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Holiday binge-buying has deep roots in American culture: department stores have been associating turkey gluttony with its spending equivalent since they began sponsoring Thanksgiving Day parades in the early 20th century.

~Adam Davidson

Topics: American American Culture Been Began Century Culture Day Deep Department Early Equivalent Gluttony Holiday Parades Roots Since Spending Sponsor Stores Thanksgiving Turkey 20Th Century

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I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of 'Idiocracy' and 'Borat,' without a doubt there is a really subversive and sophisticated assault on American culture.

~Adam Mckay

Topics: American American Culture Assault Case Could Culture Doubt Dumb Just Movies Really Say Silly Sophisticated Speak Subversive Want Without You

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'Luke Cage' came out in 1972 at the height of the blaxploitation era. It was a literary response to this notion of blaxploitation movies. It was the first time in American culture that Hollywood was embracing black movies.

~Adrian Younge

Topics: American American Culture Black Cage Came Culture Embracing Era First First Time Height Hollywood Literary Luke Movies Notion Out Response Time

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I have a good connection with people from America that come to my shows. It's more the American culture. I like the culture, so I want to spend more time there and make more friends and have some fun.

~Afrojack

Topics: America American American Culture Come Connection Culture Friends Fun Good Like Make More People Shows Some Spend Time Want

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Explain to me what Italian-American culture is. We've been here 100 years. Isn't Italian-American culture American culture? That's because we're so diverse, in terms of intermarriage.

~Al Pacino

Topics: American American Culture Because Been Culture Diverse Explain Here Italian-American Me Terms Years 100 Years

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Although, at times, soccer is a challenge to mind, body, and spirit, fundamentally, the progression of the U.S. women's game and those who play it reflects a distinctively American culture, rooted in our struggle, shared aspiration, hard work and self-determination.

~Ali Krieger

Topics: Although American American Culture Aspiration Body Challenge Culture Fundamentally Game Hard Hard Work Mind Our Play Progression Reflects Rooted Self-Determination Shared Soccer Spirit Struggle Those Times Who Women Work

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In Chinese culture, it wouldn't occur to kids to question or talk back to their parents. In American culture, kids in books, TV shows and movies constantly score points with their snappy back talk. Typically, it's the parents who need to be taught a life lesson - by their children.

~Amy Chua

Topics: American American Culture Back Books Children Chinese Chinese Culture Constantly Culture Kids Lesson Life Life Lesson Movies Need Occur Parents Points Question Score Shows Snappy Talk Taught Tv Tv Shows Who

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At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with my mother related to our different beliefs. Hers was based in family history, which I didn't know anything about. I always felt hesitant in talking about Chinese culture and American culture.

~Amy Tan

Topics: About Always American American Culture Anything Based Beginning Beliefs Career Chinese Chinese Culture Confusion Culture Different Different Beliefs Emotional Family Family History Felt Hers Hesitant History Knew Know Mother Nothing Our Related Talking Which Writer Writing

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Influences at home, including classical music, were not all specifically jazz, but the family radio was always on... So there was always some connection to American culture, to American music.

~Anat Cohen

Topics: Always American American Culture American Music Classical Classical Music Connection Culture Family Home Including Influences Jazz Music Radio Some Specifically Were

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Is there a sharper commentary on American culture and the world than The Simpsons?

~Anthony Bourdain

Topics: American American Culture Commentary Culture Sharper Simpsons Than The Simpsons World

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