“America is a mistake, a giant mistake.” AmericaMistakeUsaGiantsUnited States Of America Author:Sigmund Freud
“Is America a weakling, to shrink from the work of the great world powers? No! The young giant of the West stands on a continent and clasps the crest of an ocean in either hand. Our nation, glorious in youth and strength, looks into the future with eager eyes and rejoices as a strong man to run a race.” MenWorldLooksHandsEyeRunningAmericaYoungStrongNationsRaceYouthOceanWestGiantsGloriousRejoiceContinentsShrinksStrong ManWorld Power Book:The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations Source: The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations
“I am just...wondering, where is the glow of yesteryear? I'm wondering where the heroes went. Gosh, I don't know how long ago they left. Heroes are not giant statues framed against a red sky. They are people who say: This is my community, and it is my responsibility to make it better. Interweave all these communities, and you really have an America that is back on its feet, a comfortable nation to live in again. I really think we're gonna have to reassess what constitutes a hero.” PeopleThinkingKnowsLongAmericaLeftNationsCommunityResponsibilityWonderKnow HowFeetSkyHeroComfortableRedGiantsLong AgoStatuesFramedOregonYesteryear Author:Tom McCall
“To many of us now, computers, silicon chips, data processing, cybernetics, and all the other innovations of the dawning high technology age are as mystifying as the workings of the combustion engine must have been when that first Model T rattled down Main Street, U.S.A. But as surely as America's pioneer spirit made us the industrial giant of the 20th century, the same pioneer spirit today is opening up on another vast front of opportunity, the frontier of high technology.” FirstsHas BeensMadeAgeTodayAmericaSpiritOpportunityTechnologyStreetsCenturyFrontsComputerModelsInnovationOpeningDataGiantsEngines20th CenturyChipsFrontiersPioneersProcessingSiliconOpening UpCyberneticsMain StreetCombustionHigh TechnologyPioneer SpiritModel T Author:Ronald Reagan
“Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television.” MadeTodayAmericaSongLostVoiceForeverPiecesStyleTelevisionIndustryEntertainmentPopsSingersLegacyGiantsSmoothTimelessCasualEntertainment Industry Author:Neil Portnow
“The trickle-down experiment that began in the Reagan years failed America's middle class. Sure, the rich are doing great. Giant corporations are doing great. Lobbyists are doing great. But we need an economy where everyone else who works hard gets a shot at doing great!” NeedsYearsHardAmericaClassEconomyRichMiddleHard WorkShotsExperimentsCorporationsGiantsMiddle ClassLobbyistsTrickle Down Author:Elizabeth Warren