Famous quotes containing the words york and/or americans:
“New York is a sucked orange.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“Many Americans imagine simpler times even as a storm of social change swirls about, blowing parents here and children there. Sure, the 1950s ideal world would be wonderful. But knock on the nation’s doors: Ozzie and Harriet are seldom at home.”
—Leslie Dreyfous (20th century)