“Whether our ancestors came here on the Mayflower, on slave ships, whether they came to Ellis Island or LAX in Los Angeles, whether they came yesterday or walked this land a thousand years ago our great challenge for the 21st century is to find a way to be One America. We can meet all the other challenges if we can go forward as One America.” IfsWayYearsAmericaChallengesLandCenturyThousandYears AgoSlaveYesterdayShipsIslandsLos AngelesAncestorThousand Years21st CenturyMayflowerLaxEllis IslandSlave Ships Book:Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999 Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999
“South America had been an island continent, far bigger and far more diverse than Australia, for tens of millions of years before the Isthmus of Panama rose just a couple of million years ago. The resulting flood of North American mammals across the new land bridge corresponds in time with the decimation of the native South American fauna. In fact, most large mammals generally considered distinctly South American... are all recent migrants from North America.” YearsFactsAmericaMillionsLandCoupleYears AgoBiggerRoseSouthBridgesIslandsNativeAustraliaDiverseContinentsFloodNorth AmericaMigrantsMammalsSouth AmericaPanama Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“I knew I couldn't live in America and I wasn't ready to move to Europe so I moved to an island off the coast of America - New York City .” AmericaMovingCitiesNew YorkReadyTravelEuropeMovedIslandsNew York CityCoast Author:Spalding Gray
“Traveling in Europe made me understand that America has an island mentality: No one exists except us. There's a whole other world out there, but most Americans - all they know is America, the marketing plan.” KnowsWorldMadeWholeAmericaPlansTravelEuropeMarketingIslandsMentalityOther WorldsMarketing Plans Author:will.i.am