Quotes about Great American

You don't sit up in a cave and write the Great American Novel and know it is utterly superb, and then throw it page by page into the fire. You just don't do that. You send it out. You have to send it out. Votes: 6

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves. Votes: 4

I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel. Votes: 4

Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it. Votes: 4

The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected. Votes: 4

That business we started with 10 people has now grown into a great American success story. Votes: 4

The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations. Votes: 4

If proud Americans can be who they are and boldly stand at the altar with who they love then surely, surely we can give everyone in this country a fair chance at that great American Dream. Votes: 4

I really feel that my life story is a continuation of the Great American Dream - the immigrant who comes to this country and is allowed to excel. How many other countries would let me do that? Votes: 4

When I first got back from the war, I said, 'I'm gonna write the Great American Novel about the Vietnam War.' So I sat down and wrote 1,700 pages of sheer psychotherapy drivel. It was first person, and there would be pages about wet socks and cold feet. Votes: 4

Chicago is the Great American City, and it was really great to live there during a time of economic expansion and opportunity and growth. I felt like I was living at the center of the world. Unlike New York, no one expects you to be a professional writer. Votes: 4

I think 'Gatsby' is hobbled, in part, by its status as a Great American Novel. People kind of roll their eyes before they've even opened it, treat it with a 'been there, done that' attitude. I know I did. It took me years to re-open the novel and see how much I'd missed. Votes: 4

Great American art needs the idea of uninterrupted spaces, like a loft, which itself is something very American. Votes: 3

The car was full of unhappy people heading west. It was the Great American Family Road Trip, all right. Whaaa-hoo! Votes: 3

Great American union rules with a fist, a smile, and a gun. Great American napalm lights up the sky like the sun. Votes: 3

I have no doubt that 'On the Road' is a Great American Novel. But I'm also certain my students will do fine without it. Votes: 3

Ultimately, whether we are writing posts, paragraphs, essays, arguments, memoirs, monographs or even just the Great American Tweet, writing is and should be a grand adventure. Votes: 3

I have to say I owe my career to the master composers of the Great American Songbook who have written such high-quality songs - the best popular music ever composed. Votes: 3

Shopping and buying and getting and having comprise the Great American Addiction. No one is immune. When the underclass riots in this country they don't kill policemen and politicians, they steal merchandise. How embarrassing. Votes: 3

Of course I planned to write the Great American Novel; that lasted about a week, at which point I decided I had nothing to say that could possibly qualify. So I wrote a romance instead. Votes: 3

[Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness he had could overshadow what a marvellous vocalist in the Great American Songbook he is. Votes: 3

It's Fitzgerald's thin-but-durable urge to affirm that finally makes Gatsby worthy of being our Great American Novel. Its soaring conclusion tells us that, even though Gatsby dies and the small and corrupt survive, his longing was nonetheless magnificent. Votes: 3

I know a lot of writers who would much rather be writing the Great American Novel, but they've got bills to pay and alimony, and so they take a job at a less-than-reputable paper. You know, you do what you gotta do. Votes: 3

As far as I'm concerned, blues and jazz are the great American contributions to music. Votes: 2

My father was a frustrated writer. I think he wanted to write the great American novel. Votes: 2

If you destroyed the underpinnings of this great American sport, you are a hated, ugly, detestable person. Votes: 2

In this nation, the greatest of all nations, there are no second-class families. That is our great American conviction. Votes: 2

Bankruptcy is about financial death and financial rebirth. Bankruptcy is the great American story rewritten. We're a nation of debtors. Votes: 2

I'm not looking to write the great American novel, win a Pulitzer or teach history. I write to entertain my readers. Votes: 2

I don't think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We've got apple pie, jazz and musical theater. Votes: 2

We need to give everybody a chance, treat everybody with respect, and let them share in this great American dream that we have. Votes: 2

That seems to me the great American danger we're all in, that we'll bargain away the experience of being alive for the appearance of it. Votes: 2

Business leaders should provide expertise in service of our country. My predecessors at GE have done so, as have leaders of many other great American companies. Votes: 2

Jazz music is as American as it gets, and so is the U.S. Postal Service. A Miles Davis stamp is a perfect marriage of two great American institutions. Votes: 2

The great American tradition is one of pluralism, not exclusive secularism. The strength of our country is reflected in the contributions that we all make to the common good. Votes: 2

There is really no crisis except an artificial one...If the great American people will only keep their temper, on both sides of the line, the trouble will come to an end. Votes: 2

An important document of the paper of record at a crucial, make-or-break juncture in its long, glorious history, and a love letter to the dying art form that is the great American newspaper. Votes: 2

