 0

I don't consider 'American Rose' to be a biography so much as a microcosm of 20th-century America, told through Gypsy's tumultuous life - it's 'Horatio Alger meets Tim Burton.' Votes: 0