- Congratulate
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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
- Fein
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the 19th century, we didn't much like the loud annexationist voices south of the border or American support for Sinn Fein adventurers who thought, by seizing the Canadian colonies, they could force Britain out of Ireland.
- Had
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- Nov 07, 2020
The 1898 annexation of the Hawaiian Islands merely formally recognized what had long been American domination.
- Hope
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- Nov 07, 2020
Ironically, Latin American countries, in their instability, give writers and intellectuals the hope that they are needed.
- Sing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm not a salsa singer who wants to sing in English, and I'm not this American kid who wants to sing Spanish.
- Crazy
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the Republicans think that by having stated and even achieved most of the Contract that they are therefore entitled to the acceptance and favor of the American voter, they're crazy.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've made it my mission to make movies starring African American actors and about the African American experience and put them in the mainstream. They're very universal stories I've told - every movie I've done.
- East Asia
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most Americans, I think, know very little about East Asia or Southeast Asia. American businesspeople who have been here, they are very knowledgeable about this area, but the average American? No.
- Path
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- Nov 07, 2020
We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations.
- Differences
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our strategic dialogue with China can both protect American interests and uphold our principles, provided we are honest about our differences on human rights and other issues and provided we use a mix of targeted incentives and sanctions to narrow these differences.
- Most
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- Nov 07, 2020
Most of our American musical heritage is based on European models, but the folk hymns and spirituals are one of the most fertile and unique of our American musical traditions.
- Diversity
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- Nov 07, 2020
If the Tony Awards want to remain relevant in the American theater conversation, then they need to embrace the true diversity of voices that populate the American theater.
- Poverty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I was really interested in the way in which poverty and economic stagnation were transforming and corrupting the American narrative.
- Democrats
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- Nov 07, 2020
What the Democrats don't seem to understand is that higher taxes mean fewer American jobs and less American production.
- Music
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- Nov 07, 2020