Subject: Places » America (Page 4)

America: A nation that conceives many odd inventions for getting somewhere but can think of nothing to do when it gets there.

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

(1974 – ) American comedian

If soccer was an American soft drink, it would be Diet Pepsi.

(1946 – 1994) writer & humorist

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

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

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

Americans are like the straight, white man of cultures.

(1978 – ) Australian comedian, writer & actress

Don't let the whole world come here and see our stuff; it just pisses them off.

television executive & comedian

Military intelligence is a contradiction in terms.

(1890 – 1977) comedian, actor & television host

We Americans live in a nation where the medical-care system is second to none in the world, unless you count maybe 25 or 30 little scuzzball countries like Scotland that we could vaporize in seconds if we felt like it.

(1947 – ) American columnist & humorist

We haven't seen that kind of violence in the name of religion in this country since we got here!'

American stand-up comedian

To have not shot his friend in the face would have sent a message to the quail that America is weak.

(1962 – ) American political satirist, writer, television host & comedian

That is what has made America last these past 200 centuries.

(1913 – 2006) 36th U.S. president

I often confuse Americans and Canadians… by using long words.

(1973 – ) English writer & stand-up comedian

In America nothing dies easier than tradition.

(1925 – ) columnist & journalist

Folks who don't know why America is the Land of Promise should be here during an election campaign.

(1908 – 2002) comedian, radio & television actor

As a nation we are dedicated to keeping physically fit – and parking as close to the stadium as possible.

(1915 – 1977) columnist, writer & actor

The Americans are a funny lot; they drink whiskey to keep them warm, then they put ice in it to make it cool; then they put some sugar in it to make it sweet and then they put a slice of lemon in it to make it sour, then they say, “Here’s to you” and drink it themselves.

(1904 – 1976) Indian politician

I believe that Ronald Reagan can make this country what it once was… an Arctic region covered with ice.

(1945 – ) comedian, actor, writer, playwright & musician

Thank God we're living in a country where the sky's the limit, the stores are open late and you can shop in bed thanks to television.

(1935 – 2014) American comedian, television personality, writer & director

Two hundred million Americans, and there ain’t two good catchers among ‘em.

(1890 – 1975) American baseball manager

It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, freedom of conscience, and the prudence to never practice either of them.

Samuel Clemens (1835 – 1910) author & humorist