Byron Dorgan Quotes
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A British porch is a musty, forbidding non-room in which to fling a sodden umbrella or a muddy pair of boots; a guard against the elements and strangers. By contrast the good ol' American front porch seems to stand for positivity and openness; a platform from which to welcome or wave farewell; a place where things of significance could happen.
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I once said, 'Steve Jobs is the American Xavier Niel,' but that was humour.
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I'm French - it's less important. Meaning, I remain a Frenchman in America, but I adapt to American culture. I feel good there - but I'm still a foreigner.
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It's an honor to be a part of Magic Shave as their new ambassador. One of the problems that some African-American men have with shaving is razor bumps. Magic Shave is perfect because once you eliminate the razor, you eliminate the bumps, and it's so easy to use.
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If I could distil the relevance of Bruce Springsteen's music to Australia it would be this: don't let what has happened to the American economy happen here. Don't let Australia become a down-under version of New Jersey, where the people and the communities whose skills are no longer in demand get thrown on the scrap heap of life.
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If you are attempting to study American history, and you don't understand the force of white supremacy, you fundamentally misunderstand America.
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At this point, American workers are pretty respectful of the bosses they loathe.
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I'm a perfectionist to a fault.
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My own writing has perhaps more of an American flavor than a British one, but that's because the stories I've so far written have needed it. 'Empire State,' 'Seven Wonders' and 'The Age Atomic' are all very place-centric, where the setting itself is almost a character. But there is a universality to story that isn't just limited to science fiction.
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Radical thought has inspired many of the great political and social reform movements in American history, from ending slavery to establishing the minimum wage.
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I'm the first American designer who went all over the world.
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The genius of the American Founders was to create an intricate system of balanced powers both within the state and between state and society - a system that has fostered unprecedented political, social, and intellectual freedom.
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The Roaring Twenties were the period of that Great American Prosperity which was built on shaky foundations.
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I like America, and I think probably the American people like me.
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There are two factors in American politics that may seem strange to Europeans: race and religion.
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We're taking on Social Security as a property rights issue. We figure that every single American has an absolute property right interest in the fruits of his or her own labor. What I work for should be my property.
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That's the premise of the Saudi Arabians. He's holding the president's hand with one. In the other hand, he's got his hand in the pocket of American consumers.
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We've gone too far in thinking we can re-create an American democratic paradise in the Middle East.
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Talking Heads were a big influence on my comedy. For David Byrne, every album had to be different. With 'Portlandia,' every season has to be different. You gotta reinvent the look, all of it.
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Yeah, I think Michael has had to deal with that label of being Michael Caine for a long time.
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Dreams are the foundation of Hollywood. And dreams are the foundation of America.
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The government can't solve every problem, but an enlightened government can make sure that people can work hard for their dreams and achieve them.
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You can only begin to be great when you embrace a sense of your own ridiculousness.
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Is there decency left in American politics?
