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"I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there."

"I shouldn't be saying this - high treason, really - but I sometimes wonder if Americans aren't fooled by our accent into detecting brilliance that may not really be there."

Stephen Fry, British Comedian

American, Americans, May, Saying, Treason

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"Americans are so dedicated to their jobs."

"Americans are so dedicated to their jobs."

Jamelia, English Musician

American, Americans, Jobs

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"In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equal terms in so many ways, and without the slightest trace of hostility."

"In the best days of our republic Americans were fiercely proud of the fact that rich and poor met on such equal terms in so many ways, and without the slightest trace of hostility."

Robert Welch, American Silversmith

American, Americans, Fact, Poor

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"Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"

"Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?"

William O. Douglas, American Judge

American, Americans, Authority

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"All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about."

"All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about."

Ed McMahon, American Entertainer

American, Americans, Caring, Sense, Worth

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"All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage."

"All that happens is that the destruction of human beings - unless they're Americans - is called collateral damage."

Harold Pinter, English Dramatist

American, Americans, Destruction

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"There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something."

"There's a deep-seated paranoia that Americans have about not being Americans or something."

Billy Joel, American Musician

American, Americans, Being, Deep, Paranoia

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"We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans."

"We current justices read the Constitution in the only way that we can: as 20th-century Americans."

William J. Brennan, Jr., American Judge

American, Americans, Constitution, William J. Brennan, Jr.

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"But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions."

"But I know that the vote of 9 out of 10 black Americans for the Democratic Party or for leftist kinds of policies just is not reflective of their opinions."

Clarence Thomas, American Judge

American, Americans, Opinions, Party, Vote

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"Americans are the great Satan, the wounded snake."

"Americans are the great Satan, the wounded snake."

Ayatollah Khomeini, Iranian Statesman

American, Americans, Satan

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"Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies."

"Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies."

Edward W. Howe, American Novelist

American, Americans, Lies, Public

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"Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'... they say 'President', we say 'stupid psychopathic git."

"Americans have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator', we say 'lift'... they say 'President', we say 'stupid psychopathic git."

Alexei Sayle, British Comedian

American, Americans, Saying

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"There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing."

"There's been an increase in the number of Iraqis in training, but more Americans are dying and violence is increasing."

Lawrence Korb, American Analyst

American, Americans, Dying, Training, Violence

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"Americans are like Pac Man. We just eat our way through the day. There's always something going into the mouth."

"Americans are like Pac Man. We just eat our way through the day. There's always something going into the mouth."

Diane Lane, American Actress

American, Americans, Day, Man

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"The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf."

"The income tax has made liars out of more Americans than golf."

Will Rogers, American Actor

American, Americans, Tax, Golf, Income

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"Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them."

"Americans adore me and will go on adoring me until I say something nice about them."

George Bernard Shaw, Irish Dramatist

American, Americans, Will

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"A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times."

"A poll earlier this year showed that 42 per cent of Americans believe we're in the End Times."

Andrew Denton, Australian Comedian

American, Americans, End

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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."

"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."

Josiah Strong, American Clergyman

American, Americans, Climate, Country, Fact

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