“I am telling folks that the Country as a whole is "Sound," and that all those who's heads are solid are bound to get back into the market again. I tell 'em that this Country is bigger than Wall Street, and if they don't believe it, I show 'em the map.” IfsBelieveCountryWholeShowsSoundBusinessStreetsWallBiggerBoundsDon't BelieveFolksEmsMapsGet Back Author:Will Rogers
“There was a beauty here bigger than the hurtling beauty of basketball, a beauty refined from country pastures, a game of solitariness, of waiting, waiting for the pitcher to complete his gaze toward first base and throw his lightning, a game whose very taste, of spit and dust and grass and sweat and leather and sun, was America.” FirstsCountryAmericaGamesWaitingSunTasteBasketballBaseballBiggerDustGrassSweatLightningPitcherLeatherSpitRefinedPastures Book:Rabbit Redux Source: Rabbit Redux
“We do not need presidents who are bigger than the country, but rather ones who speak for it and support it.” NeedsCountrySpeakPresidentSupportBigger Book:The hard years: a look at contemporary America and American institutions Source: The hard years: a look at contemporary America and American institutions
“We [Americans] are a nation of immigrants. We all understand what this country has become because talent from all around the world wants to come here, people who are willing to take risks, people who want to build on their dreams and make sure their kids have an - even bigger dreams than they have.” PeopleWorldWantCountryDreamKidsNationsRiskTalentWillingBiggerAround The WorldImmigrantsBigger Dreams Author:Barack Obama