I would argue that we have a generation of young people particularly minorities who are no longer putting up with the kinds of things their parents put up with. They're much more self-confident. It's no longer acceptable to make fun of people because of race or sex. But it has always been present in American society.

We're going to raise a lot of money for cancer awareness give some to the American Cancer Society and hopefully make a big difference.

I applaud the American Cancer Society for all they do to eradicate smoking. Their local state and national efforts help to discourage young people from taking up this deadly habit and the resources they provide have helped numerous smokers quit.

American society is a sort of flat fresh-water pond which absorbs silently without reaction anything which is thrown into it.

The devastating punch we took on September 11th still reverberates throughout American society.

American society as a whole can never achieve the outer-reaches of potential so long as it tolerates the inner cities of despair.

I believe we should work to end all racism in American society and staunchly defend the inherent rights of every person.

America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society.

America's a very traumatized society.

My fellow Americans you have to decide what kind of country you want to live in. If you want a you're on your own winner take all society you should support the Republican ticket. If you want a country of shared opportunities and shared responsibilities - a 'we're all in it together' society you should vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.

The surface of American society is covered with a layer of democratic paint but from time to time one can see the old aristocratic colours breaking through.

When I read about the way in which library funds are being cut and cut I can only think that American society has found one more way to destroy itself.

In December I agreed to extend the tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans because it was the only way I could prevent a tax hike on middle-class Americans. But we cannot afford $1 trillion worth of tax cuts for every millionaire and billionaire in our society. We can't afford it. And I refuse to renew them again.

We must reject the idea that every time a law's broken society is guilty rather than the lawbreaker. It is time to restore the American precept that each individual is accountable for his actions.

We ought to be beating our chests every day. We ought to look in the mirror stick out our chests suck in our bellies and say 'Damn we're Americans ' and smile.

It's been a hard time to celebrate to come out with a smile. But I'm an American. Naomi asked me to come out to support other Americans and here I am.

Southerners smile more than other Americans.

I started in this racket in the early '70s and when I was president of the Science Fiction Writers of America of which I was like the sixth president I was the first one nobody ever heard of.

Math and science fields are not the only areas where we see the United States lagging behind. Less than 1 percent of American high school students study the critical foreign languages of Arabic Chinese Japanese Korean or Russian combined.

Today over half of China's undergraduate degrees are in math science technology and engineering yet only 16 percent of America's undergraduates pursue these schools.

American high school students trail teenagers from 14 European and Asian countries in reading math and science. We're even trailing France.

In order for America to remain a global leader in innovation and opportunity we must give our children a solid foundation in math and science.

You see I became kind of a drop-out in science after I came back to America.

I became kind of a drop-out in science after I came back to America. I wanted to photograph.