Ethan Canin Quotes
I finished 'America America,' and I knew I had to write another book, not just for personal reasons but because I had a contract.
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In America, there's a failure to appreciate Europe's leading role in the world.
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With the decline of America's global preeminence, weaker countries will be more susceptible to the assertive influence of major regional powers.
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It takes some courage to write fiction about politically controversial topics. The dread is you'll be labeled a political writer.
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'The Crumbling of America' should be required viewing for local and national government, not to mention the local and national media who should be keeping their feet to the fire on guarding against disaster.
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Before I liked to write, I liked to type. I remember visiting my grandmother Adele in Ponce Inlet, Florida, when I was three years old, and she had an IBM electric typewriter.
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I have been talking to a lot of people who don't normally vote Democratic - independents and Republicans. They have been voting for Democrats because they think it's important to change the direction America is going.
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The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.
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My method is, I just sit down and write a book.
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I'm an immigrant myself. It was a tough road to come to America and work.
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When I was leaving Yemen to come to America, things were tough. My dad had just been laid off, and it was a challenge. When I lived in Yemen, I thought America was a perfect place. Everything was bigger and better. I dreamed big. The American dream, you know? You have to work hard for your dream to come true.
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I'm definitely a glass-is-always-half-full, not half-empty, kind of person. Which is why I love living in America.
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And I think within the pages of The Betrayal of America I think I present an overwhelming case that these five justices were up to no good, and they deliberately set out to hand the election to George Bush.
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Whatever their defects, Christian fundamentalists have lived peacefully among us in America for several hundred years.
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When I went off to the army when I was 17 years old, I believed in America and the rights of freedom. But today I believe my government is lying to the American people and that my president, George Bush, is a criminal.
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I have a nice little movie career, and I write plays and do my act.
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In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I've had the privilege of staying at.
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I never go to Vancouver without stopping by Thomas Haas' shop for the best chocolate in North America. A former chef patissier at Daniel, he returned to his hometown and created a top quality brand by sticking to his passion.
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Only in America can someone start with nothing and achieve the American Dream. That's the greatness of this country.
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Poland is an ally of the United States of America. It was our duty to show that we are a reliable, loyal, and predictable ally. America needed our help, and we had to give it.
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I want to interview the most important people in the world and have everyone in America the next day going, 'Did you see that?'
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I just don't have time to really sit there and worry about someone disliking what we put so much effort into.
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Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.
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The only thing the young should be taught is that there is virtually nothing to be hoped for from life. One dreams of a Catalogue of Disappointments which would include all the disillusionments reserved for each and every one of us, to be posted in the schools.
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I finished 'America America,' and I knew I had to write another book, not just for personal reasons but because I had a contract.
