american - quotes

W(illiam) Somerset Maugham, 1874-1965

was an English dramatist and novelist

The average American can get into the kingdom of heaven much more easily than he can get into the Boulevard St. Germain.

( “The Razor's Edge”, 1944 )

H(enry) L(ouis) Mencken, 1880-1956

was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture

Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.

Albert Einstein, 1879-1955

was an US (German-born) physicist

Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.

( 1929 )

Daniel Webster, 1782-1852

was an US diplomat, lawyer, orator, and politician

I was born an American; I will live an American; I shall die an American.

A(lfred) E(dward) Housman, 1859-1936

was an English classical scholar, poet, and satirist

In every American there is an air of incorrigible innocence, which seems to conceal a diabolical cunning.