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes. Votes: 2

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process. Votes: 2

Since Reagan there has been this tradition, which has become a cliche, of promising morning in America, this fake optimism, we're the best, the city on the hill. In fact the great American task is self-scrutiny. Votes: 2

I have an English literature degree. I wanted to be the next great American novelist from a very early age, but I put it aside for a while, because I got very realistic at one point. Votes: 2

American films are the best films. This is a fact. Cinema is - along with Jazz - the great American art form. And cinema in a very real sense created the American identity that has been exported around the world. Votes: 2

[Mark] Twain is pointing at you. You, the reader of the book one hundred and thirty years ago and today. That is what has made it a great American novel and the most widely read book in American Literature around the world today. Votes: 2

She was in a difficult position being the widow of a great American hero, a role that carried high expectations but she did a credible job of continuing Dr King's dream especially in the face of a changing and often hostile American public. Votes: 2

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high Votes: 2

When reflecting upon it today, that the Pearl Harbor attack should have succeeded in achieving surprise seems a blessing from Heaven. It was clear that a great American fleet had been concentrated in Pearl Harbor, and we supposed that the state of alert would be very high. Votes: 2

For me, the essence of the great American Dream is spiritual. I believe that our Constitution is inspired and that it is based on principles that are timeless and universal. This is the reason why 95% of all written constitutions throughout the world are modeled after our Constitution. Votes: 2

I want to send a very clear message to the men and women who are wearing - or who have worn - our country's uniform and to their spouses: when you have finished your service to our nation, you've got 2,000 great American companies ready and waiting to bring you on board Votes: 2

[T]he great American statesman devotes his energy, ability, and wisdom to conforming himself and this people to the moral principles that gave this nation birth, are older than anything else in the country's soul, and yet retain the power to make us young again with the vigor of virtue and the zeal for justice. Votes: 2

Let Americans disdain to be the instruments of European greatness! Let the thirteen States, bound together in a strict and indissoluble Union, concur in erecting one great American system, superior to the control of all transatlantic force or influence, and able to dictate the terms of the connection between the old and the new world! Votes: 2

I believe movies are one of the great American art forms and the shared experience of watching a story unfold on screen is an important and joyful pastime. The movie theatre is my home, and the idea that someone would violate that innocent and hopeful place in such an unbearably savage way is devastating to me. Votes: 2

Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women. Votes: 2

At one point I would read nothing that was not by the great American Jews - Saul Bellow, Philip Roth - which had a disastrous effect of making me think I needed to write the next great Jewish American novel. As a ginger-haired child in the West of Ireland, that didn't work out very well, as you can imagine. Votes: 2

People didn't know certain things about me, which... I was out of creative writing class in school, Syracuse University; had a B.A. in English and wanted to write the great American novel but I also loved rock and roll. I was in bar bands all through college, playing fraternities and have to know all the songs in the top 10. That kind of thing. Votes: 2

Losing is the great American sin. Votes: 0

I think 'American Pie' is great. Votes: 0

Our great American writers were all newspaper people. Votes: 0

Dennis Hopper is one of the great American lives. Votes: 0

Regis has a great rapport with the American public. Votes: 0

A great American city is fighting for its life. Votes: 0

Paste may be the last great American music magazine left. Votes: 0

The devolution of American culture takes another great step forward Votes: 0

American Apparel does great colourful basics that you can customise. Votes: 0

Media scrutiny is a great trademark of the American political arena. Votes: 0

Community colleges are the great American invention in terms of education, Votes: 0

I wanted to honor [George Gershwin]. He's a great American songwriter. Votes: 0

Apple is this great American company that could have only happened here. Votes: 0

Education is the great American adventure, the world's most colossal democratic experiment. Votes: 0

I love Mickey Rourke. I think he's an all-American classic. He's great. Votes: 0

There are dozens of great American writers who write about the family. Votes: 0

The American future is here, and there's great news: the future votes. Votes: 0

The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments. Votes: 0

Slavery is the great and foul stain upon the North American Union. Votes: 0

Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time. Votes: 0

The '60s were a time of great change in American music. Votes: 0

The American Cancer Society has done the American public a really great disservice. Votes: 0

American writers want to be not good but great; and so are neither. Votes: 0

I see great things in baseball. It's our game - the American game. Votes: 0

I think the FDIC was one of the great inventions of the American. Votes: 0

I'm also a big 'American Idol' fan. I think it's just great fun. Votes: 0

There has never been an American tragedy. There have only been great failures. Votes: 0

American politics can produce great men and women, but it is profoundly insular. Votes: 0

