10 Short Quotes about America and Americans

1. In America any boy may become President and I suppose it's just one of the risks he takes. ~ Adlai E. Stevenson Jr.

2. America is a large, friendly dog in a very small room. Every time it wags its tail, it knocks over a chair. ~ Arnold Toynbee

3. England and America are two countries separated by a common language. ~ George Bernard Shaw

4. In a country as big as the United States, you can find fifty examples of anything. ~ Jeffery F. Chamberlain

5. America is a vast conspiracy to make you happy. ~ John Updike

6. There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class. ~ Judith Martin,

7. The thing that impresses me the most about America is the way parents obey their children. ~ King Edward VIII

8. America is a country that doesn't know where it is going but is determined to set a speed record getting there. ~ Laurence J. Peter

9. America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between. ~ Oscar Wilde

10. Half of the American people have never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. ~ Gore Vidal