“I don't think the Bonzo Dog could have evolved in America, nor could the old Nice: because of their musical discipline. This is one thing that British groups do have, a sort of discipline. Sometimes it can get a bit soulless, but on the whole I think it's preferable to the American alternative.” ThinkingSometimesWholeAmericaBitsNiceOne ThingGroupsDogDisciplineMusicalBritishAlternativesSoulless Author:Jon Lord
“I think that when we have a better educated society, when there is less violence in our cities, when people get back into the workforce and have the opportunity to take care of themselves and their families - that for me really is the kind of success and the kind of America that I think most of us still want, we aspire to.” PeopleThinkingWantKindStillsCareAmericaOpportunityCitiesViolenceTake CareEducatedGet BackAspireWorkforce Author:Michael Nutter
“From what we've heard about George W., he has a lot issues that he wants to run on. They're positive. They're good. He thinks he's got a good vision for America.” ThinkingWantRunningAmericaVisionIssuesHeard Author:Barbara Olson
“I think that America in general is piratical. Every time we accept a paycheck for doing almost nothing, allowing us to live above the poverty line, we're engaging in piracy.” ThinkingAmericaLinesAcceptingPovertyAllowingEngagingPaychecksPiracy Author:Will Oldham
“I think technology has changed America, not any one organization. Technology is taking the power away from the few. There'll be a lot more choices, and good people who are doing serious stuff will survive and there'll be a lot more voices, and that is very healthy.” PeopleThinkingAmericaChoicesStuffVoiceTechnologyChangedSeriousHealthyOrganizationGood People Author:Brian Lamb
“America somehow thinks that leadership relates to governance, and it certainly does. But society is much bigger than governance, and some of the truly great leadership of our society is outside the governance arena.” ThinkingDoeAmericaBiggerRelateOur SocietyArenaGovernanceGreat LeaderGreat Leadership Author:Jim Leach
“I think America is going to have to think through whether it wants to uplift the political dialogue or advance an approach that divides and, frankly, can lead to violence.” ThinkingWantAmericaPoliticalViolenceApproachDialogueUpliftingDividesPolitical Dialogue Author:Jim Leach
“I grew up in Middle America and I don't think my family was very funny, but I watched 'The Princess Bride.' I always wanted to be an actor. I didn't know anything about it. I'd never seen any plays or anything and I watched that movie over and over and over again.” ThinkingKnowsPlayWantedAmericaActorsMiddleGrewGrew UpMy FamilyPrincessBridesPrincess BrideMiddle America Author:Missi Pyle
“The quality of life in America is dependent on the quality of the journalism. Most people don't realize that, but if you think about it, journalism is one of the pillars on which our society is perched.” PeopleIfsThinkingAmericaRealizingQualityJournalismDependentOur SocietyQuality Of LifePillars Author:Scott Pelley
“Twenty years ago I wanted to move to a nice place so our Charley would grow up a nice boy and learn a profession. But instead we live in a jungle, so he can only be a wild animal. D'you think I picked the East Side like Columbus picked America?” ThinkingYearsChildrenWantedAmericaMovingGrowsSidesAnimalBoysGrowing UpNiceYears AgoTwentiesEastProfessionJungleColumbusWild AnimalEast Side Author:Abraham Polonsky
“Probably a mistake, you know, that people make in America, to think that all great chefs are a male... I'm still the only male in the family who went into that business.” PeopleThinkingKnowsStillsAmericaMistakeMalesChef Author:Jacques Pepin
“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
“In America, after 9/11, and after the death of bin Laden, and after two wars, one of them fought, a lot of people think, on false pretenses, and definitely post the Patriot Act, there are a lot of these questions about what can we do to our citizens in order to prevent the next attack.” PeopleThinkingTwoWarAmericaOrderNextCitizensPostsPatriotBin LadenPretensePatriot ActUsa Patriot Act Author:Gideon Raff
“People think I am America's party girl, which is just stupid. I have done 24 movies and I am creating my own TV show.” PeopleThinkingDoneShowsAmericaGirlMy OwnPartyStupidTvsCreatingTv ShowsParty Girl Author:Tara Reid
