America Quotes
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In America, when you hear about the Underground Railroad, it's so evocative. You think it's a literal subway for a few minutes before your teacher goes on and describes where it actually was.
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I think there is this whole part of America that people overlook. I think they know it's there, but they tend to overlook it, become ignorant to it, and refuse to see it for what it is.
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They will sustain the constitution and laws and institutions of the United States, and be the champions of liberty and of that constitution when its integrity shall be threatened.
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Health reform is an essential part of restoring America's economy and maintaining our competitiveness.
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I support moving toward more clean, renewable energy as quickly as we can, because I think we America can be the 21st century clean energy superpower and create millions of new jobs and businesses.
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Doing any kind of culture in America in which you are not trying to affirm a European aesthetic is war.
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Speaker Ryan's vision for a confident America, both at home and abroad, reflects his thoughtful leadership.
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I want to create a theater that looks, feels, and smells like America.
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America is looking for answers. She's looking for a new direction; the world is looking for a light. That light can come from America's great North Star; it can come from Alaska.
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Until quite recently dance in America was the ragged Cinderella of the arts . . .
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America, in all its institutions, whether it be the family or government, has forgotten and neglected its children.
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One thing that makes me very happy is to see the growing activism among chefs in America. Chefs like Tom Colicchio, Bill Telepan, and Rachel Ray and food writers like Michael Pollan have gone to Congress, indeed sometimes even have testified before Congress, have lent this support to Mrs. Obama's effort to combat childhood obesity.
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You simply cannot hang a millionaire in America.
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Don't start drinking before the fifth song.
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Unemployment rates among Americans who never went to college are about double that of those who have a postsecondary education.
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My grand affair appears settled, for America is certain of her independence, humanity has gained her cause, and liberty will never be without a place of refuge.
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America has many cultures which makes it great, but it's difficult to create one strong identity.
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We will spend more time in America, we're going to get a place in LA as hotels aren't great for the baby.
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I love America. I really do. It's by far the place I like visiting out of anywhere in the world. I get a palpable sense of excitement when the plane's landing. It's a cliché, but there's still an incredible energy about New York in particular.
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America is a center right government, center right people. They want government but they don't want it to be excessive. They want it to be affordable. And most importantly what Americans want is to pass on to their next generation their children a country that's better, stronger and more vibrant and more prosperous.
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Im looking for leaders who are going to go to Washington for a season, not career politicians. People who understand that the strength of America comes from the private sector, not Washington, D.C.
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When I was first thinking about what would become Venture for America, I was trying to figure out how to solve a problem - that our top young people were being driven to roles that did not, to me, address the needs of our time. That VFA would be a non-profit just seemed like the most efficient way to solve the problem.
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The two lines from 'Roots' that stick out to me are, 'You no more in Africa. You in America now,' and what I said after Kunta escaped: 'What is it like to be free, Kunta? It must be something.'
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In America, dogs are viewed by their names first, breed second. And dogs live behind walls. It's an unnatural point of view.