My great-grandfather, like many, came to this country in search of the American dream. Votes: 0

From John Huston to Fred Zinnemann and Richard Fleischer and all those great American directors. Votes: 0

She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads. Votes: 0

There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth. Votes: 0

I have a great faith in the strength and the resilience in the American people. Votes: 0

I'm going to tell the American people what I believe will make this country great. Votes: 0

One of the things that made 'American Pie' great was also the sexiness of it. Votes: 0

College football today is one of the last great strongholds of genuine old-fashioned American hypocrisy. Votes: 0

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us. Votes: 0

One of the things that made American Pie great was also the sexiness of it. Votes: 0

Football and gambling - two great American addictions working together. What could possibly go wrong? Votes: 0

The great thing about American women is their energy and the way they love to dress. Votes: 0

If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I'd still get a medal. It was a great race. Votes: 0

After 10 years of French torture - psychological torture - it's great to do an American movie. Votes: 0

The great and admirable strength of America consists in this, that America is truly the American people. Votes: 0

I think John Coltrane is one of the great American heroes, like Abraham Lincoln and Emily Dickinson. Votes: 0

President Bush threw out the first pitch Monday at Cincinnati's great American ball park. 18 Iraqis were killed. Votes: 0

I am the living attestation of the American dream. I am the extolment of this great nation. Votes: 0

Well, I think the great tragedy in American politics is what is legal, not what is illegal. Votes: 0

I just love the American spirit of racing. It feels just great to get involved with that. Votes: 0

I used to say to my late wife, 'I have great faith in the American people.' Votes: 0

My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties. Votes: 0

The death of JFK to the resignation of Richard Nixon marked a great turning point in American life. Votes: 0

American future lies in the East. The great free markets of the Pacific Rim are the American destiny. Votes: 0

American films, it's a money-making industry. And in France, you can find great respect for cinema as art. Votes: 0

Depending on your political orientation, the Dixie Chicks are either the great defenders of free speech or American traitors. Votes: 0

The great attraction to 'American Gangster' is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere. Votes: 0

In this nation, the greatest of all nations, there are no second-class families. That is our great American conviction. Votes: 0

There are a great many people who have a vested interest in maintaining the stupidity of the American public. Votes: 0

Tony Kaye is great with that kind of stuff. Up until American History X, he had only done commercials. Votes: 0

Labour day is a great American holiday that people celebrate by going out and buying products made in China Votes: 0

Fischer, the great American chess champion, famously said, 'Chess is life.' I would say, 'Pi is life.' Votes: 0

I wish we could get a national buddy network going. It would be a great thing for the American people. Votes: 0

Dreiser wanted to write the next great American novel, and his desperation pervades [ Sister Carrie ] like an unsavory pit stain. Votes: 0

It is not about promoting a distinct and great American culture because today's Democrat Party does not believe in one. Votes: 0

It is not about promoting a distinct and great American culture because today's Democrat Party does not believe in one. Votes: 0

I have something else to ask you, to ask every American. I ask you to pray for this great nation. Votes: 0

I'm nauseatingly pro-American. I would have come here from any country. The U.S. is where great things are possible. Votes: 0

I have often thought that less is expected of the president of a great corporation than of an American wife. Votes: 0

There's definitely a wave of Brits doing great work on American television, and I wouldn't mind being one of them! Votes: 0

If there ever are great revolutions there, they will be caused by the presence of the blacks upon American soil. Votes: 0

One of the great themes in American literature is the individual's confrontation with the vast open spaces of the continent. Votes: 0

The great scandal of American life is that we pay for German levels of government without enjoying the related benefits. Votes: 0

In 2008, the Democrats made a great effort among African-American voters, and they did increase their turnout considerably, and among Latino voters. Votes: 0

One of the great dilemmas for America will be that American companies will do very well while American workers might not. Votes: 0

Without a doubt, one of my favorite American ingredients is blue crabs, a true delicacy! And a great value, I think. Votes: 0

I think the average American has forgotten the great feel for liberty and accountability that the framers of the Constitution believed. Votes: 0

The great divide in American foreign policy thinking is between those who believe in paper and those who believe in power. Votes: 0

Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on 'New Girl.' Votes: 0

The production of obscurity in Paris compares to the production of motor cars in Detroit in the great period of American industry. Votes: 0

Dancer, bride, runaway wife, radical filmmaker and pioneer - Shirley Clarke is one of the great undertold stories of American independent cinema. Votes: 0

I believe in standardizing automobiles. I do not believe in standardizing human beings. Standardization is a great peril which threatens American culture. Votes: 0

