President Obama on Remaking America

"Starting today, we must pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and begin again the work of remaking America." -- Barack H. Obama, 44th President of the United States, in his 2009 inauguration speech.

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Khomeini Didn't Like America

"[Americans] are the great Satan, the wounded snake." -- Ayatullah Khomeini

via TIME Person of the Year: A Photo History, Ayatullah Khomeini

Mary Landrieu on the Devastation of Hurricane Katrina

"Having toured Sri Lanka with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist after the Indian Ocean tsunami in December, it saddens me to report that the devastation I've seen here at home is equal to that which I witnessed half a world away.

"Our nation came to the aid of the tsunami victims then, and to hurricane victims in Central America before. I am deeply moved to see us come together with the same love and fellowship today, as millions of Americans have rallied to support their brothers and sisters on the Gulf Coast." -- Mary Landrieu, United States Senator from Louisiana, about the devastation left by Hurricane Katrina in August 2005

via The Washington Post article "We'll Need Your Help"

President Bush on Johnny Carson's Death

"Laura and I are saddened by the death of Johnny Carson. Born in Iowa and raised in Nebraska, Johnny Carson was a steady and reassuring presence in homes across America for three decades. His wit and insight made Americans laugh and think and had a profound influence on American life and entertainment. He was a patriot who served in the United States Navy during World War II and always remembered his roots in the heartland of America. We send our prayers and condolences to the entire Carson family." -- President George W. Bush

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"Only in America do we have a general in charge of the post office and a secretary in charge of defense." -- Unknown, via quotesandjokes.com

America | "America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair." -- Arnold Toynbee (1889 - 1975), via Dog News

"I think it's the biggest crowd we've ever played to, so it is a fantastic buzz." -- Mick Jagger, Rolling Stones frontman, on the estimated 450,000 people who attended the SARS benefit rock festival in Toronto, billed as the biggest paid-admission concert ever in North America. Link via Reuters - Notable Quotes.

"I feel that George Bush's actions are desecrating the America that I grew up in and believed in. He is making us an imperialist government. He is choosing to replace heads of state and government he doesn't like." -- Ed Asner, 3 of Hearts in NewsMax.com's Deck of Weasels

"I don't know if a country where the people are so ignorant of reality and of history, if you can call that a free world." -- Jane Fonda, on America, 4 of Clubs in NewsMax.com's Deck of Weasels

"Today I weep for my country. No more is the image of America one of strong yet benevolent peacekeeper... We flaunt our superpower status with arrogance." -- Senator Robert "KKK" Byrd, Ace of Diamonds in NewsMax.com's Deck of Weasels

"America has never paid any attention to other people." -- Richard Gere, via Hollywood Idiots -- Exposing Celebrity Idiots and Anti-Americans

"I think America has no experience with terrorism or even with war. In Europe, we know a little bit more about these things." -- Bono, via Hollywood Idiots -- Exposing Celebrity Idiots and Anti-Americans

France | "You know why the French don't want to bomb Saddam Hussein? Because he hates America, he loves mistresses and wears a beret. He is French, people." -- Conan O'Brien

Business | "The business of America is business." -- Calvin Coolidge

America | "The American dream does not come to those who fall asleep." -- Richard Nixon

America | "Intellectually I know that America is no better than any other country; emotionally I know she is better than every other country." -- Sinclair Lewis

America | "Ours is the only country deliberately founded on a good idea." -- John Gunther

America | "We must dream of an aristocracy of achievement arising out of a democracy of opportunity." -- Thomas Jefferson

"The liberty we prize is not America's gift to the world; it is God's gift to humanity." -- George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States of America

"America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums but normalcy; not revolution, but restoration." -- Warren G. Harding, 29th President of the United States of America (1921-1923)