American Quotes

To say that an idea is fashionable is to say, I think, that is has been adulterated to a point where it is hardly an idea at all.

The faces in New York remind me of people who played a game and lost.

No great scoundrel is ever uninteresting.

A political convention is not a place where you can come away with any trace of faith in human nature.

A neighborhood is where, when you go out of it, you get beat up.

A man can look upon his life and accept it as good or evil; it is far, far harder for him to confess that it has been unimportant in the sum of things.

It is function of government to invent philosophies to explain the demands of its own convenience.

The beauty of a strong, lasting commitment is often best understood by men incapable of it.

You have it within your grasp to be regarded as one of the greatest legislative sessions in the history of the state. If you're bold and if you're ready to aggressively reach for our future, all the ingredients are here. The opportunities are waiting for us.

This is the way federal land management should work. Cooperation, not confrontation, should be the hallmark of conservation efforts.

Methamphetamine is a hideous drug. Meth makes a person become paranoid, violent, and aggressive - making them a serious threat to society and law enforcement. And maybe more importantly, meth users are a threat to their own children and families.

In my public service, I treasure my friendship with law enforcement officers. I admire what they do and support them in every aspect of their job. I have always looked upon law enforcement officers as my friends.

I don't think anybody would dispute that we're seeing a warming of the Earth.

Experts say that if children can't read by the end of the fifth grade, they lose self-confidence and self-esteem, making them more likely to enter the juvenile justice system.

Government alone cannot solve the problems we deal with in our correctional facilities, treatment centers, homeless shelters and crisis centers - we need our faith-based and community partners.

One nice thing that I have discovered about Los Angeles is the enthusiasm with which people dress.

New York is like the weirdest city in the United States, in a great way, and Los Angeles is probably more similar to most of America.

My painting teacher in high school used to say, 'I can't paint like I want to, but through practice I'll get better.' But I don't think that's true. I think sometimes you just can't paint.

Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.

Los Angeles survives on that which is unpredictable. The unexpected courses through its very veins.

It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms of formal schooling - I feel like that's a nineteenth century term - but in terms of where you went to high school or college, or wherever, all that really is irrelevant, I

In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.

Improv is mostly what I've studied.

If you're going to plan a wedding, then a certain amount of suffering is not a choice.

I've never had prejudice against me because of being a woman in comedy, I've never felt any sort of unfairness because of that - but I do think it is naive to think that it doesn't exist.

I wrote comedy sketches in college.

I want to be a morning-talk-show host. I love Kelly Ripa's job. She gets to live in New York and has this amazing job hosting a talk show.

I think I get certain pleasure from writing what I'm performing.

I need to make sure that when I'm running out to the drugstore I'm not wearing a Biore strip or something. Not that I expect anyone to recognize me, but on the off chance they do, I just don't want to embarrass myself.

I loved 'Freaks and Geeks.' I don't know a better show.