105303 Quotes by American authors

American voices swing between defiance and tenderness, mixing porch talk with courtroom thunder, hymnals with barroom jokes. The sayings lean toward motion, road-tested, restless, certain that the next turn matters, and they test ideas like tools, not ornaments. Humor undercuts sermon, dissent stands beside loyalty, and hope keeps arguing with experience. From prairie plain speech to borough quickfire, the language favors verbs over lace, a handshake over ceremony. Edge meets empathy, contradictions are carried honestly, and words still try to shove the world forward.

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"The only difference between a problem and a solution is that people understand the solution"

Charles F. Kettering, Inventor

Charles F. Kettering

"All diseases run into one, old age"

Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher

Ralph Waldo Emerson

"The Polar Express is about faith, and the power of imagination to sustain faith. It's also about the desire to reside in a world where magic can happen, the kind of world we all believed in as children, but one that disappears as we grow older"

Chris Van Allsburg, Author

Chris Van Allsburg

"In matters of style, swim with the current; in matters of principle, stand like a rock"

Thomas Jefferson, President

Thomas Jefferson

"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants"

Thomas Jefferson, President

Thomas Jefferson

"The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people but the silence over that by the good people"

Martin Luther King Jr., Minister

Martin Luther King Jr.

"If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism"

Thomas Sowell, Economist

Thomas Sowell

"When she started to play, Steinway came down personally and rubbed his name off the piano"

Bob Hope, Comedian

Bob Hope

"I don't sing because I'm happy; I'm happy because I sing"

William James, Philosopher

William James

"What the caterpillar calls the end of the world the master calls a butterfly"

Richard Bach, Novelist

Richard Bach

"See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time"

Robin Williams, Comedian

Robin Williams

"It isn't the mountains ahead to climb that wear you out; it's the pebble in your shoe"

Muhammad Ali, Athlete

"Get off your horse and drink your milk"

John Wayne, Actor

John Wayne

"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"

George Santayana, Philosopher

George Santayana

"If you're not confused, you're not paying attention"

Tom Peters, Businessman

Tom Peters

"Pride makes us artificial and humility makes us real"

Thomas Merton, Author

Thomas Merton

"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity"

Horace Mann, Educator

Horace Mann

"Everyone has a plan 'till they get punched in the mouth"

Mike Tyson, Athlete

Mike Tyson

"The police are not here to create disorder, they're here to preserve disorder"

Richard J. Daley, Politician

Richard J. Daley

"Inflation is when you pay fifteen dollars for the ten-dollar haircut you used to get for five dollars when you had hair"

Sam Ewing, Author

Sam Ewing

"Freedom is never given; it is won"

A. Philip Randolph, Activist

A. Philip Randolph

"The only difference between a rut and a grave are the dimensions"

Ellen Glasgow, Novelist

Ellen Glasgow

"Enjoy every sandwich"

Warren Zevon, Musician

Warren Zevon

"Questions are a burden to others; answers are a prison for oneself"

Patrick McGoohan, Actor

Patrick McGoohan

"Life is too short to harbor any hostilities towards anybody"

Peabo Bryson, Musician

Peabo Bryson

"The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter"

Mark Twain, Author

Mark Twain

"When you deliberately distort and selectively present the truth, you lie"

Charlie Kirk, Politician

Charlie Kirk

"I walk slowly, but I never walk backward"

Abraham Lincoln, President

Abraham Lincoln

"In life, as in football, you won't go far unless you know where the goalposts are"

Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman

Arnold H. Glasow

"Our imagination is the only limit to what we can hope to have in the future"

Charles F. Kettering, Inventor

Charles F. Kettering

"I fear it's because religion is man's attempt to reach God, and when he feels he has succeeded, he cannot abide anyone else's claim to have done the same"

Jerry B. Jenkins, Novelist

Jerry B. Jenkins

"I must confess, I was born at a very early age"

Groucho Marx, Comedian

Groucho Marx

"A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you"

Elbert Hubbard, Writer

Elbert Hubbard

"The best preparation for good work tomorrow is to do good work today"

Elbert Hubbard, Writer

Elbert Hubbard

"Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence wins championships"

Michael Jordan, Athlete

Michael Jordan

"Life loves the liver of it"

Maya Angelou, Poet

Maya Angelou

"Sometimes life hits you in the head with a brick. Don't lose faith"

Steve Jobs, Businessman

Steve Jobs

"I used to do drugs. I still do drugs. But I used to, too"

Mitch Hedberg, Comedian

Mitch Hedberg

"Excellence is not a skill. It is an attitude"

Ralph Marston, Writer

Ralph Marston

"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"

Ralph Marston, Writer

Ralph Marston

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