“If I was ever going to become a good designer, I had to leave America. My own culture was inhibiting me. Too much style in America is tacky. It's looked down upon to be too stylish. Europeans, however, appreciate style.” IfsAmericaCultureMy OwnToo MuchStyleAppreciateDesignerGood DesignStylishTacky Author:Tom Ford
“It's interesting that music in this country... we sort of sold something to America with The Beatles and they sold something back. And we've never been afraid to embrace American style rock 'n' roll and make it our own over here.” CountryAmericaInterestingRocksStyleEmbraceRock N Roll Author:Ricky Gervais
“Regardless of all of the ways that the media have changed in recent years, one thing that will never go out of style in America is the ability of a free press to keep the public accurately and honestly informed about its government.” WayYearsGovernmentAmericaAbilityOne ThingMediaStyleChangedPressesHonestlyFreedom Of SpeechFree PressYear One Author:Candice S. Miller
“Andy Wiliams' smooth voice and casual style turned the songs he sang into timeless classics and made him one of America's top pop singers. ... The entertainment industry has lost a giant piece of its living history today, but Williams' legacy will forever be enshrined in the annals of music and television.” MadeTodayAmericaSongLostVoiceForeverPiecesStyleTelevisionIndustryEntertainmentPopsSingersLegacyGiantsSmoothTimelessCasualEntertainment Industry Author:Neil Portnow
“if there is one place in the United States where private styles make up for public images, it is San Francisco, where all lapsed lovers of America, even loyalists like me experiencing spasms of disillusionment, should be taken for refresher courses. The tides of all-American conformity beat vainly against the San Franciscan rock.” IfsShouldStatesAmericaCoursesUnitedUnited StatesTakenRocksStyleLoversBeatsLike MeConformityTidesSan FranciscoDisillusionmentFranciscansPublic ImageLoyalists Author:Jan Morris
“My personal style has developed from growing up in Oklahoma, middle America, where I was wearing jeans and cowboy boots and where people were not running around in miniskirts.” PeopleRunningAmericaGrowing UpGrowingMiddleStyleBootsCowboyJeansOklahomaPersonal StyleCowboy BootMiddle America Author:Suzy Amis
“Freedom, by its nature, must be chosen, and defended by citizens, and sustained by the rule of law and the protection of minorities. And when the soul of a nation finally speaks, the institutions that arise may reflect customs and traditions very different from our own. America will not impose our own style of government on the unwilling. Our goal instead is to help others find their own voice, attain their own freedom, and make their own way.” WayMayDifferentSoulHelpingGovernmentAmericaLawSpeakNationsGoalVoiceStyleCitizensTraditionInstitutionsProtectionHelping OthersAriseChosenMinoritiesCustomsUnwillingRule Of LawCustoms And Traditions Author:George W. Bush
“America is a noisy culture, unlike, say, Finland, which values silence. Individualism, dominant in the U.S. and Germany, promotes the direct, fast-paced style of communication associated with extraversion. Collectivistic societies, such as those in East Asia, value privacy and restraint, qualities more characteristic of introverts.” AmericaValuesCultureSilenceQualityStyleCommunicationDirectEastCharacteristicsGermanyPrivacyIndividualismDominantIntrovertRestraintAsiaFast PacedNoisyFinlandEast Asia Author:Laurie Helgoe