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American Quotes
"American troops have not only occupied Ulster but are arriving in increasing numbers in England."
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"I don't like the American media - particularly Fox."
85
"Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours."
84
"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'"
70
"There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!"
62
"I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way."
57
"American shows don't always translate, but this one has and speaking for myself I'm quite glad for it."
57
"Israel's willingness to cooperate closely with the U.S. in protecting American interests in the region altered her image in the eyes of many officials in Washington."
56
"We always have hoped that American diplomacy deploys itself in dialogue and persuasion rather than by ultimatums. That is the path we want in international relations."
55
"We can't forget what happened on May 4th, 1970, when four students gave up their lives because they had the American constitutional right of peaceful protest. They gave up their lives. And to sing that song in that spot on that anniversary was very emotional for us."
47
"I was a beginner again. I practiced hard and used to listen very closely to recordings of American jazz drummers such as Tony Williams and Kenny Clarke."
44
"Being 'at the mercy of legislative majorities' is merely another way of describing the basic American plan: representative democracy."
41
"I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts."
38
"If an American audience is given a serious musical theater piece that is well produced, dramatically gripping and wonderfully acted, they'll respond to it."
36
"I'm the only American alive or dead who presided unhappily over the removal of a vice president and a president."
35
"President Bush remained undeterred by the massive display of American opposition, even though much of it came from the hundreds of thousands of voters who supported him by voting for Nader."
34
"I do not hesitate one second to state clearly and unmistakably: I belong to the American resistance movement which fights against American imperialism, just as the resistance movement fought against Hitler."
34
"I don't think of myself as either American or Australian really, I'm a true hybrid. It's a good thing for me because both of them are really good countries."
34
"I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner."
32
"We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to."
31
"None of the European girls, including Anita Ekberg, has anything not found on American girls as well."
31
"I've got a collection of songs that I've had, I keep adding to and they're all great American composers. I wanted to showcase American composers and I've done that on a lot of my records and played things by American composers that I really respect."
30
"Even in the realest American cinema that I see, there's still not that sense that this is reality. There's still that sense that you are watching a movie. And hopefully, if we did get our jobs right, that sense disappears when you watch this movie."
29
"With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard."
29
"One thing I would like to see is a stronger ladder series for up-and-coming American drivers."
29
"The world is lousy with Arab princes. And if we could have got Osama bin Laden, and saved at some point down the road 3,000 American lives, a few less Arab princes would have been OK in my book."
29
"In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country."
28
"Remember the valiant Iraqi peasant and how he shot down an American Apache with an old weapon."
28
"I remember the Curia said, that's up to the American bishops, not up to Rome."
27
"I've always been a big fan of Bill Paxton, and I met him at the American Pie premiere."
27
"You might expect that the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists would be there and they are."
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