- History
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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
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
For 'Vikings,' we have to do so much outside shooting, and it's normally - I think with American shows, it'll be 60 or 70 percent inside and a little bit outside, but with us, it's almost 70 percent outside, and that's huge and really difficult.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American obsession with 'Downton' amuses me slightly because it's such a fiction. I've always been questioned about my historical veracity, and 'Downton' just flies past, when it's completely made up.
- Mistakes
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- Nov 07, 2020
None of us are perfect, and we all make mistakes. But the American people are a very forgiving people.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
How do you keep war accountable to the American people when war becomes invisible and virtual?
- Culture
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- Nov 07, 2020
For all of its well-deserved reputation for pragmatism, American popular culture frequently nurtures or at least tolerates preposterous views and theories. Witness the 9/11 'truthers' who, lacking any evidence whatsoever, claim that 9/11 was a Bush administration plot.
- Granddaddy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bonnaroo has kind of become the granddaddy of all American festivals. The thing I love about it most is that it wasn't born out of picking the top ten bands off the Billboard chart and creating a festival around it.
- I Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think 'American Sniper' is anti-war. It demonstrates the agony of the decision-making that goes on.
- Process
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- Nov 07, 2020
As an American, I repudiate Russia's or any other foreign government's attempt to interfere or meddle in our democratic process, and I would call on all Americans to do the same.
- Prefer
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- Nov 07, 2020
I prefer to remake flops. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels was a remake of a flop, and The Quiet American is a remake of a flop.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Kings and queens are expected to have offspring to carry on the name. There are no such demands on American presidents, but there is an expectation. There is a hope.
- Nov 07, 2020
One thing I would like to see is a stronger ladder series for up-and-coming American drivers.
- Challenges
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- Nov 07, 2020
If President Obama were to enroll in an American government class, the professor would mark him absent on most days. In the first 100 days of his second term, the president has failed to show up to class, take notes and complete the daunting task of rising to the challenges facing him.
- Outside
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- Nov 07, 2020
Conscientious conservatism includes responding to the needs and struggles of Americans with a responsible and efficient government and incorporating outside organizations that want to invest in the American people.
- Democracy
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- Nov 07, 2020
Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.
- Half
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- Nov 07, 2020