"It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe."

American, Being, Europe, Fate

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"It's a complex fate, being an American, and one of the responsibilities it entails is fighting against a superstitious valuation of Europe."

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"There's something with the physical size of America... American writers can write about America and it can still feel like a foreign country."

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"This is due partly to the fact that Americans are much better fed than Europeans, and partly to the undeveloped resources of a new country, but more largely to our climate, which acts as a constant stimulus."

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"We teach young kids from 8 to 14 or 15 about their musical heritage through great songs written by American songwriters. We don't do too many modern composers, although we include songs from Billy Joel and other writers like him."

Margaret Whiting, American Musician

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"I believe we are now in a struggle over whether or not we are going to save America."

Newt Gingrich, American Politician

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"I am an American citizen and feel I am entitled to the same rights as any other citizen."

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"So, if I were arrested or if I were killed, then after me the issues that American fears about me wouldn't exist anymore - and I couldn't tell you what those issues are."

Muqtada al Sadr, Iraqi Clergyman

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"America is not only big and rich, it is mysterious; and its capacity for the humorous or ironical concealment of its interests matches that of the legendary inscrutable Chinese."

David Riesman, American Sociologist

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"Then on to all the terrific american songwriters, from Tin Pan Alley to the Beatles, from Bob Dylan to Paul Simon. Whoever wrote and sang in the song form I have appreciated."

Tom Chapin, American Musician

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"Americans can pretty much sing anything, whereas foreign singers are often limited in style, language, even composer."

Marilyn Horne, American Musician

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