- 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
- Fight
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- Nov 07, 2020
'American Buffalo' is special. I can't wait to fight to make an audience feel about it as I do.
- Dirty
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- Nov 07, 2020
I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill.
- Comedy
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the best traditions of American comedy, from its beginnings through the crash-bang comedies of the 1990s and 2000s, Leslie Nielsen skewered the otherwise proper, did it with mischievous delight and convulsed audiences mercilessly.
- Designate
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our resolution urges all Latin American and Caribbean countries to designate al Qaeda, Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad as terrorist organizations.
- Patience
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- Nov 07, 2020
The patience of the American public with dilatory diplomatic delays will be very limited.
- Identity
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- Nov 07, 2020
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.
- Nov 07, 2020
Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable?
- Bring
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- Nov 07, 2020
We want to add an American League pennant... and to bring the World Series to Arlington.
- Nov 07, 2020
L.A. is my American city.
- Health
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- Nov 07, 2020
In addition to not stopping the spread of Ebola, isolating countries will make it harder to respond to Ebola, creating an even greater humanitarian and health care emergency. Importantly, isolating countries won't keep Ebola contained and away from American shores.
- Bad
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- Nov 07, 2020