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England and France were rivals, not only on the continent, but in the West Indies, in India, and in Europe.

~Albert Bushnell Hart

Topics: Continent England Europe France India Indies Only Rivals Were West

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Jazz music, as is also the case with the old down-home spirituals, gospel and jubilee songs, jumps, shouts and moans, is essentially an American vernacular or idiomatic modification of musical conventions imported from Europe, beginning back during the time of the early settlers of the original colonies.

~Albert Murray

Topics: Also American Back Beginning Case Colonies Conventions Early Essentially Europe Gospel Imported Jazz Jazz Music Jubilee Jumps Modification Music Musical Old Original Settlers Songs Time Vernacular

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Europe is so well gardened that it resembles a work of art, a scientific theory, a neat metaphysical system. Man has re-created Europe in his own image.

~Aldous Huxley

Topics: Art Europe His Image Man Metaphysical Neat Own Resembles Scientific System Theory Well Work

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Americans easily forget that the air they breathe is the same as those in Europe or Africa or Asia; it's the same air as Jesus breathed. I would like them to remember that connection.

~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Topics: Africa Air American Asia Breathe Breathed Connection Easily Europe Forget Jesus Like Remember Same Them Those Would

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When I think about growing up, I feel most affected by two travels that I made working in cargo boats when I was 16 and 18. One of them crossed through the Mississippi and Baton Rouge and Mobile, Alabama, and another went all the way to Europe.

~Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu

Topics: About Affected Alabama Another Baton Boats Cargo Crossed Europe Feel Growing Growing Up Made Mississippi Mobile Most Them Think Through Travels Two Up Way Working I Think I Feel

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African runners regularly work out in the United States and Europe, and the International Olympic Committee sends some of the cash from the Games to Olympic committees in poor nations, which use the money to finance their own programs.

~Alex Berenson

Topics: African Cash Committee Committees Europe Finance Games International Money Nations Olympic Out Own Poor Programs Regularly Runners Sends Some States United United States Use Which Work Work Out

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I love Europe. I don't speak a lick of French, but I speak a bit of Italian. I can get through Italy better than I get through the rest of Europe.

~Alex O'Loughlin

Topics: Better Bit Europe French Get Italian Italy Lick Love Rest Speak Than Through I Love I Can

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I spent the first seven years of my life in a caravan traveling around Europe and the United States because my parents were just obsessed with traveling.

~Alex Sharp

Topics: Around Because Caravan Europe First Just Life My Life Obsessed Parents Seven Spent States Traveling United United States Were Years

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If we turn our backs of the Scythians who have provoked us, how shamefully shall we march against the revolted Bactrians; but if we pass Tanais and make the Scythians feel, by dear experience, that we are invincible, not in Asia only, it is not to be doubted but that Europe itself, as well as Asia, will come within the bounds of our conquests.

~Alexander The Great

Topics: Against Asia Backs Bounds Come Dear Doubted Europe Experience Feel How Invincible Itself Make March Only Our Pass Shall Turn Us Well Who Will Within

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I'm of course disillusioned with what has happened to World cinema. Now cinemas in both Eastern and Western Europe are filled with the same blockbusters from Hollywood.

~Alexander Walker

Topics: Blockbusters Both Cinema Course Disillusioned Eastern Europe Filled Happened Hollywood Now Same Western Western Europe World

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