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“In London - and forget those extra public pressures on politicians - the lovely old Sloane world of manor houses simply hasn't cut it since Big Bang in 1986, the point at which Mrs. Thatcher really started to achieve her ambition to make this country more like America - its ambition, economy, it's very tangible measures of success.”

World Country Bigs America House Forget Economy Cutting Achieve Politician Ambition Pressure London Lovely Extras Bangs Tangible Measure Of Success Mrs Thatcher

Author:Peter York

“How is the government going to get the extra taxes? Out of the rich, or just out of the poor, as usual?”

Government America Poor Rich Taxes Extras Usual Taxation

Book:Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

Source: Will Rogers' World: America's Foremost Political Humorist Comments on the Twenties and Thirties--and Eighties and Nineties

“There is two types of Larceny, Petty and Grand. They are supposed to be the same in the eyes of the law, but judges always put a little extra on you for Petty, which is kind of a fine for stupidness.”

Kind Littles Two Eye America Law Judging Fine Type Supposed To Be Extras Petty Criminal Justice Larceny

Book:Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

Source: Will Rogers Speaks: Over 1,000 Timeless Quotations for Public Speakers (writers, Politicians, Comedians, Browsers ...)

“Back in '96, I was on "The Price Is Right" pointing at refrigerators, and "Extra," the TV show, came down. They were the first entertainment entity that put people up on the Internet, so they put my picture up, and America Online called the next day and said I got a zillion or whatever downloads. I didn't know what a download was!”

People Knows Firsts Said Shows America Next Tvs Internet Entertainment Extras Online Entity Tv Shows Next Day Pointing Refrigerators Downloads

Author:Cindy Margolis

“We have to work extra hard, because we in America are very ethnocentric--we think our culture is superior. Why's that? It's because we've got moon rocks, and nobody else has moon rocks.”

Thinking Hard America Culture Rocks Moon Superiors Extras

Book:Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

Source: Chosen Soldier: The Making of a Special Forces Warrior

“America is always a good target for a populist. In many countries, particularly authoritarian systems, if you want to get an extra bonus, you bash the Americans.”

Ifs Want Country America Extras Target Bonus Populist Bash

Author:Mohamed ElBaradei