A slave has but one master; the ambitious man has as many masters as there are persons whose aide may contribute to the advancement of his fortune.
La Bruyere, Jean | American
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Unquestionably, there is progress. The average American now pays out twice as much in taxes as he formerly got in wages.
Mencken, H.L. | American
Too many of us look upon Americans as dollar chasers. This is a cruel libel, even if it is reiterated thoughtlessly by the Americans themselves.
Einstein, Albert | American
Tip the world over on its side and everything loose will land in Los Angeles.
Wright, Frank Lloyd | American
The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make us wonder at the possibility that there may be something to them [which] we are missing.
Nasser, Gamel | American
No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.
Mencken, H.L. | American
If you think the United States has stood still, who built the largest shopping center in the world?
Nixon, Richard | American
An asylum for the sane would be empty in America.
Unknown | American
America is the only country that went from barbarism to decadence without civilization in between.
Wilde, Oscar | American
America is the country where you buy a lifetime supply of aspirin forone dollar, and use it up in two weeks.
Unknown | American
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