American Quotes

I've been as bad an influence on American literature as anyone I can think of.

I like women. I really like women.

I haven't any sort of plans for the future but I reckon things will work out in some manner.

I don't know much about him; never heard him say more than nope or yup.

Another man whose social life has ruined him.

You got to look on the bright side, even if there ain't one.

I have not killed anyone. They will not let me.

Feed the lettuce to the bunny and eat the bunny.

I deserve all the love you can spare me. And I want a lot more than I deserve.

You've got to be taught to hate and fear.

What is a sophisticate? He is a man who thinks he can swim better than he can and sometimes he drowns.

There is nothin' like a dame.

The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited.

The dearest things I know are what you are.

You gotta have a dream. If you don't have a dream, how you gonna make a dream come true?

If you become a teacher, by your pupils you'll be taught.

Be brave, young lovers, and follow your star.

Do you love me because I'm beautiful, or am I beautiful because you love me?

Peace is not the product of a victory or a command. It has no finishing line, no final deadline, no fixed definition of achievement. Peace is a never-ending process, the work of many decisions.

I know the world is filled with troubles and many injustices. But reality is as beautiful as it is ugly. I think it is just as important to sing about beautiful mornings as it is to talk about slums. I just couldn't write anything without hope in it.

A bell's not a bell 'til you ring it, A song's not a song 'til you sing it, Love in your heart wasn't put there to stay, Love isn't love 'til you give it away!

All the sounds of the earth are like music.

If you don't have a dream, how are you going to make a dream come true?

Yeah, I mean I've definitely had a bunch of action scripts sent to me, but again I'm a stickler for directors. If it's like an action flick with a great director then it's like 'Oh let's look at this thing,' but if it's just like a shoot-em'-up with a first time director. I don't know if that's the

Not sure of my place in the world (still up for debate) and not sure what I wanted to do with my life (not really up for debate).

My wife comes from a foodie family so I've been indoctrinated into that. I had sweetbreads the other night, and I have to say, not my favorite thing in the world You're eating a gland.

My very first kiss happened when I was 6, underneath some desks during 'nap time', but my first real kiss happened when I was 15 in the parking lot at a Mexican food restaurant.

Just because it sparkles doesn't mean it's good.

I think a primal role of a man in a relationship is to protect his woman.

I need it to survive. But most specifically, McDonalds Big Mac's and McDoubles (with no pickles).