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.
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.
One of the great things and one of the horrible things about the American character is this extraordinary optimism and arrogance that everything will continue to be great and keep looking up.
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.
One of the great cliches of campaign journalism is the notion that American elections have long since ceased to be about issues and ideas.
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.
I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.
For example, Americans seem reluctant to take on Shakespeare because you don't think you're very good at it - which is rubbish. You're missing out here.
Bond reflected that good Americans were fine people and that most of them seemed to come from Texas.
Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place.
In a polling conducted by the Wall Street Journal, 11 out of 12 Americans said they oppose the taking of private property, even if it is for public economic good.
There is a growing sense among Americans outside the Beltway that while President Obama may be a good talker, he is a lousy manager.
Earth to Democrats: Displaying contempt for the American people when you are being paid by those people to serve their interests is generally not a good political move.
America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans.
What is a good enough principle for an American citizen ought to be good enough for the working man to follow.
I'd love them to have adorable little American accents, but I do want to bring my kids up in Australia; it's such a good lifestyle.
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are two peas in the same pod, and the American people have tasted that, and said, 'Look, that's not a good taste.'
One thing Republicans understand: In American elections, you have to choose from among only two people - not between the perfect and the good.
You can't get a contemporary story about what is going on inside government, and how society sees itself, on American TV.
Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We'll break out of it. It takes time.
I had faith in the concept and the theory that all Americans are endowed with the right to a fair trial and I would be fairly judged and fairly tried.
