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- Nov 07, 2020
America Quotes
America as pride, worry, and unfinished mission.
This collection holds contrasting feelings about the country: pride in being both African American and American, and a more anxious sense that the America someone loves is slipping away. For a wider view of national pride, see Country quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Glorification
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- Nov 07, 2020
There's something about that puritanical narrative of progress and upward mobility and work ethic that the glorification of abstinence fits pretty neatly into. That pairs with the fact that 12-step recovery has had too large a monopoly on how treatment is understood in America.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the '70s and '80s, the mentality of America was that everything was disposable. The notion of quality wasn't important.
- Day
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- Nov 07, 2020
If tomorrow all of America were to become paternalistic, we would beat the Japanese every day of the week. I think that the concept of accusing someone of running a paternalistic company, that's not an accusation. One should compliment someone on that.
- Nov 07, 2020
I owe 'Jericho' my whole time in America, really. It was a fantastic group of people to work with.
- Person
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Israeli prime minister, whoever that person is, should have an open invitation to come to America to speak to Congress and the American people.
- Powerful
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- Nov 07, 2020
America's greatest long-term influence on China comes from playing host to the thousands of students who come from China each year, some of the ablest Chinese scholars and scientists. They will be the most powerful agents for change in China.
- Nov 07, 2020
This is America - you're allowed to say and do what you want and what you say and do defines who you are as a person.
- Exercise
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- Nov 07, 2020
Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America.
- Leadership
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- Nov 07, 2020
We were hoping Obama would reclaim moral leadership for America. That failed.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
America has this fascination with glorifying the villain and not talking about the trials and tribulations. We tell the story of the successful villain a lot of times, but we don't tell the story of the people who don't come out so successful, and we don't tell the story of all the bystanders of that choice.
- Dozens
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- Nov 07, 2020
She's a reflection of my fascination with the diversity of America she's totally normal in New York, but a freak in Texas. There are dozens of such clashes in America.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020