- Peaceful
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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
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 55% of American households that make less than $40,000 will get a tax break of only $7 while the households that make more than $1 million will receive an average tax break of $32,000.
- Okay
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- Nov 07, 2020
Forty-five percent of Iraqi citizens think it is morally okay to attack American troops.
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Politico Magazine' listed me among the top 50 'thinkers, doers and visionaries transforming American politics' for my work in coalitions advancing net neutrality.
- Assumed
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I arrived in L.A., I assumed I'd be able to put on the American accent. It proved difficult, so I had six months working with a dialect coach, and it's become a habit.
- Nov 07, 2020
I'm very aware when I'm speaking to the English of how flat my Mid-Atlantic American voice is.
- Make
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- Nov 07, 2020
An increase in the relative price of products from the low wage manufacturers in Asia and Latin America will also make those products less attractive to American consumers.
- First
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- Nov 07, 2020
One of the most persistent images in American urbanism is that of the proverbial city on a hill, as first envisioned on these shores by the Puritan John Winthrop, via the Gospel according to Saint Matthew.
- Departing
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- Nov 07, 2020
Elevated locations imply elevated purposes, even in American cities departing as radically as Los Angeles does from the traditional planning patterns of the Eastern Seaboard.
- More
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- Nov 07, 2020
American science is much more organized, much more hierarchical than British science has been.
- Equality
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- Nov 07, 2020
The word 'equality' shows up too much in our founding documents for anyone to pretend it's not the American way.
- Debt
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit.
- Nov 07, 2020
All I want to be is human and American and have all the same rights and I will shut up.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
Republicans rejected calls for amnesty and we've fought efforts to provide illegal aliens with taxpayer funded benefits. The American people are far closer to our Republican approach to border security than they are to Nancy Pelosi's approach.
- Chance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Any spending should be debated openly on the floor of the House and voted on in open session, with the American people having a chance to watch and listen.
- Because
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- Nov 07, 2020