- 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
- Politics
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- Nov 07, 2020
After I left the White House, I kept a foothold in the business of American politics; as a talk-show host, analyst, commentator, speechmaker, and occasional writer. I was no longer a practitioner, but I was still a partisan, a Democrat, a blue-stater through and through.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
American film isn't just film and glamor and fame and the lives of people who are fortunate financially. Those aren't the only stories in this vast nation. That's my mandate.
- Poor
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's risky to show poor Americans. People see it as a downer. But I really wanted to make a tightly wound piece of storytelling that also happened to explode the myth of American affluence.
- Powerful
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- Nov 07, 2020
Massimo Vignelli designed a timeless, elegant, and powerful identity for American Airlines.
- Done
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- Nov 07, 2020
I got in the audition line called 'Making the Band' because I wanted to be in a band. If I didn't, I would have done 'American Idol.'
- Believe
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- Nov 07, 2020
I find it hard to believe that Senators or the American public will classify Sotomayor as unqualified, particularly given the thin credentials of many of our eighteenth and nineteenth century Supreme Court Justices.
- Know
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- Nov 07, 2020
What we know about American medicine is that our supply of health-care professionals is not equally distributed. In rural areas, we have severe shortages.
- Future
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- Nov 07, 2020
I am not a pessimist, but I am not an optimist about the future of American democracy.
- Diet
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- Nov 07, 2020
Bacon has been a staple of the American diet since the first European settlers, but until recently, it was consumed in a predictable, seasonal pattern. The bulk of sales came from home consumers, diners, and pancake houses, which fried it up along with eggs for breakfast.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
The American people want to have trust in their leaders.
- History
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- Nov 07, 2020