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You know that American dream and American spirit of innovation we always talk about? Turns out, the bulk of it was built by people who came to America from somewhere else, not people born American. We have no birthright or natural lock on these things.

Americans are accustomed to welcoming, or at least receiving, refugees from other countries, not creating our own.

Americans' great and secret fear is that America may turn out to be a phenomenon rather than a civilization.

I really feel sorry for new generation. It's hard to find backbone. I never had crisis of identity. But I think many Americans have it.

Despite what some would have us believe, success is not built on resentment and fear.

We are losing our living systems, social systems, cultural systems, governing systems, stability, and our constitutional health, and we're surrendering it all at the same time.

We need to be united, and we all need to understand that we're all capable of achieving the American dream. And, but that has to be something that is self-realized. And also, to demonize someone for achieving the American dream is unfair.

Americans are changing right before our eyes. They are choosing different lifestyles, families, traditions and ways of living.

We're a very success-driven culture, which is such a downer at times. Even if you don't think that way, you're forced to think that way. Everyone is trying to subconsciously out-do everyone else.

Americans have been conditioned to respect newness, whatever it costs them.