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Corporate America doesn't really have an interest in Formula One because there is nothing American in it at this point. It is European and all made by Europeans. Until that changes, the interest isn't going to be at the level it needs to be.

~Alexander Rossi

Topics: America American Because Changes Corporate Corporate America European Europeans Formula Formula One Going Interest Level Made Needs Nothing Point Really Until

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The truth is, I love history and studied it in college, with a particular focus on early American history. My love is so deep, in fact, I went to school at The College of William & Mary in Colonial Williamsburg.

~Alexandra Bracken

Topics: American American History College Colonial Deep Early Fact Focus History In Fact Love Love Is Mary Particular School Studied Truth Truth Is William I Love

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Yes, as an oppressed people, American Indians have this epic burden, but first and foremost, they're human: sometimes a mess, sometimes funny or sad, at times very wise, and other times not wise at all - a lot like me.

~Alexandra Fuller

Topics: American Burden Epic First Foremost Funny Human Indians Like Lot Me Mess Oppressed Other People Sad Sometimes Times Very Wise Yes

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The '60s were a time of great change in American music.

~Alexandra Patsavas

Topics: American American Music Change Great Music Time Were

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Every so often, when I am feeling plucky, I try to write a screenplay that combines all 10 of Americans' top phobias and market it as a sleeper hit.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Am American Every Feeling Hit Market Often Phobias Screenplay Top Try Write I Am

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Pleasure reading has long been an American ideal - generations of schoolchildren have headed home for the summer toting recreational reading lists. But try to pitch it to a group of non-readers, and they quickly become suspicious.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: American Become Been Generations Group Headed Home Ideal Lists Long Pitch Pleasure Quickly Reading Recreational Summer Suspicious Try

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All that time that we spend tweeting our thoughts and emotions to our next of kin, we could be writing the great American novel, starting a business, or just living.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: American Business Could Emotions Great Great American Just Just Living Kin Living Next Novel Our Spend Starting Thoughts Time Tweeting Writing

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George W. Bush has dutifully, if not intentionally, provided Americans with laughs for nearly a decade. He has also made them cry, sometimes for the same reason.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Also American Bush Cry Decade George George W George W. Bush He Intentionally Laughs Made Nearly Provided Reason Same Sometimes Them

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George Washington didn't have to make us laugh; he just had to establish precedents and avoid chopping down more cherry trees than he could possibly help. But somewhere along the line, Americans began expecting their presidents to do more than just govern. They also had to make us laugh.

~Alexandra Petri

Topics: Along Also American Avoid Began Cherry Could Down Establish Expecting George George Washington Govern Had He Help Just Laugh Line Make More Possibly Presidents Somewhere Than Trees Us Washington

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I believe that every American should have stable, dignified housing; health care; education - that the most very basic needs to sustain modern life should be guaranteed in a moral society.

~Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Topics: American Basic Basic Needs Believe Care Dignified Education Every Every American Guaranteed Health Health Care Housing Life Modern Modern Life Moral Most Needs Should Society Stable Sustain Very I Believe I Believe That

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