Americans think African writers will write about the exotic, about wildlife, poverty, maybe AIDS. They come to Africa and African books with certain expectations. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie africaafricanaid Change image and share on social
Americans think cinema is about storytelling; I don't believe that. I think it's a language and everyone has to find their own way of speaking. It's not so much what you say as the way you say it. Marjane Satrapi americancinemafind Change image and share on social
Americans think Soviets are so grim. I want them to see that they can smile. Yakov Smirnoff americangrimsmile Change image and share on social
Americans think that if you're popular, there must be something wrong with you. Daryl Hall americanpopularwrong Change image and share on social
Americans think that they have a history, but it's nothing compared to Europe. Ashton Kutcher americancompareeurope Change image and share on social
Americans think they're the leader of the world and yet can say that they're putting their economic interests ahead of the lives of - quite possibly - tens of millions of people who over the next 50 years will die because of floods or storms or tropical diseases or whatever. I guess that sort of thing makes me angry. Peter Singer aheadamericanangry share on social
Americans thinking that America will continue to lead the world in innovation and quality of life without some quick and serious educational improvements are dangerously delusional. Dean Kamen americaamericancontinue Change image and share on social
Americans trash the planet not because we're evil, but because the industrial systems we've devised leave no other choice. Our ranch houses and high-rises, factories and farms, freeways and power plants were conceived before we had a clue how the planet works. Alex Steffen americanchoiceclue share on social
Americans try to talk about positive family values, although the actual state of things is disastrous. Vladimir Zhirinovsky actualamericandisastrous Change image and share on social
Americans understand that one of our great national strengths is innovation. Great innovators - Benjamin Franklin, Henry Ford, Thomas Edison, Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and others - are household names. Robert Hormats americanbenjaminbill Change image and share on social