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"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."

"The thing that impresses me most about America is the way parents obey their children."

Edward VIII, English Royalty

America, Children, Parents

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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."

"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, American Musician

America, Jazz, Language, Spirit

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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."

"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, American Actress

America, Television

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"I've done over 125 posters and I have worked with some of the best photographers in the world.They made me America's Number one Pin Up."

"I've done over 125 posters and I have worked with some of the best photographers in the world.They made me America's Number one Pin Up."

Cindy Margolis, American Model

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"Cancun is the only place I've ever visited outside America."

"Cancun is the only place I've ever visited outside America."

Jason Behr, American Actor

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"If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus."

"If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus."

Sean Connery, Scottish Actor

America, Columbus

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"I'll not be changing, but America will."

"I'll not be changing, but America will."

Russell Brand, English Comedian

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"Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs or in military affairs."

"Our concept is not that America should operate alone or by itself in world affairs or in military affairs."

Douglas Feith, American Public Servant

America, Military, World

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"So when they come around and say they want to do our stuff in America, it's compliment really."

"So when they come around and say they want to do our stuff in America, it's compliment really."

Sean Booth, English Musician

America, Compliment, Want

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"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience."

"In America the young are always ready to give to those who are older than themselves the full benefits of their inexperience."

Oscar Wilde, Irish Dramatist

America, Benefits

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"Everybody in America is angry about something."

"Everybody in America is angry about something."

Anthony Braxton, American Musician

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"In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well."

"In America it's live by the sword of freedom of expression and be will to die by it as well."

Vince McMahon, American Entertainer

America, Expression, Freedom, Will

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"I got hate letters from girls all over America because I wouldn't go to the prom with them."

"I got hate letters from girls all over America because I wouldn't go to the prom with them."

Davy Jones, English Musician

America, Girls, Hate, Letters

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"Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking."

"Slavery has never been abolished from America's way of thinking."

Nina Simone, American Musician

America, Slavery, Thinking

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"Europe is weird songs that would never make it in America."

"Europe is weird songs that would never make it in America."

Mike Myers, Canadian Comedian

America, Europe, Songs

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"The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized."

"The Founding Fathers would be sorry to see that America had become so divided and factionalized."

Michael Beschloss, American Historian

America, Fathers, Founding

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"I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights."

"I don't believe in quotas. America was founded on a philosophy of individual rights, not group rights."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

America, Rights, Philosophy

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"What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt."

"What is going on in America is extreme. The youth cult, they worship youth so much it's almost paranoid. And LA is the Mecca of it all; they're taking it to the hilt."

Billie Joe Armstrong, American Musician

America, Extreme, Worship, Youth

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"I made, over the years in Cambridge, several very good American friends, and America appeared to me, a land of promise in every sense of that word, a land of freedom from the inhibitions and restrictions that I felt in England."

"I made, over the years in Cambridge, several very good American friends, and America appeared to me, a land of promise in every sense of that word, a land of freedom from the inhibitions and restrictions that I felt in England."

Peter Shaffer, English Playwright

America, American, EnglFreedom, Friends

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"At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place."

"At this point the theater America is in such a precarious place."

Estelle Parsons, American Actress

America, Theater

37

"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."

"In America, through pressure of conformity, there is freedom of choice, but nothing to choose from."

Peter Ustinov, English Actor

America, Choice, Conformity, Freedom

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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."

"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, American Musician

America, Fans, Nothing

37

"What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!"

"What I like about playing America is you can be pretty sure you're not going to get hit with a full can of beer when you're singing and I really enjoy that!"

Joe Strummer, English Musician

America, Beer, Pretty, Singing

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"An isolationist America is no bloody use to anyone."

"An isolationist America is no bloody use to anyone."

Billy Bragg, British Musician

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"Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America."

"Sometime during the many millions of years that have elapsed since mammalian faunas came into existence, some sort of island crossed from West Africa to South America."

Louis Leakey, British Scientist

America, Existence, Years

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"We've performed in South America and in Japan."

"We've performed in South America and in Japan."

Julie London, American Musician

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"Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state?"

"Where else but in America could a schoolteacher from Kansas City end up the governor of her adopted state?"

Jane D. Hull, American Politician

America, End, State

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"I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963."

