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Great American Quotes

I’m not looking to write the great American novel, win a Pulitzer or teach history. I write to entertain my readers Picture Quote #1

I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us Picture Quote #1

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! Picture Quote #1

The car was full of unhappy people heading west. It was the Great American Family Road Trip, all right. Whaaa-hoo! Picture Quote #1

If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I’d still get a medal. It was a great race Picture Quote #1

President Bush threw out the first pitch Monday at Cincinnati’s great American ball park. 18 Iraqis were killed Picture Quote #1

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There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

There has never been an American tragedy. There have only been great failures Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I don’t think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We’ve got apple pie, jazz and musical theater Picture Quote #1

Great American union rules with a fist, a smile, and a gun. Great American napalm lights up the sky like the sun Picture Quote #1

In this nation, the greatest of all nations, there are no second-class families. That is our great American conviction Picture Quote #1

I’m also a big ‘American Idol’ fan. I think it’s just great fun Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves Picture Quote #1

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Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it Picture Quote #1

A great American city is fighting for its life Picture Quote #1

I am the living attestation of the American dream. I am the extolment of this great nation Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads Picture Quote #1

Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on ‘New Girl Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific Picture Quote #1

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I’m not looking to write the great American novel, win a Pulitzer or teach history. I write to entertain my readers (Great American Quotes) I think American Idol is a great career launcher. A blessing for all of us (Great American Quotes) 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! (Great American Quotes) The car was full of unhappy people heading west. It was the Great American Family Road Trip, all right. Whaaa-hoo! (Great American Quotes) If [American Idol] was the Olympics, I’d still get a medal. It was a great race (Great American Quotes) President Bush threw out the first pitch Monday at Cincinnati’s great American ball park. 18 Iraqis were killed (Great American Quotes) There is no realism in American films. No realism, but something much better, great truth (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) There has never been an American tragedy. There have only been great failures (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) I don’t think theater is dying, and musicals are a great American art form. We’ve got apple pie, jazz and musical theater (Great American Quotes) Great American union rules with a fist, a smile, and a gun. Great American napalm lights up the sky like the sun (Great American Quotes) In this nation, the greatest of all nations, there are no second-class families. That is our great American conviction (Great American Quotes) I’m also a big ‘American Idol’ fan. I think it’s just great fun (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) The great American game should be an unrelenting war of nerves (Great American Quotes) Great American sport. Horseshoes is a very great game. I love it (Great American Quotes) A great American city is fighting for its life (Great American Quotes) I am the living attestation of the American dream. I am the extolment of this great nation (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) I stand on this rostrum with a sense of deep humility and great pride - humility in the weight of those great American architects of our history who have stood here before me; pride in the reflection that this home of legislative debate represents human liberty in the purest form yet devised (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) She was pondering the option of law school, the great American baby-sitter for directionless postgrads (Great American Quotes) Jake Johnson wanted to make clear that he was the great American actor, not just the funny guy on ‘New Girl (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) 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 (Great American Quotes) I have often been mildly amused when I think that the great American novel was not written about New England or Chicago. It was written about a white whale in the South Pacific (Great American Quotes)

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