“I think America loves cooperative black men. I am not against Colin Powell, but I know who he is.” ThinkingKnowsMenAmericaBlackCooperatives Author:Sister Souljah
“In America, everybody thinks they're an entrepreneur. That's the problem. It's not a title that anybody should call oneself.” ThinkingShouldProblemAmericaEntrepreneurOneselfTitles Author:Alan Sugar
“For some in Washington, it's become sport to pick on the federal workforce. I think they do so unjustly. The very foundation of a stable America is having a government that functions well. Many countries have dysfunctional governments, because they don't have a good government workforce.” ThinkingWellsCountryGovernmentAmericaSportsPicksFunctionFoundationStableWorkforce Author:Ken Salazar
“I heard governor Romney here called me an economic lightweight because I wasn't a Wall Street financier like he was. Do you really believe this country wants to elect a Wall Street financier as the president of the United States? Do you think that's the experience that we need? Someone who's going to take and look after as he did his friends on Wall Street and bail them out at the expense of Main Street America.” ThinkingWantNeedsBelieveLooksCountryStatesAmericaPresidentUnitedUnited StatesHeardEconomicStreetsWallRepublicanExpensesGovernorsRomneyBailMain StreetFinanciersGovernor Romney Author:Rick Santorum
“If Mitt Romney can be pushed around, intimidated, coerced, co-opted by a conservative radio talk show host in Middle America, then how is he going to stand up to the Chinese? How is he going to stand up to Putin? How is he going to stand up to North Korea if he can be pushed around by a yokel like me? I don't think Romney is realizing the doubts that this begins to raise about his leadership.” IfsThinkingShowsAmericaRealizingDoubtMiddleRepublicanRaisesConservativeRadioLike MeChineseHostKoreaRomneyPutinNorth KoreaIntimidatedTalk ShowsMiddle America Author:Bryan Fischer
“I think Canada, our industry is still somewhat based in America's industry.” ThinkingStillsAmericaIndustryCanada Author:Scott Speedman
“Black community, I think as a whole America is dealing with the issue of homophobia. We got to be really honest about whether we believe in civil rights for all people or not. As Black people we need to remember the moment that we say it's okay to disenfranchise one segment of society, we're opening the door to move backward on ourselves.” PeopleThinkingNeedsBelieveWholeMomentsAmericaRememberMovingBlackIssuesRightsDoorsHonestOkayOpeningCivil RightsBlack PeopleHomophobia Author:Kerry Washington
“I'm tired of explaining to Hollywood that people would laugh at me, because I go around America making them laugh every week. Nobody would be offended, nobody would think my leather pants are too controversial.” PeopleThinkingWould BeAmericaLaughingWeekHollywoodTiredPantsOffendedExplainingControversialLeatherI'm TiredLeather Pants Author:Jen Kirkman
“I lived in England for a long time, and even the English didn't think me as one of theirs. In America I'm not really accepted. In New Zealand now, I don't think they even think of me as a New Zealander.” ThinkingLongAmericaLong TimeEnglandAcceptedThink Of MeNew Zealand Author:Andrew Niccol
“Nashville has always felt perfect. I don't think Third Man Records could exist in any other town that I know of in America. Anything smaller or larger than the size of Nashville, and also the music - the attention that's paid to music in that town is sort of the right kind. It's not too hipster and it's not too fake; it's something in the middle, which is really good ground for a place like Third Man Records, that aims to be genre-less. It's great to be able to have that kind of access.” ThinkingKnowsMenKindAbleAmericaFeltPerfectAttentionRecordsMiddleThirdsPaidTownsAimSizeAccessGenreFakeHipsterNashville Author:Jack White
“In America, people think being South Asian is still kind of exotic. When you go outside New York and Chicago and L.A., there are people who have never tried Indian food... they've never even tasted it!” PeopleThinkingKindStillsAmericaNew YorkSouthIndianChicagoAsianExoticIndian Food Author:Aasif Mandvi
“I feel like in America, we don't have a kid problem. You think about all these issues that these kids are dealing with, we have an adult problem. We have adults that do not place the priority on our kids to get a valuable education.” ThinkingFeelsProblemKidsAmericaIssuesAdultsValuablePriorities Author:Alonzo Mourning