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The surface of American life looks smooth, prosperous, peaceful. But underneath, fault-line shifts in family and work life have led us into what some have called 'advanced insecurity.'

~Arlie Russell Hochschild

Topics: Advanced American American Life Family Insecurity Led Life Looks Peaceful Prosperous Shifts Smooth Some Surface Underneath Us Work

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The focus of our public discourse has been on how American companies are competing with Japanese, German, and other foreign companies. What this allows us to ignore is how each of those American companies is really in competition with the families of the workers. That's the real competition.

~Arlie Russell Hochschild

Topics: American Been Companies Competing Competition Discourse Each Families Focus Foreign German How Ignore Japanese Other Our Public Real Really Those Us Workers

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I think one of the most important American films is 'Jackie Brown,' which is such a humble depiction of humble characters but so powerful. The film was pure depiction of the American poverty of the '90s.

~Arnaud Desplechin

Topics: American Brown Characters Film Films Humble Important Jackie Most Poverty Powerful Pure The Most Important Think Which I Think

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Some prescient American collectors, including Vicki and Kent Logan and Mera and Donald Rubell, began collecting Chinese art before 2000 with a genuine passion, but as the auction prices exploded everyone was beating a path to the galleries and artist studios in China. It became the 'China thing.'

~Arne Glimcher

Topics: American Art Artist Auction Beating Became Before Began China Chinese Collecting Collectors Donald Everyone Exploded Galleries Genuine Including Kent Passion Path Prices Some Studios Thing

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Who cares about that stuff? This is America, not Jerusalem. I'm an American. Let Harry be a Jew.

~Arnold Rothstein

Topics: About America American Cares Harry Jerusalem Jew Stuff Who Who Cares

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As long as I live, I will never forget that day 21 years ago when I raised my hand and took the oath of citizenship. Do you know how proud I was? I was so proud that I walked around with an American flag around my shoulders all day long.

~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Topics: All Day American American Flag Around Citizenship Day Do You Know Flag Forget Hand How Know Live Long Never Never Forget Oath Proud Raised Shoulders Took Walked Will Years Years Ago You

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As you know, I'm an immigrant. I came over here as an immigrant, and what gave me the opportunities, what made me to be here today, is the open arms of Americans. I have been received. I have been adopted by America.

~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Topics: Adopted America American Arms Been Came Gave Here Immigrant Know Made Me Open Open Arms Opportunities Over Received Today You I Came

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The success I have achieved in bodybuilding, motion pictures, and business would not have been possible without the generosity of the American people and the freedom here to pursue your dreams.

~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Topics: Achieved American American People Been Bodybuilding Business Dreams Freedom Generosity Here Motion Motion Pictures People Pictures Possible Pursue Success Without Would Your Your Dreams

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I think Americans are very patriotic.

~Arnold Schwarzenegger

Topics: American Patriotic Think Very I Think

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Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa.

~Art Blakey

Topics: Africa America American Art Art Form Connect Countries Damn Damn Thing Form Instance Jazz Known Musical Other Other Countries Over People Seen Thing Try World

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