Inspirational American quotes will encourage you to think a little deeper than you usually would and broaden your perspective.

Famous American Quotes

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela

There’s not a liberal America and a conservative America there’s the United States of America. Barack Obama

The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing. Walt Disney

Give me liberty, or give me death! Patrick Henry

In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope. Barack Obama

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma  which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Steve Jobs

You are either with us, or against us. George W. Bush

If life were predictable it would cease to be life, and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt

If you look at what you have in life, you’ll always have more. If you look at what you don’t have in life, you’ll never have enough. Oprah Winfrey

The fact is, with every friendship you make and every bond of trust you establish, you are shaping the image of America projected to the rest of the world. Michelle Obama

If you set your goals ridiculously high and it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. James Cameron

There is nothing wrong with America that cannot be cured by what is right with America. Bill Clinton

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon

To be president of the United States is to be lonely, very lonely at times of great decisions. Harry S. Truman

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. Mother Teresa

I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. Wendell Willkie

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt

America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand. Harry S. Truman

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Margaret Mead

The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude. Jeff Miller

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson

Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country. Calvin Coolidge

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

I want every child in America to eat a nutritious, delicious, sustainably sourced school lunch for free. Alice Waters

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin

Ask not what your country can do for you, ask what you can do for your country. John F. Kennedy

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched  they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. James Bryce

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Aristotle

The American, by nature, is optimistic. He is experimental, an inventor, and a builder who builds best when called upon to build greatly. John F. Kennedy

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank

Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime. Adlai Stevenson

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am proud to be an American. Because an American can eat anything on the face of this earth as long as he has two pieces of bread. Bill Cosby

Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier. Mother Teresa

In America, you can say anything you want, as long as it doesn’t have any effect. Paul Goodman

When you reach the end of your rope, tie a knot in it and hang on. Franklin D. Roosevelt

My fellow Americans, we are and always will be a nation of immigrants. We were strangers once, too. Barack Obama

Always remember that you are absolutely unique. Just like everyone else. Margaret Mead

All great change in America begins at the dinner table. Ronald Reagan

Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap but by the seeds that you plant. Robert Louis Stevenson

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the Earth. Abraham Lincoln

The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. Eleanor Roosevelt

We are the ones we’ve been waiting for. June Jordan

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. Benjamin Franklin

I am an American; free born and free bred, where I acknowledge no man as my superior, except for his own worth, or as my inferior, except for his own demerit. Theodore Roosevelt

The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched they must be felt with the heart. Helen Keller

Freedom lies in being bold. Robert Frost

It is during our darkest moments that we must focus to see the light. Aristotle

My definition of a leader in a free country is a man who can persuade people to do what they don’t want to do and like it. Harry S. Truman

Whoever is happy will make others happy too. Anne Frank

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. George Bernard Shaw

Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I think of a hero as someone who understands the degree of responsibility that comes with his freedom. Bob Dylan

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. Maya Angelou

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela

From every mountainside, let freedom ring. Martin Luther King, Jr         

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

May we think of freedom, not as the right to do as we please, but as the opportunity to do what is right. Peter Marshal

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Babe Ruth

The Fourth of July should be celebrated with big hearts. Camila Alves

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller

There is no global anthem, no global currency, no certificate of global citizenship. We pledge allegiance to one flag, and that flag is the American flag. Donald Trump

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Edison

If you wave a flag, make it an American flag. Arnold Schwarzenegger

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself in any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss

The American flag has not been planted on foreign soil to acquire more territory but for humanity’s sake. William McKinley

If life were predictable it would cease to be life and be without flavor. Eleanor Roosevelt

Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. James Bryce

In the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years. Abraham Lincoln

America is a passionate idea or it is nothing. America is a human brotherhood or it is chaos. Max Lerner

Life is a succession of lessons which must be lived to be understood. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I still believe in a place called Hope, a place called America. Bill Clinton

You will face many defeats in life, but never let yourself be defeated. Maya Angelou

Ninety eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hardworking, honest Americans. It’s the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then, we elected them. Lily Tomlin

Never let the fear of striking out keep you from playing the game. Babe Ruth

Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic. Dan Rather

Life is never fair, and perhaps it is a good thing for most of us that it is not. Oscar Wilde

Organized crime in America takes in over forty billion dollars a year and spends very little on office supplies. Woody Allen

The only impossible journey is the one you never begin.Tony Robbins

Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings.  George Will

In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. Mother Teresa

I do feel more myself in America. I can regress there, and they have roller coaster parks. Alan Rickman

Only a life lived for others is a life worthwhile. Albert Einstein

All people are born alike. Except Republicans and Democrats.Groucho Marx

The purpose of our lives is to be happy. Dalai Lama

In America you can say anything you want, as long as it doesn’t have any effect.Paul Goodman

Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans. John Lennon

As a New Yorker, I’m someone who lives on an island and looks across to America. Laurie Anderson

You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough. Mae West

It will be celebrated with pomp and parade, bonfires and illuminations from one end of this continent to the other. John Adams

Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air. Ralph Waldo Emerson

I believe in America because we have great dreams, and because we have the opportunity to make those dreams come true. Wendell L. Wilkie

Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you’ve imagined. Henry David Thoreau

The United States is the only country with a known birthday. James G. Blaine

The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall. Nelson Mandela

America is a tune.  It must be sung together. Gerald Stanley Lee

Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated. Confucius

My favorite thing about the United States? Lots of Americans, one America. Val Saintsbury

May you live all the days of your life. Jonathan Swift

Give me liberty or give me death! Patrick Henry

Life itself is the most wonderful fairy tale. Hans Christian Andersen

We hold our heads high, despite the price we have paid, because freedom is priceless. Lech Walesa

Do not let making a living prevent you from making a life. John Wooden

Our country is not the only thing to which we owe our allegiance. It is also owed to justice and to humanity. Patriotism consists not in waving the flag, but in striving that our country shall be righteous as well as strong. James Bryce

Life is ours to be spent, not to be saved. D. H. Lawrence

This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave. Elmer Davis

Keep smiling, because life is a beautiful thing and there’s so much to smile about. Marilyn Monroe

In the truest sense, freedom cannot be bestowed; it must be achieved. Franklin D. Roosevelt

Life is a long lesson in humility. James M. Barrie

We must be free not because we claim freedom, but because we practice it. William Faulkner

In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on. Robert Frost

Government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth. Abraham Lincoln

Love the life you live. Live the life you love. Bob Marley

Liberty is the breath of life to nations. George Bernard Shaw

Life is either a daring adventure or nothing at all. Helen Keller

The truth will set you free, but first it will piss you off. Gloria Steinem

You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. Dr. Seuss

Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it. George Bernard Shaw

Life is made of ever so many partings welded together. Charles Dickens

Let’s not forget why we celebrate 4th of July, it is the day Will Smith saved us from the aliens.

Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma  which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Steve Jobs

You have to know what sparks the light in you so that you, in your own way, can illuminate the world.

Life is trying things to see if they work. Ray Bradbury

You can’t base your life on other people’s expectations.

Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up. Thomas A. Edison

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

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