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In the '60s, when I was growing up, one of the great elements of American culture was the protest song. There were songs about the civil rights movement, the women's rights movement, the antiwar movement. It wasn't just Bob Dylan, it was everybody at the time.

~George Clooney

Topics: About American American Culture Bob Bob Dylan Civil Civil Rights Civil Rights Movement Culture Dylan Elements Everybody Great Growing Growing Up Just Movement Protest Rights Rights Movement Song Songs Time Up Were Women

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I requested the gentlemen to put on their hats, and the ladies their shawls, to avoid catching cold, and then had the windows widely opened. This proceeding caused some astonishment and alarm at first; for the Americans generally have a dread of cold air.

~George Combe

Topics: Air Alarm American Astonishment Avoid Catching Caused Cold Dread First Generally Gentlemen Had Hats Ladies Opened Put Some Then Widely Windows

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Growing up, I listened to a lot of American singer/songwriters, so a lot of Tom Waits, Paul Simon - also Woody Guthrie and Bob Dylan. And bands like Vampire Weekend.

~George Ezra

Topics: Also American Bands Bob Bob Dylan Dylan Growing Growing Up Like Listened Lot Paul Simon Tom Tom Waits Up Vampire Waits Weekend Woody

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The music that I first fell in love with was American music, really. Nothing against British acts - I love them and will forever - but on the whole, it was the art of American storytelling in the kind of folk and blues lyrics that, if you scratch a little bit, there's a heartbreaking story there.

~George Ezra

Topics: Acts Against American American Music Art Bit Blues British Fell First Folk Forever Heartbreaking Kind Little Little Bit Love Lyrics Music Nothing Really Scratch Story Storytelling Them Whole Will You I Love

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The best thing we can do if we want the Russians to let us be Americans is to let the Russians be Russian.

~George F. Kennan

Topics: American Best Let Us Russian Russians Thing Us Want

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The best an American can look forward to is the lonely pleasure of one who stands at long last on a chilly and inhospitable mountaintop where few have been before, where few can follow and where few will consent to believe he has been.

~George F. Kennan

Topics: American Been Before Believe Best Chilly Consent Few Follow Forward He Last Lonely Long Look Pleasure Stands Where Who Will

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I was an opponent of Saddam Hussein when the British and American governments and businessmen were selling him guns and gas.

~George Galloway

Topics: American British Businessmen Gas Governments Guns Him Hussein Opponent Saddam Saddam Hussein Selling Were

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Once vigorous measures appear to be the only means left of bringing the Americans to a due submission to the mother country, the colonies will submit.

~George Iii Of The United Kingdom

Topics: American Appear Bringing Colonies Country Due Left Means Measures Mother Once Only Submission Submit Vigorous Will

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Although he's regularly asked to do so, God does not take sides in American politics.

~George J. Mitchell

Topics: Although American American Politics Asked Does God He Politics Regularly Sides Take

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The result was, of course, that today, tragically, more than 40 million Americans don't have health insurance, and for many, not having health insurance means they don't have access to good health care.

~George J. Mitchell

Topics: Access American Care Course Good Good Health Having Health Health Care Health Insurance Insurance Many Means Million More Result Than Today Tragically

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