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Sometimes, I pinch myself. Through everything, its about hard work... believing in yourself and in the American dream. Believe that you can make something out of yourself.

~Buddy Valastro

Topics: About American American Dream Believe Believing Dream Everything Hard Hard Work Make Myself Out Pinch Something Sometimes Through Work You Yourself

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Instead of kids just hearing about beads and baskets and fringe, and about what 'was' and 'were,' we present Native American culture as a living contemporary culture.

~Buffy Sainte-Marie

Topics: About American American Culture Beads Contemporary Culture Fringe Hearing Instead Just Kids Living Native Native American Present Were

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I think that most Americans feel that the Indians lost because of fair fights and superior odds and superior weaponry. That's because that's the only side of the story that's been told.

~Buffy Sainte-Marie

Topics: American Because Been Fair Feel Fights Indians Lost Most Odds Only Side Story Superior Think I Think

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As a former NFL player, I am one American who will have nothing to do with any NFL Team that cannot find the corporate courage to stand for the millions of courageous past great Americans whose sacrifice gave meaning to our flag and national anthem and to the millions upon millions who still dream to come to its free shores.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: Am American Anthem Any Cannot Come Corporate Courage Courageous Dream Find Flag Former Free Gave Great Meaning Millions National National Anthem Nothing Our Past Player Sacrifice Shores Stand Still Team Who Whose Will I Am Nfl

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Dubois was the first black American to graduate from Harvard. He was accepted within the northern white intellectual circles as one of the 'best of his race.' As an avowed socialist, he was the only black member of the original 19 wealthy socialist founders of the NAACP.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: Accepted American Best Black Circles First Founders Graduate Harvard He His Intellectual Member Naacp Northern Only Original Race Socialist Wealthy White Within

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White Americans, stop apologizing; we live in the greatest country in the history of mankind, and it's there because of our ancestors - those who came to this country and did their very best. And every generation has gotten better at what we're good at.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: American Ancestors Apologizing Because Best Better Came Country Did Every Generation Good Gotten Greatest Greatest Country History Live Mankind Our Stop The History Of Those Very White Who

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If you apologize to me, I look at it as an insult because my parents, my grandparents, my great-grandparents, like every other culture out there, did exactly what they needed to do. They worked hard, and they became part of the American way, and they earned the respect of Americans across the board. We need to do the same.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: Across American American Way Apologize Became Because Board Culture Did Earned Every Exactly Exactly What Grandparents Hard Insult Like Look Me Need Needed Other Out Parents Part Respect Same Way Worked You

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We're dealing with whether we're going to accept the idea of socialism and Marxism and atheism. Or go back to the American way, Judeo-Christian values, which meritocracy is part of it. The idea that content and character and talent are colorblind.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: Accept American American Way Atheism Back Character Colorblind Content Dealing Go Going Idea Marxism Part Socialism Talent Values Way Whether Which

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As black Americans continue to be insulted and dismissed by protected white liberals, the Black Talented Tenth will continue to benefit from political donations, speaking engagements, national media presence, accolades as the official black leaders, and perpetual gigs on MSNBC and CNN.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: Accolades American Benefit Black Black Americans Continue Dismissed Donations Gigs Insulted Leaders Liberals Media National Official Perpetual Political Presence Protected Speaking Talented Tenth White Will Cnn

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My dad and uncles were among the 125,000 proud black American volunteers who, throughout their entire lives, considered their decision to serve during WWII as their greatest honor.

~Burgess Owens

Topics: American Among Black Considered Dad Decision Entire Entire Lives Greatest Honor Lives Proud Serve Throughout Uncles Volunteers Were Who Wwii

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