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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The magic of America is that we're a free and open society with a mixed population. Part of our security is our freedom.
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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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'The One-Eyed Man' is a novel that was one I never intended to write.
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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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Tiger parenting is all about raising independent, creative, courageous kids. In America today, there's a dangerous tendency to romanticize creativity in a way that may undermine it.
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I want to make something that's respectful and respected. And I think you can make something for women that is respected on television.
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When I'm training, I cater a little bit to my opponents.
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The two of them were stoic and stone-faced and ten feet apart, currently not even looking at each other, but Zuzana had the impression of a pair of magnets pretending not to be magnets. Which, you know, only works until it doesn't.
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Wherever I am, I always do yoga every day. I think it's so important for my physical health in sport.
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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.
