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American Life

«The witty woman is a tragic figure in American life. Wit destroys eroticism and eroticism destroys wit, so women must choose between taking lovers and taking no prisoners.»
«Because there is very little honor left in American life, there is a certain built-in tendency to destroy masculinity in American men.»
«Crime and the fear of crime have permeated the fabric of American life.»
«A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.»
«You really don't want a president who is a football fan. Football combines the worst features of American life. It is violence punctuated by committee meetings.»
«No sovereign, no court, no personal loyalty, no aristocracy, no church, no clergy, no army, no diplomatic service, no country gentlemen, no palaces, no castles, nor manors, nor old country-houses, nor parsonages, nor thatched cottages nor ivied ruins; no cathedrals, nor abbeys, nor little Norman churches; no great Universities nor public schools / no Oxford, nor Eton, nor Harrow; no literature, no novels, no museums, no pictures, no political society, no sporting class / no Epsom nor Ascot! Some such list as that might be drawn up of the absent things in American life.»
«Most of American life consists of driving somewhere and then returning home, wondering why the hell you went.»
«It seems to be a law of American life that whatever enriches us anywhere except in the wallet inevitably becomes uneconomic»
«There can be no peace if our security depends on the will and whims of a ruthless and aggressive dictator. I'm not willing to stake one American life on trusting Saddam Hussein.»