Bill Owens Quotes

I'm an American. We've translated democracy and brotherhood and equality into enterprise and opportunity and success - and that's getting Americanised.

Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.

The best road to progress is freedom's road.

We can take full comfort in realizing the continuing strength of our nation. America's lands remain radiantly rich with diversity, and freedom still reigns.

We peer so suspiciously at each other that we cannot see that we Canadians are standing on the mountaintop of human wealth, freedom and privilege.

I love that America represents a beacon of hope and opportunity in a world of uncertainty.

I am proud to live in this country, where anything is possible.

It's our time to fight for the America we know we can have.

America is a country with so much opportunity. I'm living the blessings of what this country offers.

What is the American dream? The American dream is one big tent. One big tent. And on that big tent you have four basic promises: equal protection under the law, equal opportunity, equal access, and fair share.

The American Way is an amalgam of our compassion, our strengths, our failings and our attempts to build a better world, a more perfect union.

If you scratch below the surface and ask what really makes me tick, it's the liberalism of trying to promote freedom and opportunity. Promoting social mobility is one of the keys to that.

As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.

What are the American ideals? They are the development of the individual for his own and the common good; the development of the individual through liberty; and the attainment of the common good through democracy and social justice.

We live in a land like no other - a land of freedom and opportunity unparalleled on the face of the globe.

I want to make America better!

I'm ready for a different America.

We do believe that freedom, the right to choose, the right to vote, respect and justice is the fundamental right of all people. All people must obtain these rights.

We need international support so that our people live a life of normality, of dignity, of liberty and freedom. I hope that our cry for freedom may be heard.

America stands for the land of opportunity.

Take a stand against intolerance and for our American values. Say it with pride: I support democracy in America. I support working people in America. I support opportunity in America. And I support Barack Obama for another four years as president of the United States of America!

My daddy thought - no, he expected - that my brothers and I and our generation would make the world a better place. He was correct in his belief because he had lived in an America of continual social progress, depression followed by prosperity, segregation by integration, and so on.

Up you mighty race. You can accomplish what you will! Build your future on these foundations: Freedom, Justice and Equality.

The fulfillment of America’s ideals will have to be sought in the patient accumulations of partial successes.

That’s one of the wonders of this country. Eventually, we live up to our ideals.