“My father worked in a post office and never made probably more than $8,000 a year as an employee of the post office, so when people can rise up from very modest circumstances and do well economically, I think that's a good thing about America, and we should encourage that kind of activity.” PeopleThinkingShouldYearsWellsKindMadeAmericaFatherCircumstancesActivityOfficeGood ThingsPostsEmployeeModestPost Office Author:David Rubenstein
“America breeds ambition and while that can be a good thing, sometimes it's not. Ambition also breeds competition and that can be a very bad thing. People become chronically preoccupied with competing and don't know when to stop. It can become unhealthy.” PeopleKnowsSometimesAmericaAmbitionCompetitionGood ThingsBad ThingsCompetingUnhealthy Author:Chaka Khan
“I just don't think America wants a female host. It's like men don't walk around in skirts in this country. Why change a good thing?” ThinkingMenWantCountryAmericaWalksFemaleGood ThingsHostSkirtsWhy Change Author:Vanna White
“The English will agree with me that there are plenty of good things for the table in America; but the old proverb says: 'God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.'” AmericaFoodDevilAgreeTablesCookingGood ThingsPlentyCooksMeatCulinaryOld Proverb Book:A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions Source: A Diary in America: With Remarks on Its Institutions