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Music definitely gave me a focus. I was an artist without an outlet. Let's just say if I was not famous, I could have been infamous. I could've had my own episode of 'American Gangster.'

~Ceelo Green

Topics: American Artist Been Could Definitely Episode Famous Focus Gangster Gave Had Infamous Just Me Music My Own Outlet Own Say Without

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My Norwegian family says, 'You're the most grounded American we've ever met.'

~Celeste Holm

Topics: American Ever Family Grounded Met Most Norwegian Says You

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If someone were to call me 'the next Amy Tan,' it would not be because - or not primarily because - we have similar themes or subjects or styles. Let's be honest: it would be because we are both Chinese American.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: American Amy Because Both Call Chinese Honest Me Next Primarily Similar Someone Styles Subjects Tan Themes Were Would

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There's this sense that whiteness is the default and does not need to be questioned. That you've got a race if you're black, or any kind of Asian, or any kind of Native American, but that you have no race if you are white.

~Celeste Ng

Topics: American Any Asian Black Default Does Got Kind Native Native American Need Questioned Race Sense White You

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Americans are very big about loving the dog first, so when you tell them you have to set rules and limitations, a lot of people believe it's going to hurt their feelings. They're actually looking for you to be the pack leader.

~Cesar Millan

Topics: About Actually American Believe Big Dog Feelings First Going Hurt Leader Limitations Looking Lot Loving Pack People Rules Set Tell Them Very You

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I play American football every Saturday, which I find calming.

~Chad Harbach

Topics: American Calming Every Find Football Play Saturday Which

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American history and the history of baseball are bound up together: our racial politics can be described and traced through it.

~Chad Harbach

Topics: American American History Baseball Bound History Our Politics Racial The History Of Through Together Up

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For me, I'm just trying to be the best at what I do. I'll wave an Asian American flag if I get that opportunity. I'm not hiding or trying to discredit my background or anything, I just haven't had the opportunity.

~Chad Hugo

Topics: American American Flag Anything Asian Asian American Background Best Discredit Flag Get Had Hiding Just Me Opportunity Trying Wave

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To see, once again, that African American students are more likely to have a limited math curriculum and an underpaid novice teacher is disheartening and should be a call to action for policymakers and educators.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Action African African American Again American Call Curriculum Disheartening Educators Likely Limited Math More Novice Once Policymakers See Should Students Teacher Underpaid

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African American children can't be educationally disadvantaged for 12 years and then experience a miracle cure when it comes time for admission into college.

~Chaka Fattah

Topics: Admission African African American American Children College Cure Disadvantaged Experience Miracle Then Time Years

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