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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."
36
"Our program for American GIs can be heard at 1630 hours."
34
"There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!"
31
"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."
28
"There is one word in America that says it all, and that one word is, 'You never know.'"
27
"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."
24
"I've played American, Italian, Greek, French. I've been really lucky that way."
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"I am closer to a European viewpoint of the world than an American one. My ethics and ideals are based on European concepts."
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"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."
14
"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."
12
"We asked Jane Fonda if she would like to meet American pilots in Hanoi, but she refused, she didn't want to."
11
"None of the European girls, including Anita Ekberg, has anything not found on American girls as well."
10
"With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard."
8
"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."
8
"I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me."
7
"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."
6
"The American invasion did not succeed in Vietnam, and will never succeed in Iraq."
6
"I've always been a big fan of Bill Paxton, and I met him at the American Pie premiere."
6
"Regis has a great rapport with the American public."
6
"I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner."
6
"What's interesting is the show allows for the awkward pauses to be captured, which makes it stylistically unique, especially for American audiences."
5
"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."
5
"I'm not a Democrat, I'm not a Republican-I'm an American, I'm a human."
5
"I had the notion that I wanted to write the great dirty American novel, so I went to Roanoke College on the GI Bill."
5
"We were from totally different social backgrounds. This is what is very hard for an American to understand, but we could have been five guys from Mars."
5
"I like the Western genre, I think it's uniquely American."
5
"In spite of the polls, the fact is that American Muslims are very happy and they thrive in this country."
5
"It's not a special taste. An American composer should have something to say to a cab driver."
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"As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long."
5
"You've gotten words about those American and Iraqi deaths and mutilations, but precious few images."
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