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Yes, I was hired by Universal because they needed a comedy director. They had seen Scandal and liked it. I saw an opportunity even in those comedies to begin my project of American films.

~Douglas Sirk

Topics: American Because Begin Comedies Comedy Director Even Films Had Hired Liked Needed Opportunity Project Saw Scandal Seen Those Universal Yes

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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

Topics: American British Ensure Great Lot Michael No Point Our Pains Point Remained Rule See Stars Trying Very Mgm

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Despite my great disappointment in American foreign policy, I am very proud of the American tradition of wild land conservation. It is the best tradition and example of land conservation in the world. It goes back a long way.

~Douglas Tompkins

Topics: Am American Back Best Conservation Despite Disappointment Example Foreign Foreign Policy Goes Great Land Long Long Way Policy Proud Tradition Very Way Wild World I Am

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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

Topics: American Architect Architects Argentina Designed Early Eye Great Great American Guys Had Idea Infrastructure Like National National Park Park Public Public Eye Take Thrust Vision Who You

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My experience politically has always been that one-word definition of politics: money. Keep your eye on the buck. And that tells you where the American people are going to be.

~Douglas Wilder

Topics: Always American American People Been Buck Definition Experience Eye Going Keep Money People Politically Politics Tells Where You Your

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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

Topics: Able American American Dream Been Being Creative Dream Incredible Just Living Make Money Out Over Years

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I was saving the name of 'Geisel' for the Great American Novel.

~Dr. Seuss

Topics: American Great Great American Name Novel Saving

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'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

Topics: Able American Because Been Carry Great Great Opportunity Honor Institution Long Me Offered Opportunity Price Right Show Thought Tradition

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Death created the modern American union, not just by ensuring national survival, but by shaping enduring national structures and commitments. The work of death was Civil War America's most fundamental and most demanding undertaking.

~Drew Gilpin Faust

Topics: America American Civil Civil War Commitments Created Death Demanding Enduring Ensuring Fundamental Just Modern Most National Shaping Structures Survival Undertaking Union War Work

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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

Topics: American Because Civil Civil War Face Fact Gone Having Heaven Hoped Interested Like Loved Loved Ones Many Might Other Period Realm Very War Were

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