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Young people are constantly absorbing - through media, textbooks, and policy - the myths of American exceptionalism; for black children, this means that what they are taught in class does not match the world that they navigate daily.

~Clint Smith

Topics: Absorb American Black Children Class Constantly Daily Does Match Means Media Myths Navigate People Policy Taught Textbooks Through World Young Young People

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To operate with the aspiration of color-blindness in a country whose central operating mechanism for centuries has been race belies the logic of race-neutral public policy. Public policy must account for the historic and intentional pillaging of resources experienced by black Americans.

~Clint Smith

Topics: Account American Aspiration Been Black Black Americans Central Centuries Country Experienced Historic Intentional Logic Mechanism Must Operate Operating Policy Public Public Policy Race Resources Whose

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I didn't have the great American novel burning inside me, but I felt I could try my hand at popular fiction.

~Clive Cussler

Topics: American Burning Could Felt Fiction Great Great American Hand Inside Me Novel Popular Try

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I'm not working on the Great American Novel. All I am doing, I hope, is entertaining readers.

~Clive Cussler

Topics: Am American Doing Entertaining Great Great American Hope Novel Readers Working I Am

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France loves American cinema because when an American remake is successful, it makes us money to produce more French films.

~Clotilde Hesme

Topics: American Because Cinema Films France French Loves Makes Money More Produce Remake Successful Us

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If the Americans have Superman, we have Panday.

~Coco Martin

Topics: American Superman

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I'm a third-generation American, so I like that American-looking, Northwestern style with a flannel or jean shirt.

~Cody Horn

Topics: American Jean Like Shirt Style

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Osama bin Laden's own words stated he has a war against the United States. He declared that American civilians should be considered as combatants.

~Cofer Black

Topics: Against American Bin Civilians Considered He Own Should Stated States United United States War Words

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I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Always American Biggest Coast East East Coast Exceptions Failing Humor Irish Irony Italian Jewish Lack Naturally Serious Thought Very

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I've grown up surrounded by Americans and to a very large extent feel American. It sounds strange because I seem to be so quintessentially English in everyone's mind - and perhaps I am. Perhaps it's quintessentially English to have a fascination with America.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Am America American Because English Everyone Extent Fascination Feel Grown Large Mind Perhaps Seem Sounds Strange Surrounded Up Very I Am

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