American Quotes

The desire definitely comes from within. There are only a few people who make it to this level and those are the ones who have that innate desire.

That is when the crowd really lifted me. That last 600 meters I was not running with my own legs. It was incredible.

My goal in Korea is to win. There's no timetable when to set the American record.

I'm not maximized yet.

I think a challenge for myself is to see how many times I can get above 9,000. That would be a good challenge.

There's never going to be a decathlon that you're going to have 10 events that your satisfied with. You're always, always going to be dissatisfied in something, and that always draws you back to try to retry that the next time you do a decathlon. It's like you go for the perfect 10.

I want to see where I measure up against everyone in the world and everyone who has ever competed in the sport, and there's that innate sense of wanting to challenge myself. I'm competitive in all aspects.

I won't back down. I get a satisfaction from being tested and defeating the test.

We boil at different degrees.

I mean, I've always been a libertarian. Leave everybody alone. Let everybody else do what they want. Just stay out of everybody else's hair.

And I think it's that time. And I think if you just step aside and Mr. Romney can kind of take over. You can maybe still use a plane. Though maybe a smaller one. Not that big gas guzzler you are going around to colleges and talking about student loans and stuff like that.

You have to feel confident. If you don't, then you're going to be hesitant and defensive, and there'll be a lot of things working against you.

I think being able to age gracefully is a very important talent. It is too late for me.

President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people.

Men must know their limitations.

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

I became a Republican in 1951, the first year I could vote.

If a person doesn't change, there's something really wrong with him.

The less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

There's only one way to have a happy marriage and as soon as I learn what it is I'll get married again.

I just think it is important that you realize , that you're the best in the world. Whether you are a Democrat or Republican or whether you're libertarian or whatever, you are the best. And we should not ever forget that. And when somebody does not do the job, we got to let them go.

If you want a guarantee, buy a toaster.

I don't believe in pessimism. If something doesn't come up the way you want, forge ahead. If you think it's going to rain, it will.

This film cost $31 million. With that kind of money I could have invaded some country.

Crimes against children are the most heinous crime. That, for me, would be a reason for capital punishment because children are innocent and need the guidance of an adult society.

I would just like to say something, ladies and gentlemen. Something that I think is very important. It is that, you, we - we own this country. We - we own it. It is not you owning it, and not politicians owning it. Politicians are employees of ours.

I'm interested in the fact that the less secure a man is, the more likely he is to have extreme prejudice.

I've never met a genius. A genius to me is someone who does well at something he hates. Anybody can do well at something he loves - it's just a question of finding the subject.

Sometimes if you want to see a change for the better, you have to take things into your own hands.

I tried being reasonable, I didn't like it.