6439 American Quotes for You to Enjoy

As an undergraduate I majored in British and American literature at Rice University. David Eagleman

Undergraduate American Literature American Literature Rice British University

In a given year, the government may decide that farmers are growing more raisins than Americans will want to eat. That would cause supply to outstrip demand. Raisin prices would drop. And raisin farmers might go out of business. David Fahrenthold

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The task of tracking deaths for the federal bureaucracy is an enormous one; about 2.5 million Americans die each year. Federal officials say the vast majority of these cases are handled correctly: The death is recorded. Government money is no longer sent to that person. But not always. David Fahrenthold

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Once you choose to run for president of the United States and succeed, your earlier life, your biography, is a major part of American history. David Garrow

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It's true that most American citizens think of themselves as living in a democratic country. But when was the last time that any Americans actually sat down and came to a collective decision? Maybe if they are ordering pizzas, but basically never. David Graeber

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Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie. David Hackworth

War Easy American Modern Movie Script

Terrorism, too, must be excised wherever it exists, which will take years, and which can't happen without the total commitment and the everyday involvement of the American people. David Hackworth

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The future of American film lies on television. David Hare

Future Television Lies American American Film Film

American television, for all its faults, still has a black presence in shows and even in commercials. You'll see black people in automobile ads, black women starring on their own television shows. We don't see that on British television. David Harewood

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Everyone in America thinks I'm American - and everyone in England seems to think I'm American. David Harewood

Think Everyone Seems America American England Thinks

The idea that American producers and directors are choosing black British talent to save themselves a buck or two is ridiculous - it's because we're damn good. David Harewood

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The problem is that Americans use the state as a moral compass. For libertarians, it is often frustrating to explain that advocating the decriminalization of x is not synonymous with endorsing x. David Harsanyi

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I would love to have gone there, fight at Madison Square Garden or a casino in Las Vegas, but there are no American heavyweights now who can pose a challenge to me. David Haye

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My new play 'Chinglish,' which will go to Broadway, is about a white American businessman who goes to a provincial capital in China, hoping to make a deal there. It's bilingual. And it's about trying to communicate across language and cultural barriers. David Henry Hwang

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There is something very unique in American iconography about this notion of the pursuit of happiness. David Henry Hwang

Happiness About Something Pursuit Pursuit Of Happiness Very American Iconography Notion Unique

My father has always been interested in discarding the past. He's never much liked China or the whole idea behind China or Chinese ways of thinking. He's always been much more attracted to American ways of thinking. He feels Americans are more open - they tell you what they think - and he's very much that way himself. David Henry Hwang

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Don't just vote for people because they have a 'D' or an 'R' next to their name - make them have an 'A' next to their name for 'American.' David Hogg

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The American experiment has always depended on a measure of tolerance and good sense. David Ignatius

Good Sense Experiment Tolerance Good Sense Always American Depended Measure

Big mistakes were made in Benghazi, and people should be held accountable. But the brave officers who staff American posts in crisis zones know how dangerous the work is. David Ignatius

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