American Quotes

Everybody likes Johnny Cash. I think the sad part of it is his health is givin' him problems.

Diana Krall knocks me out. I like jazz and I like her simple approach.

At my age, I don't buy but a half a loaf of bread, you know?

And then, of course, there's a couple that claim to be, but I haven't done any DNA tests or anything.

And then I have two children by Theresa, one boy 10 and one girl 13.

95% of the album is my writing, by choice, because it seems to be what the distributors want.

Well, I'm kinda like George Carlin. I think that there ought to be a time where everybody should have all the drugs they want and there'd be nobody in charge, sort of like... now!

The only thing that I miss lately in all music is somebody that will put out a melody that you can whistle. It doesn't seem like there's anything happening like that.

It's easier to force feed people than it is to give 'em what they want. It makes more money.

It's been said that Bill Gates has come up with something that'll be released in December that's gonna put a lid on counterfeiting. If that's a fact then it's really interesting to own your own product - with all the potential methods of downloading.

I've got two families.

'Cause I was already a smoker, it was easy to get addicted. The one thing that they don't teach you about marijuana is how addictive it is.

And there's some Latino music I like, and some reggae music.

In 1960, when I came out of prison as an ex-convict, I had more freedom under parolee supervision than there's available... in America right now.

There is no tragedy in missing a putt, no matter how short. All have erred in this respect.

No one remembers who came in second.

My dear, did you ever stop to think what a wonderful bunker you would make?

It is the addition of strangeness to beauty that constitutes the romantic character in art.

Make the hard ones look easy and the easy ones look hard.

You're only here for a short visit. Don't hurry, don't worry. And be sure to smell the flowers along the way.

The United States can't impose democracies. We can't impose our will. The Russians found that out in Afghanistan.

The United Nations has a critical role to play in promoting stability, security, democracy, human rights, and economic development. The UN is as relevant today as at any time in its history, but it needs reform.

The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security.

People are not trying to get into China, they're trying to get out of China. The United States is the only great country where people are trying to get into to this country for obvious reasons.

Peace comes through dealing with people. Peace doesn't come at the end of a bayonet or the end of a gun.

Our foreign policy needs to support our energy, economic, defense and domestic policies. It all falls within the arch of national interest. There will be windows of opportunity, but they will open and close quickly.

Our alliances should be understood as a means to expand our influence, not as a constraint on our power. The expansion of democracy and freedom in the world should be a shared interest and value with all nations.

No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.

No border that touches Israel is always secure.

Nations, great nations have limitations. All nations have limitations. Even great powers have limitations.