- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
American Quotes
Many voices, one word.
These American quotes range from wry commentary on press culture to reflections on civic duty at the ballot box, plus lighter notes on dance companies and a television series praised as a genuine American classic. For more on the country itself, visit our America page.
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- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I feel a little schizophrenic because my life is so totally different from here, obviously. And the French values are so different from American values.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think, in a lot of ways, celebrities represent the American dream. They have financial fluidity and options at their disposal.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
Martin Luther King, Jr. didn't carry just a piece of cloth to symbolize his belief in racial equality; he carried the American flag.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is the will of the American people that we have a right to protect our flag and this can only be accomplished by passing a Constitutional amendment.
- Land
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- Nov 07, 2020
For many years, the work advanced but slowly. One denomination after another embarked in the undertaking; and now, American missionaries are seen in almost every land and every clime.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I thought, because of 'The 100' and 'Apocalypse,' that I knew everything about what life after an apocalypse would be - but Ryan Murphy and the writers of 'American Horror Story' have shown a whole other side of an apocalypse.
- Grow
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am first-generation American, so I didn't grow up in the South or have any relatives who were slaves. My forefathers were colonized.
- Embody
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think what you think of as the American people embracing - I don't think, on paper, I embody anything of that perceived persona. I think that's what people are latching on to, that I'm different.
- I Am
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've done shows that aired on American TV, but none of them proved to be successful, so yes, no one here knows who I am.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
I certainly have a sliver of me, which is definitely American, and feels a great pull towards where I spent time when I was very young, which is in California.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
British audiences tend to want to see their own lives reflected on TV, whereas American audiences are quite aspirational and enjoy high-concept shows that show them lives that are perhaps slightly more exciting than they aspire to.
- Father
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm actually half Brit and half American. I have a British father and an American mother, but as far as I'm aware, no Middle Eastern blood.
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- Nov 07, 2020