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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
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm never going to be a modern gal. I love colonial. I love early American. I love a big rectangular piece of brown furniture on a hardwood floor.
- Dream
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- Nov 07, 2020
You imagine that, going into such a huge American series, you will come up against a lot of egos, but it was the complete opposite on '24,' a dream team.
- Dress
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- Nov 07, 2020
My wedding dress was featured by 'Vogue' and 'American Town and Country,' and from there, people started to come to us because they had seen that dress.
- Binding
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- Nov 07, 2020
In 2004, President Bush gave Prime Minister Sharon certain guarantees about American policy, but the Obama administration treated those as a kind of private letter having no binding policy impact.
- Essential
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- Nov 07, 2020
Year by year we are learning that in this restless, strenuous American life of ours vacations are essential.
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- Nov 07, 2020
Hurricane Katrina, coupled with Hurricane Rita, which came promptly on Katrina's heels, claimed more than 1,200 American lives. Together, they caused more than $200 billion in damage.
- Better
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American public believes the Founding Fathers were close to infallible and that, while our political system has its faults, it functions far better than other democracies. But is it true?
- Avoid
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- Nov 07, 2020
American presidents always avoid shaking hands with brutal dictators, except when it's advantageous to do so.
- Important
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- Nov 07, 2020
As maize became important for human food worldwide, modern agricultural research on maize breeding continued the corn breeding begun thousands of years ago in the Central American highlands.
- Patriotism
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- Nov 07, 2020
Since Ronald Reagan we have had this assumption in the United States that the Republicans are the party of the military, the Republicans are the party of patriotism, the Republicans are the party of American values.
- Best
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our American experiment deserves an advocate, and the American people respond best to inspiration, not fear-mongering.
- Other
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- Nov 07, 2020
American husbands are the best in the world; no other husbands are so generous to their wives, or can be so easily divorced.
- Tell
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- Nov 07, 2020
I have no spy stories to tell, because I saw no spies. Nor did I understand, at that time, any opposition between American and Russian national interest.
- Nov 07, 2020
For years after I resigned, I was still faithful to their way of thinking. But not in the American Communists.
- Guess
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- Nov 07, 2020
I guess the biggest surprise I got going to Iran was that the Iranians really liked me as an American.
- Only
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- Nov 07, 2020