Subject: Places » America (Page 4)

Canadians are Americans with no Disneyland.

(1937 – 2012) New Zealand author

In modern America, anyone who attempts to write satirically about the events of the day finds it difficult to concoct a situation so bizarre that it may not actually come to pass while the article is still on the presses.

(1935 – ) columnist, journalist & novelist

America: Twenty million illegal aliens can’t be wrong!”

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

American: One who gets mad when a foreigner curses the institutions he curses.

I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities – a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.

(1882 – 1945) 32nd U.S. president

England and America are two countries separated by a common language.

(1856 – 1950) Irish playwright & socialist

Getting worried there might not be enough talent in America to accommodate all these singing shows.

(1974 – ) American comedian

There is no doubt in my mind when history was written, the final page will say: Victory was achieved by the United States of America for the good of the world.

(1946 – ) 43rd U.S. president

America: A land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy, and won’t cross the street to vote in a national election.

There are only two occasions when Americans respect privacy, especially in presidents; those are prayer and fishing.

(1929 – 1933) 31st U.S. president, humanitarian

Of course, America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.

(1854 – 1900) Irish dramatist, novelist & poet

In this country you’re guilty until proven wealthy.

(1956 – ) comedian, television host, social critic & political commentator

If this country was a person it would be a used car salesman with a flamethrower. – America

(1957 – 2007) American stand-up comedian & actor

New Jersey is to America as America is to the world.

(1977 – ) American television producer, writer & comedian

In America, it's not how much an item costs, it's how much you save.

A Canadian is sort of like an American, but without the gun.

A Canadian is merely an unarmed American with health care. 

Canadian comedian & author

The greatest American superstition is belief in facts.

(1880 – 1946) Baltic German philosopher

We are for the underdog, no matter how much of a dog he is.

(1898 – 1991) U.S. senator (Kentucky) & Major League Baseball commissioner

The great themes of Canadian history are as follows: Keeping the Americans out, keeping the French in, and trying to get the Natives to somehow disappear.

(1964 – ) Canadian writer & novelist

You can travel fifty thousand miles in America without once tasting a piece of good bread.

(1891 – 1980) novelist & painter