“I lived in England for a long time, and even the English didn't think me as one of theirs. In America I'm not really accepted. In New Zealand now, I don't think they even think of me as a New Zealander.” ThinkingLongAmericaLong TimeEnglandAcceptedThink Of MeNew Zealand Author:Andrew Niccol
“I'm a controversial artist, one who dares to have an opinion and bothers to create music and videos that challenge people's ideas in a world that is watered-down and hollow. In my work I examine the America we live in, and I've always tried to show people that the devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. So don't expect the end of the world to come one day out of the blue – it's been happening every day for a long time.” PeopleWorldLongIdeasEndsShowsAmericaArtistChallengesOpinionOne DayLong TimeHappeningsDevilDown AndBlueBlameDareVideoBotherEnd Of The WorldHollowControversialAtrocities Author:Marilyn Manson
“I like America anyway. In Japan we are much more formal. If two friends are separated for a long time and they meet they bow and bow and bow. They keep bowing without exchanging a word. Here they slap each other on the back and say: Hello, old man, how goes everything.” IfsMenLongTwoAmericaLong TimeJapanOld ManBowsFormalHelloSlapExchangingTwo Friends Author:Sessue Hayakawa
“For a long time, my life has not been quote-unquote normal. And I'm OK with that, because what I'm trying to do is something that's above and beyond, that not very many people in America or the world have achieved at all. So, I don't mind that my life is so hectic and crazy.” PeopleWorldTryingMindLongAmericaLife IsCrazyNormalLong TimeHecticAbove And Beyond Author:Mariel Zagunis
“America has had the best university system in the world for a long time. And so we have been innovators, not only in the discoveries as proven by Nobel Prizes in chemistry and physics and that sort of thing, but we've been able to put that into practical application with new gadgets that people admire.” PeopleWorldLongHas BeensAbleAmericaLong TimeDiscoveryUniversityPhysicsPracticalsAdmirePrizeChemistryApplicationProvenNobelInnovatorsNobel PrizeGadgets Author:Jimmy Carter
“I guess hip-hop has been closer to the pulse of the streets than any music we've had in a long time. It's sociology as well as music, which is in keeping with the tradition of black music in America.” WellsLongHas BeensAmericaBlackStreetsLong TimeTraditionHip HopHipsHopsSociologyPulseBlack Music Author:Quincy Jones
“I will say that when I first came out to the States to work on 'Jericho,' that was the only time that I've ever been frightened about a job, because in America they tell stories over such a long time, and I was petrified that I'd get bored.” FirstsLongStatesStoriesJobsAmericaLong TimeBoredFrightenedOnly TimeJericho Author:Lennie James