Surrounded by the self -sufficiency of American culture, we can convince ourselves that we have what it takes to achieve something great. Votes: 0

American movies are often very good at mining those great underlying myths that make films robustly travel across class, age, gender, culture. Votes: 0

I am the Great White Buffalo and I play an American-made Gibson guitar that can blow your head clean off at 100 paces. Votes: 0

For starters, Portland isn't a great city to live in if you're a young, African American male with a lot of money, 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 American people are among the most productive in the world. We have the best technologies. We have great universities. We have entrepreneurs. Votes: 0

A great deal of American T.V. viewed on Hulu, which is superb - '30 Rock', for instance, is on very good form. Votes: 0

There are certainly great cities in America that don't have ATP and WTA events. Our fans are very provincial. They want American champions. Votes: 0

The great responsibility that we have today is to put the poor and the near poor back on front of the American agenda. Votes: 0

I have great faith in the intelligence of the American viewer and reader to put two and two together and come up with four. Votes: 0

There is no excuse for this administration shielding information about Iraq and the fact that we have great difficulties there from the American people. Votes: 0

Cost is the spectre haunting health reform. For many decades, the great flaw in the American health-care system was its unconscionable gaps in coverage. Votes: 0

Unless the great majority of Americans not only have, but believe they have, a fair chance, the better American future will be dangerously compromised. Votes: 0

I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill. Votes: 0

Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage. Votes: 0

This great American institution [Boy Scouts of America] has come under attack from homosexual activists-who may well set their sights on your church next. Votes: 0

Throughout history, every great warrior-the Greeks, the Samurais, the American Indians, the Mongolians, you name it-had long hair and would dress it before battle. Votes: 0

Together, we will have one great American future. Our potential is unlimited. We will be one people, under one God, saluting one American flag. Votes: 0

I still have a great deal of faith in our political system and a great deal of faith in the American people and voter. Votes: 0

One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas. Votes: 0

I love Ozomatli, this L.A. band that makes great coffee. They are half American, half Mexican, their coffee's great, and they're very good friends. Votes: 0

American people have the ability to laugh at themselves. It is one of the things that makes this country the great country that it is. Votes: 0

The great and abiding lesson of American history, particularly the cold war, is that the engine of capitalism, the individual, is mightier than any collective. Votes: 0

The most striking development of the great depression of 1929 is a profound skepticism of the future of contemporary society among large sections of the American people. Votes: 0

Bragging about what a good deal you got is one of the many great art forms that my people, the Jews, have introduced to American culture. Votes: 0

On the other hand, the American public possesses a great resilience and strength, and good risk communication strategies can tap into and even amplify those assets. Votes: 0

The great thing about not being American is that you don't assume you know what a Southern accent sounds like, so you have to be specific. Votes: 0

The Central American isthmus is a region of great contrasts, but also of heartening unison. Millions of men and women share dreams of freedom and progress. Votes: 0

A book of great beauty and manically exquisite insight with a wild and deadly humor . . . The only American novelist who may conceivably be possessed by genius. Votes: 0

When I left 'American Morning' in 2007, I'd focused on doing documentaries. But I thought 'Starting Point' was a great opportunity to be involved in the zeitgeist. Votes: 0

One of the great upsides to a national book tour is the chance to break out of television's cocoon and interact directly with the American people. Votes: 0

One of the great virtues, apart from the pleasure of performing these works, is that it's opened up an entirely new, expansive repertoire of American Jewish music. Votes: 0

In 2009, South Carolina was blessed to welcome a great American company that chose to stay in our country to continue to do business. That company was Boeing. Votes: 0

You gotta understand, my great-grandfather was German and Irish. My grandmother was Indian, and my grandfather was African-American, so we all got a little something in us. Votes: 0

Fortunately, in President Obama, the child of an African and an American, we finally have a leader who is uniquely positioned to bridge the great reparations divide. Votes: 0

It is one of history's great tragedies that American conservatism, born in part in resistance to Soviet torture, should end by endorsing it in America, by Americans. Votes: 0

I'm a great believer in the competitive system, and think that competition will bring us greater innovation and put American industry in information ahead of everyone also. Votes: 0

If you're a Christian, Jew or Muslim, you're equally an American. That's the great thing about America, is the right to worship the way you see fit. Votes: 0

Divine right went out with the American Revolution and doesn't belong to the White House aides. What meat do they eat that makes them grow so great? Votes: 0

I don't want to change too much. I've had a wonderful life and wonderful success. I want to make this a great success for the American people. Votes: 0

There's a distinct American culture that evolved from the United States founding, and that is what made America great, is what allowed the human being to become. Votes: 0

