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“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.”

Source: Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: William J. Clinton, 1999

“Here ends the story of a ship, but there will always be other ships, for we are an island race. Through all our centuries, the sea has ruled our destiny. There will always be other ships and men to sail in them. It is these men, in peace or war, to whom we owe so much. Above all victories, beyond all loss, in spite of changing values in a changing world, they give to us, their countrymen, eternal and indomitable pride.”

Source: The Essential Noël Coward Compendium: The Very Best of His Work, Life and Times

“Yet, Puerto Ricos economic convergence and political integration with the rest of the nation is in a state of arrest - even though the island has been within the national borders, political system and customs territory of the U.S. for a century.”

Has Beens States Political Nations Economic Century Borders Islands Customs Territory Integration Political Systems Puerto Rico Rico Convergence National Borders

Author:Dick Thornburgh

“How did Italy manage to end up with no Caribbean islands at all? Christopher Columbus took the trouble to discover the Caribbean personally before the end of the fifteenth century. Try to get a decent plate of spaghetti there now.”

Trying Ends Home Trouble Century Travel Manage Islands Decent Plates Columbus Caribbean Spaghetti

Author:Calvin Trillin

“If you go to old houses on Long Island you will see painted Chinese wallpaper, which was big in the 18th century. Throughout history, notable, established families have always tried to link to the 18th century.”

Ifs Long Bigs House Century Chinese Islands Links Notable 18th Century Long Island Old Houses

Author:Catherine Martin

“The former colonies, in Latin America in particular, have a better chance than ever before to overcome centuries of subjugation, violence and foreign intervention, which they have so far survived as dependencies with islands of luxury in a sea of misery.”

America Chance Violence Sea Century Particular Overcoming Misery Luxury Former Islands Latin Survived Intervention Latin America Colony Dependency Subjugation

Author:Noam Chomsky

“I guess if there was a desert island scenario and I only could take one font with me, I guess it would be Helvetica, though it has it's limitations, I think it's incredibly versatile and gets the job done and I also think it's one of the typefaces that will really survive the test of time beyond the next several decades if not into the next century.”

Ifs Thinking Done Would Be Jobs Next Century Tests Decades Limitation Desert Islands Scenarios Versatile Get The Job Done Test Of Time Fonts Typefaces Helvetica

Author:Khoi Vinh