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The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that it is impossible to make them conceive of one without the other.

~Alexis De Tocqueville

Topics: American Combine Conceive Impossible Liberty Make Minds Notions Other Religion Them Without

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The whole life of an American is passed like a game of chance, a revolutionary crisis, or a battle.

~Alexis De Tocqueville

Topics: American Battle Chance Crisis Game Life Like Passed Revolutionary Whole

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An American cannot converse, but he can discuss, and his talk falls into a dissertation. He speaks to you as if he was addressing a meeting; and if he should chance to become warm in the discussion, he will say 'Gentlemen' to the person with whom he is conversing.

~Alexis De Tocqueville

Topics: Addressing American Become Cannot Chance Converse Discuss Discussion Dissertation Falls Gentlemen He His Meeting Person Say Should Speaks Talk Warm Whom Will You

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The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments.

~Alexis Denisof

Topics: American Dreadful Great Great Moments Moments Story

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Really, the potential for, first of all, any college graduate today is enormously good. These are good times for anyone with a college degree today, particularly African Americans. With a college degree today, you really breach the unemployment rate.

~Alexis Herman

Topics: African African Americans American Any Anyone Breach College College Degree Degree First First Of All Good Good Times Graduate Particularly Potential Rate Really Times Today Unemployment You

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The parallel development in American blues to the British movement has resulted in Johnny Winters.

~Alexis Korner

Topics: American Blues British Development Johnny Movement Parallel Resulted Winters

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Wherever I have gone in this country, I have found Americans.

~Alf Landon

Topics: American Country Found Gone Wherever

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It's a cliche, but Americans are puritanical. In their movies, they are scared of sex, but they overindulge in violence. I could have cut a G-rated version of 'Y Tu Mama Tambien' that would have pleased the American ratings board, but it would have been five minutes long.

~Alfonso Cuaron

Topics: American Been Board Cliche Could Cut Five Long Mama Minutes Movies Pleased Ratings Scared Sex Version Violence Would

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Television is like the American toaster, you push the button and the same thing pops up everytime.

~Alfred Hitchcock

Topics: American Button Everytime Like Pops Push Same Same Thing Television Thing Toaster Up You

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I was born in Hoboken. I am an American. Photography is my passion. The search for Truth my obsession.

~Alfred Stieglitz

Topics: Am American Born Obsession Passion Photography Search Truth I Am I Was Born

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