"I had been in so many towns and cities in America with John Kennedy, but I was not with him in Dallas, Texas, on November 21, 1963."

Pierre Salinger, American Public Servant

America, Cities

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"In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America."

"In 1860 a total eclipse of the sun was visible in British America."

Simon Newcomb, Canadian Mathematician

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"We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for the liberation of India before we have decided for ourselves to make all who live in America free."

"We cannot, with good conscience, expect the British to set up an orderly schedule for the liberation of India before we have decided for ourselves to make all who live in America free."

Wendell Willkie, American Lawyer

America, Conscience

36

"Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it."

"Everybody in Spain is sick of me. But in America, there's curiosity about the new kid on the block who doesn't speak English very well. The attention makes me feel vulnerable, which is something I hadn't felt in a while. But I like it."

Javier Bardem, Spanish Actor

America, Attention, Curiosity, English

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"Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?"

"Is America truly a democracy? Has America ever been a democracy with the institution of slavery?"

Tatyana Ali, American Actress

America, Democracy, Slavery

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"There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way."

"There is something inherent in our democracy that tends to want to level. America is a little uncomfortable in the presence of someone who is distinctly superior in whatever way."

Carlisle Floyd, American Composer

America, Democracy, Want

36

"I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady."

"I knew I'd conquered America when Mike Tyson told me I was one mean lady."

Anne Robinson, British Celebrity

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"So this is America. They must be out of their minds."

"So this is America. They must be out of their minds."

Ringo Starr, English Musician

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"We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world."

"We could ask artists from abroad to come in too, so that there could be a mixing and matching of skills from Europe, America and here which would widen our world."

Siobhan Davies, English Dancer

America, Artists, Europe, World

36

"Instead of explaining the sober facts of mechanics and electricity, I want to say a few words about the debt which we owe to youth; and with your permission I shall consider you as representing here not only the academic youth of Sweden nor even of Europe but also of America."

"Instead of explaining the sober facts of mechanics and electricity, I want to say a few words about the debt which we owe to youth; and with your permission I shall consider you as representing here not only the academic youth of Sweden nor even of Europe but also of America."

Felix Bloch, Swiss Scientist

America, Debt, Electricity, Europe

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"America wants its respect."

"America wants its respect."

Tupac Shakur, American Musician

America, Respect

36

"Historically, America has answered to a higher authority."

"Historically, America has answered to a higher authority."

Lee Greenwood, American Musician

America, Authority

36

"Only the guys who never made it and will never make it in the U.S. need to put up the front that they don't care about America."

"Only the guys who never made it and will never make it in the U.S. need to put up the front that they don't care about America."

Gavin Rossdale, British Musician

America, Care, Will

36

"I think I came back from America a funnier and nicer person than I went."

"I think I came back from America a funnier and nicer person than I went."

Patrick Stewart, English Actor

36

"There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them."

"There is no doubt that America is a superpower of the world and we cannot ignore them."

Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, Iranian Politician

America, Doubt, World

36

"America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty."

"America stands for individual liberty, but that means an ordered liberty."

Bainbridge Colby, American Public Servant

America, Liberty

35

"We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide."

"We are Americans. We - we - we are - we are doctors. We are investment bankers. We are taxi drivers. We are store keepers. We are lawyers. We are - we are part of the fabric of America. And the way that America today treats its Muslims is being watched by over a billion Muslims worldwide."

Feisal Abdul Rauf, Egyptian Theologian

America, Americans, Being, Doctors

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"I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers."

"I believe in America. I'm one of those silly flag wavers."

Paul Prudhomme, American Celebrity

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"I've quoted Lost in America several times."

"I've quoted Lost in America several times."

Robin Tunney, American Actress

35

"The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed."

"The Blues scene now is international. In the '50s it was purely something that you would hear in black clubs, played by black musicians, especially in America. But from the '60s onwards it changed."

Mick Taylor, English Musician

America, Musicians, Now

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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."

"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, Vietnamese Actress

America, Earth, Reason

35

"America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality."

"America has the longest prison sentences in the West, yet the only condition long sentences demonstrably cure is heterosexuality."

Bruce Jackson, American Public Servant

America, Cure, Prison

35

"In America everything's about who's number one today."

"In America everything's about who's number one today."

Bruce Springsteen, American Musician

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