Perhaps the great American Republic, whose interests lie in the Pacific and who has no hand in the spoliation of Africa, may someday dream of foreign possession. Votes: 0

In August of 1921, one of the great American combinations was unveiled"”even better than the peanut butter and jelly sandwich. This fortuitous new blend was radio and baseball. Votes: 0

It may be that my most helpful contributions to music aren't my compact discs but my articles about other great singers of the past for American Heritage magazine. Votes: 0

Isadore [Duncan], who had an un-American genius for art, for organizing love, maternity, politics and pedagogy on a great personal scale, had also an un-American genius for grandeur. Votes: 0

My approach to politics is that I'm not a Democrat or a Republican. I'm an American and I always support candidates I think are great for the country. Votes: 0

When an American asks for the cooperation of his fellow citizens, it is seldom refused; and I have often seen it afforded spontaneously and with great good will. Votes: 0

The great thing about Watergate is, is that the system worked. The American system worked. The press did its job. We did what we were supposed to do. Votes: 0

Post World War II America draws a great deal of interest, but the students also seem to know quite a bit about American exceptionalism and its historical roots. Votes: 0

Jerry Garcia was a great American master and the Grateful Dead are not just a genuine piece of musical history, but also an important part of American history, Votes: 0

I'm honored to be at the side of Michele Bachmann. She is a great congresswoman. She is a great human being, and she is a true American patriot. Votes: 0

He struck a mighty blow for equality, freedom and the American way of life. Jackie Robinson was a good citizen, a great man, and a true American champion. Votes: 0

It's so great to have that opportunity with so many young American players coming up now. It's just so exciting. We have to root for the home country. Votes: 0

I think America did a great job. I think Carrie Underwood fits the bill of American Idol. She's a wonderful girl, and she's gonna have a great career. Votes: 0

Molecules are moving. Universes are colliding. Generations are being born and dying simultaneously, throughout eternity. As one of our great American poets, Walt Whitman, once said: "I contain multitudes." Votes: 0

I tend to be a great optimist when it comes to the United States and the American way of life, I think precisely because I wasn't born into it. Votes: 0

The history of my state of Oklahoma offers a great example of pursuing the American Dream. It was built and settled by pioneers moving West to seek better lives. Votes: 0

I found it marvelous that the great supporters of America in Europe are, of course, those countries that American consistency and firmness in the Cold War ended up liberating. Votes: 0

The remedy [for the Great Depression] is to give the workers access to the means of production, and let them produce for themselves, not for others, . . . the American way. Votes: 0

Chicago is the great American city, New York is one of the capitals of the world, and Los Angeles is a constellation of plastic; San Francisco is a lady Votes: 0

In the minds and hearts of the American people, there is a great hunger for peace based on a universal recognition of the values of freedom and human dignity. Votes: 0

I won because of the fact that people that are great, great American people have been forgotten. I call them the forgotten man and the forgotten woman. They've been forgotten. Votes: 0

The three great American vices seem to be efficiency, punctuality, and the desire for achievement and success. They are the things that make the Americans so unhappy and so nervous. Votes: 0

I was never pegged to be the next great American tennis player by any means. I wasn't a prodigy. I'm a late bloomer. Whatever happens, I'm proud of what I've done. Votes: 0

I bow my head to the victims of terrorism. I am highly impressed of the courage of New York residents. The great city and the great American nation are to win! Votes: 0

Thus ended the great American Civil War, which must upon the whole be considered the noblest and least avoidable of all the great mass conflicts of which till then there was record. Votes: 0

It is not a question of religion, or of creed, or of party; it is a question of declaring and maintaining the great American principle of eternal separation between Church and State. Votes: 0

So much of great American drama has been about a certain kind of dysfunctional family, and maybe my interests are in the kind of strange dysfunction that exists even among deeply functional families. Votes: 0

When under siege, if we do not stand for our liberties and for the liberties of those who are unable to stand for themselves, then the great American experience will come to an end. Votes: 0

I'm not promoting myself as the next great American driver, as some people are describing me. If that's what people want to call me, fine. But I've got more important things to focus on. Votes: 0

I got the feeling: It's time to do a Marco Polo story. I felt like everything was lining up right because long-form television series were becoming to me like the new great American novel. Votes: 0

Those who have heard me speak from time to time know that quite often I cite the observation of that great American author, Mark Twain, who said, history does not repeat itself, but it rhymes." Votes: 0

[Bob] Dylan thus deserves the Nobel Prize, not just for "new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," as the Nobel committee aptly described his work, but also for embodying the contradictions within it. Votes: 0