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"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America."
Alexis de Tocqueville
"I know of no country in which there is so little independence of mind and real freedom of discussion as in America."
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"I'm tired and nervous and I'm in America. Here you don't know that you live."
Greta Garbo
"I'm tired and nervous and I'm in America. Here you don't know that you live."
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"My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted."
Yancy Butler
"My junior high was dreadful. I see a lot of my fellow alumni on America's Most Wanted."
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"But in America, if you're an atheist, you lose."
Michael Newdow
"But in America, if you're an atheist, you lose."
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"Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united."
Martin Yan
"Why is America such a great country. It is because we stand united."
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"I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President."
Charlie Chaplin
"I have no further use for America. I wouldn't go back there if Jesus Christ was President."
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"So when they come around and say they want to do our stuff in America, it's compliment really."
Sean Booth
"So when they come around and say they want to do our stuff in America, it's compliment really."
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"America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!"
Peter Hook
"America stopped making vinyl and phased out the single but Germany held out and refused. Warner's never phased out vinyl in Germany. Now America imports it!"
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"My answer to the racial problem in America is to not deal with it at all. The founding fathers dealt with it when they made the Constitution."
James Meredith
"My answer to the racial problem in America is to not deal with it at all. The founding fathers dealt with it when they made the Constitution."
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"I get all fired up about aging in America."
Willard Scott
"I get all fired up about aging in America."
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"Let the grand errand into America never be forgotten."
Ezra Stiles
"Let the grand errand into America never be forgotten."
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"If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the "survival of the fittest?""
Josiah Strong
"If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the "survival of the fittest?""
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"What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America."
Branford Marsalis
"What is jazz? It, It's almost like asking, What is French? Jazz is a musical language. It's a musical dialect that actually embodies the spirit of America."
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"My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America."
Steve Kanaly
"My focus is that firearms are handled safely and that we can continue to enjoy them here in North America."
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"Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me until Easy Rider came along. Good old Captain America."
Peter Fonda
"Henry Fonda's son: That's how everybody identified me until Easy Rider came along. Good old Captain America."
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"Vegas is everything that's right with America. You can do whatever you want, 24 hours a day. They've effectively legalized everything there."
Drew Carey
"Vegas is everything that's right with America. You can do whatever you want, 24 hours a day. They've effectively legalized everything there."
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"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."
Peter Ustinov
"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."
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"Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America."
Elliott Carter
"Talking about a materialistic thing, I get about 13 times more royalties from Europe than I do from America."
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"I think Canada, our industry is still somewhat based in America's industry."
Scott Speedman
"I think Canada, our industry is still somewhat based in America's industry."
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"A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United STates was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, a delegate from the state of Virginia."
Mercy Otis Warren
"A declaration of the independence of America, and the sovereignty of the United STates was drawn by the ingenious and philosophic pen of Thomas Jefferson, Esquire, a delegate from the state of Virginia."
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"Lynda Carter, I think the reason I liked her was because she was so down to earth. Even though she was a big star and she was Miss America, she was very approachable."
Thuy Trang
"Lynda Carter, I think the reason I liked her was because she was so down to earth. Even though she was a big star and she was Miss America, she was very approachable."
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"When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory."
Floyd Abrams
"When I began we did not really have a lot of First Amendment law. It is really surprising to think of it this way, but a lot of the law - most of the law that relates to the First Amendment freedom of the press in America - is really within living memory."
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"I haven't had a big hit record in America since 1987."
Bonnie Tyler
"I haven't had a big hit record in America since 1987."
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"If you disagree with me, fine! Because that's the great thing about America, we can disagree!"
Michael Stipe
"If you disagree with me, fine! Because that's the great thing about America, we can disagree!"
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"The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American."
Bernice Johnson Reagon
"The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American."
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"I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America."
Jim Capaldi
"I have to confess that a strong contributing factor was that I had just taken what was probably the first acid ever made, given to me by a guy called Johnny Fellows, who had just returned from America."
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"From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber."
Harry Seidler
"From the early days of European migration to America, in the 17th Century, the prototype of buildings was based on English precedent, even if mostly translated into the locally available material in abundance: timber."
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"If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you."
Johnny Rotten
"If you give me the chance, I'll destroy America for you."
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"As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to America."
Laurie Anderson
"As a New Yorker, I'm someone who lives on an island and looks across to America."
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"Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed."
Marilyn Manson
"Anybody intelligent enough to realize what America is, is not going to sit around and do nothing about it. They're going to be the same way that I am. They're going to be the same way our fans are. They're going to be pissed."
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"America may have great poets and novelists, but she never will have more than one necromancer."
Rebecca H. Davis
"America may have great poets and novelists, but she never will have more than one necromancer."
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"I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either."
Ziggy Marley
"I'm not an American, Do they count the votes in America? I haven't voted in Jamaica either."
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"My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America."
Desi Arnaz
"My Latin temper blows up pretty fast, but it goes down just as fast. Maybe that's why you seldom hear of ulcers in Latin America."
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"If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong."
Clarence Darrow
"If a man is happy in America, it is considered he is doing something wrong."
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"America has a relationship with Bobby and Whitney."
Jenifer Lewis
"America has a relationship with Bobby and Whitney."
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"I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging."
William Hurt
"I've been delighted by Cannes and Toronto but I keep saying I don't know how good we're going to be received in America because that's where it's most challenging."
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"The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized."
Michael Beschloss
"The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized."
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"In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally."
Jim Balsillie
"In spite of all this noise, customers are still definitely buying in North America, and they're really, really buying internationally."
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"If I turn on the television, am I to believe that that is America? I'm sorry, I don't believe that's America."
Karen Black
"If I turn on the television, am I to believe that that is America? I'm sorry, I don't believe that's America."
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"There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them."
Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
"There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them."
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"For 70 nights, right across America, I've been getting out there with two ex-lovers and we've been playing songs which are so specific about each of us, you just wouldn't know. We're friends now but we can't forget what happened between us."
Stevie Nicks
"For 70 nights, right across America, I've been getting out there with two ex-lovers and we've been playing songs which are so specific about each of us, you just wouldn't know. We're friends now but we can't forget what happened between us."
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"Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization."
Julie Christie
"Living in America, I became aware of many issues and went through a period of politicization."
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"America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy."
Brent Scowcroft
"America has never seen itself as a national state like all others, but rather as an experiment in human freedom and democracy."
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"A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories."
Maynard James Keenan
"A lot of names in America and Europe have their roots in Latin and Greek words. A lot of them go back to archetypes and their stories."
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"I'll not be changing, but America will."
Russell Brand
"I'll not be changing, but America will."
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"America has everything, why should they want us."
George Harrison
"America has everything, why should they want us."
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"I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready."
Geena Davis
"I just read that 81 percent of Americans are ready to vote for a woman. So it sounds like America is ready."
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"An isolationist America is no bloody use to anyone."
Billy Bragg
"An isolationist America is no bloody use to anyone."
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"I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers."
Paul Prudhomme
"I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers."
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"I had this odd sibling rivalry with America."
Patti Davis
"I had this odd sibling rivalry with America."
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