Terry Gross Quotes
A lot of the things that we think of as being racial differences are really class differences in America.
Terry Gross
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If, to the end of its existence, America harbors white supremacy, I don't know how remarkable that would be. France has dealt with anti-Semitism since its inception.
Ta-Nehisi Coates
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One of the misperceptions that exists in the Muslim world, which needs to be fixed, is the perception that Muslims in America are - are - are living in - in very, very, very bad circumstances. They cannot practice religion freely. It is not the truth at all. The fact is, we are practicing. We fast, we pray, we do our prayers.
Feisal Abdul Rauf
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Reality TV looks more like America than movies do.
Gabrielle Union
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I came to America when I was 9. My mother brought me.
Samantha Power
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I was very, very sick when I was growing up in Russia. The ambulance constantly came to our house. I had horrible asthma that is easily treated in America, but they didn't even have inhalers back in Russia.
Gary Shteyngart
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America will never be destroyed from the outside. If we falter and lose our freedoms, it will be because we destroyed ourselves.
Abraham Lincoln
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I learned a lot about America and a lot about Pat Schroeder, and that's why I will not be a candidate for President.
Patricia Schroeder
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People can say whatever they want about you without knowing the facts. They can criticize you without even knowing you, and hate you when they don't even know you. All of a sudden, you're, like, the bin Laden of America. Osama bin Laden is the only one who knows exactly what I'm going through.
R. Kelly
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Patriotism is easy to understand in America. It means looking out for yourself by looking out for your country.
Calvin Coolidge
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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.
Jack Herer
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On two or three book tours, I have visited bookstores in the Mall of America and signed copies of my books and introduced myself to store employees who I hope will sell them.
Ian Frazier
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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.
Gail Simmons
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We understand that America's prosperity is bound up with the prosperity of other nations, including emerging market nations.
Jerome Powell
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Freakishness could happen to anyone at any time.
Cammie McGovern
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I think the best thing for you to do is just live your life. Live a life that's worth living, one where you do what you want to do, pursue your passions. That way, if you meet someone, they'll be joining a life that's already really good.
Dan Savage
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People are composed of many things, and in my work, what influences me is the complexity of people - the chiaroscuro of dark and light. When I play a strong guy, I try to find, where is he weak? And, conversely, when I play a weak guy, where is he strong?
Kirk Douglas
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Congress makes immigration law. It's that simple. That is how our system works.
Kirstjen Nielsen
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A lot of the things that we think of as being racial differences are really class differences in America.
Terry Gross
