“There's a phrase you hear in Israel: "We're not Jews, we're Israelis." What that means is that the stereotype we're familiar with here in the States of the Diaspora Jew, i.e. Jews in America or Europe or Russia, etc. does not fit at all with the reality of the homegrown "sabras" of Israel.” MeanDoeStatesRealityAmericaFitEuropeJewIsraelRussiaFamiliarPhrasesEtcStereotypeDiasporaHomegrown Author:Steven Pressfield
“In America, racism exists but racists are all gone. Racists belong to the past. Racists are the thin-lipped mean white people in the movies about the civil rights era. Here's the thing: the manifestation of racism has changed but the language has not. So if you haven't lynched somebody then you can't be called a racist. If you're not a bloodsucking monster, then you can't be called a racist. Somebody has to be able to say that racists are not monsters.” PeopleIfsMeanAbleAmericaPastLanguageWhiteGoneRightsHavensChangedRacismMonstersCivil RightsErasManifestationRacist Author:Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
“The thing is, in America, it just seemed ridiculous - I mean, the idea of having a hit record over there, ... It was just something you could never do.” MeanIdeasAmericaMusicRecordsMusic IsRidiculous Author:John Lennon
“Well, it's an unimaginable honor to be the president during the Fourth of July of this country. It means what these words say, for starters. The great inalienable rights of our country. We're blessed with such values in America. And I - it's - I'm a proud man to be the nation based upon such wonderful values.” MenWellsMeanCountryHumorAmericaPoliticalValuesNationsPresidentRightsWonderfulProudHonorBlessedOur CountryFourthJulyPolitical HumorUnimaginableStartersInalienable RightsProud Man Author:George W. Bush
“I continue to care for President Obama and for his family. I think that in many ways they are very courageous people, and I honor that, because I know what it means to live as a black person in a racist America.” PeopleThinkingKnowsWayMeanPersonsCareAmericaBlackPresidentHonorRacistCourageousPresident ObamaBlack Person Author:Alice Walker
“This is the United States of America. It means we respond to our fellow Americans in times of crisis and emergency and disaster.” MeanStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesCrisisFellowsDisasterUnited States Of AmericaEmergenciesTimes Of Crisis Author:Bob Menendez
“The commission process in America and England is different. In America, they do it through an interview process, and it's really based on whether they like you or not. I mean, it's nothing to do with whether you do the best scheme or the worst scheme.” MeanDifferentAmericaProcessWorstLike YouEnglandInterviewsSchemesDo The Best Author:Zaha Hadid
“In my early teens, I read every bound volume of the magazine Punch. Every writer of any distinction in the English language, and I mean including America and England, at some time wrote for Punch. Jerome K. Jerome, who wrote Three Men In A Boat, I loved. I was very impressed when I read a piece by Mark Twain in Punch, and realized that despite the fact that they were on different continents, Jerome K. Jerome and Mark Twain had the same kind of laconic, laid-back, "The human race is damn stupid, but quite interesting" attitude. They were almost talking with the same voice.” MenHumansKindMeanDifferentFactsAmericaThreeLanguageVoiceInterestingRaceAttitudeTalkingPiecesStupidMarkEnglandBoundsIncludingDespiteBoatMagazinesDamnHuman RaceDistinctionTeensContinentsVolumeImpressedEnglish LanguageLaid BackLaconic Author:Terry Pratchett
“German? I don't know what that means ... we don't say that in America.” KnowsMeanAmerica Author:Justin Bieber
“In the Tea Party narrative, victory at the polls means a new American revolution, one that will "take our country back" from everyone they disapprove of. But what they dont realize is, there's a catch: This is America, and we have an entrenched oligarchical system in place that insulates us all from any meaningful political change.” MeanCountryAmericaPoliticalRealizingPartyRevolutionVictoryMeaningfulOur CountryTeaNarrativePollsTea PartyAmerican RevolutionPolitical Change Author:Matt Taibbi