- People
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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.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- End
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- Nov 07, 2020
Running on the pledge to end two wars, President Obama has the country entangled in three: Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq, and that doesn't include the American's foray into Libya.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2012, the Supreme Court upheld President Obama's overreaching mandate that forces every American to purchase health insurance or face a fine.
- Language
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- Nov 07, 2020
I used to watch a lot of American and British television as a child, which helped teach me the language and accents; it was partly that which landed me the part of Roxy in a London production of 'Chicago' when I was 25.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm no expert on American politics.
- Pride
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- Nov 07, 2020
Self-centered indulgence, pride and a lack of shame over sin are now emblems of the American lifestyle.
- Not Talking
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not talking with an American accent. I haven't gone off and become Sammy Hagar.
- Like
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- Nov 07, 2020
I sound like an Englishman impersonating an American impersonating an Englishman.
- Granddaddy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Some honor Cummings as the granddaddy of all American innovators in poetry and ascribe to him a diverse progeny that includes virtually any poet who considers the page a field and allows silence to be part of poetry's expressiveness.
- Down
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- Nov 07, 2020
Many of the vicious criminals held there have been caught on the battlefield fighting against American troops and shutting down Guantanamo Bay would just require the military to move them elsewhere.
- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, I think that's sort of the American way. And it's also the Polish way, it turns out.
- Need
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- Nov 07, 2020
Romney has to convince the American public that they need to do something they're not usually inclined to do - replace a sitting president with a challenger. And unlike in 1980 and 1992, when the public was persuaded to do just that, the incumbent president has not been weakened by a primary opponent.
- Dad
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- Nov 07, 2020