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Reagan was a pure liberation, free-and-fair election American.
Douglas Brinkley
Election
Pure
Liberation
Reagan
American
What makes 'American Pie' so unusual is that it isn't a relic from the counterculture but a talisman, which, like a sacred river, keeps bringing joy to listeners everywhere. When 'American Pie' suddenly is played on a jukebox or radio, it's almost impossible not to sing along.
Douglas Brinkley
Joy
Impossible
Everywhere
Relic
Sacred
River
Almost
Along
Like
Pie
Sing
Unusual
Makes
American
Listeners
Which
American Pie
Radio
Suddenly
Keeps
Played
Bringing
In the '20s and '30s, there were these musicals either set on college campuses or based on classical stories, so any of the Rodgers and Hart musicals certainly influenced me. I was definitely influenced by any of the 'Porgy' songs; I was influenced by 'American Pie.'
Douglas Carter Beane
Me
College
Definitely
Hart
Musicals
College Campuses
Classical
Songs
Pie
Were
Rodgers
American
Any
Influenced
Stories
Either
American Pie
Certainly
Based
Set
Intellectualism came very late to America. That's why Americans are so proud of it. I found very few real intellectuals in America. But there are so many pseudo-intellectuals.
Douglas Sirk
Few
Late
Proud
Real
Came
Intellectually
Intellectuals
Very
America
American
Many
Found
Why
I was making films about American society, and it is true that I never felt at home there, except perhaps when my wife and I lived on a farm in the San Fernando Valley.
Douglas Sirk
Home
Wife
Farm
Society
Films
Valley
About
Except
Never
True
Perhaps
Felt
Making
Fernando
American
San
American Society
Lived
As a rule, Michael Balcon was at great pains to ensure Ealing remained very British. There was no point our trying to be MGM, and we didn't see a lot of American stars.
Douglas Slocombe
Great
Stars
Our
Rule
Ensure
See
No Point
Remained
Point
Lot
Very
Michael
Trying
American
Pains
British
If you take guys like Exequiel Bustillo, the architect who designed the early park infrastructure in Argentina, or the great American architects, these guys had a vision that thrust the national park idea into the public eye.
Douglas Tompkins
Great
You
Vision
National
Great American
Eye
Architect
Architects
Guys
Park
Argentina
Take
Had
Thrust
Idea
Like
National Park
American
Public
Infrastructure
Public Eye
Who
Designed
Early
I've been living the American Dream for over 25 years - just being able to do what I do, be creative, and make money out of it. It's incredible.
Dr. Dre
Creative
Money
Living
Incredible
Out
Dream
Able
Over
Make
Been
Years
American
Just
American Dream
Being
'The Price Is Right,' it was an honor to be offered it because it's such an American institution. To be able to carry on this tradition with a show that has been on for so long, I thought it was a great opportunity for me.
Drew Carey
Great
Me
Opportunity
Honor
Thought
Long
Has-Been
Carry
Able
Great Opportunity
Price
Institution
Because
Tradition
Been
Offered
American
Show
Right
Americans in the Civil War period were very interested in Heaven and what it might be like, because they were having to face the fact that many of their loved ones were gone and many of their loved ones, they hoped, were in this other realm called Heaven.
Drew Gilpin Faust
War
Face
Gone
Other
Hoped
Civil
Civil War
Having
Fact
Like
Period
Because
Were
Very
American
Heaven
Loved
Loved Ones
Interested
Might
Realm
Many
The American Civil War produced carnage that has often been thought reserved for the combination of technological proficiency and inhumanity characteristic of a later time.
Drew Gilpin Faust
War
Time
Thought
Carnage
Later
Characteristic
Civil
Civil War
Combination
Been
American
Often
Produced
Inhumanity
Reserved
Proficiency
Technological
I have a hard problem, being some part Native American - being a Christian: do you get burned, do you get cremated, do you get - let the sharks eat you? How do you die?
Duane Chapman
You
Problem
Sharks
Christian
Eat
Some
Part
How
Get
American
Die
Being
Native
Native American
Burned
Hard
Cremated
My stepmom's from Somalia, my baby sister is African American, my dad was always English, I'm a white man... You may have noticed.
Duncan Jones
You
Man
Sister
White
Baby
Somalia
Always
American
May
African
African-American
Noticed
English
Dad
I love watching American League games, you know what I mean?
Dusty Baker
Love
You
League
Know
American
American League
Mean
Games
Watching
Honestly, I'm cool with everyone, and people pick up on that. I'd say, 'I'm not gay, but it's all good.' It's kind of like going to Paris when you don't know the language; some Americans get into trouble over there, but I'm just like, 'Sorry, I don't speak French.'
Dylan McDermott
Good
Gay
You
People
Speak
Language
Trouble
Sorry
Honestly
Everyone
Say
Kind
Some
Paris
Pick
Over
Like
Know
French
Up
Get
American
Going
Just
Cool
A lot of the fiction I read growing up was post-war American, and not all of it centers on Manhattan, but around people of the Mad Men generation, people like John Cheever and, in more modern times, Don DeLillo, who I always mention.
Dylan Moran
Generation
People
Men
Mad
Mad Men
Post-War
John
More
Mention
Like
Read
Around
Always
Lot
Up
Times
American
Modern
Fiction
Manhattan
Modern Times
Centers
Who
Growing
Growing Up
I've always been a big consumer of American journalism over the years and had an interest in the history of it and of the press in America; how it has changed.
Dylan Moran
History
Big
Changed
Press
Consumer
Had
Journalism
Over
Always
How
Been
Years
America
American
The History Of
Interest
Whatever else an American believes or disbelieves about himself, he is absolutely sure he has a sense of humor.
E. B. White
Sense Of Humor
Humor
Whatever
Sense
Else
About
Absolutely
He
Himself
Sure
American
Believes
I had in mind a message, although I hope it doesn't intrude too badly, persuading Americans, and especially Southerners, of the critical importance of land and our vanishing natural environment and wildlife.
E. O. Wilson
Hope
Natural
Mind
Too
Our
Wildlife
Critical
Intrude
Vanishing
Had
Badly
Environment
Importance
Message
Although
Southerners
American
Natural Environment
Land
Persuading
Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.
E. W. Howe
Lies
Detest
Except
Spoken
Printed
American
Public
The American Communists had thrived as champions of domestic reform.
Earl Browder
Thrive
Had
Domestic
Reform
American
Communists
Champions
The highest percentage of African Americans own their own homes today than ever in our nation's history.
Ed Gillespie
Today
History
Nation
Own
Our
Percentage
Highest
Than
American
African
African Americans
Homes
Ever
I'm an American first, and I think that's how most people are.
Ed Gillespie
People
First
Think
Most
How
American
The Christians had a better chance against the lions than the American consumer has against the OPEC cartel.
Ed Markey
Better
Better Chance
Consumer
OPEC
Had
Than
Lions
American
Against
Chance
Christians
All Americans need a sense of place. That's what makes our physical surroundings worth caring about.
Ed McMahon
Worth
Sense
Caring
Our
All Americans
Physical
About
Makes
Surroundings
American
Place
Need
I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs.
Ed Pastor
Benefits
Will
Jobs
Prevents
Outsourcing
Support
American
Legislation
American Jobs
Worker
American Worker
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