“Growing up with country, R&B, gospel, and classical music from my grandmother and pop, Tuskegee was the perfect melting pot for my influences as a writer.” CountryPerfectGrowing UpGrowingInfluencePopsGrandmotherPotMy GrandmotherClassical MusicMeltingMelting Pot Author:Lionel Richie
“So that’s what we want is a secure and sovereign nation and, you know, I don’t know that all of you are Latino. Some of you look a little more Asian to me. I don’t know that. What we know, what we know about ourselves is that we are a melting pot in this country. My grandchildren are evidence of that. I’m evidence of that. I’ve been called the first Asian legislator in our Nevada State Assembly.” KnowsWantFirstsLooksLittlesCountryStatesWholeNationsRoomsStudentsEvidenceUnionsNotesSecureTeenagerPotSovereignGrandchildrenAsianLatinoAssemblyMeltingLegislatorsHispanicMy GrandchildrenMelting PotNevada Author:Sharron Angle
“I think of L.A. as truly the melting pot. It’s basically a mini country unto itself.” ThinkingCountryPotMeltingMelting Pot Author:Patrick Soon-Shiong
“Every now and then, you get people who tend to forget what this country is about, which is a melting pot of races and cultures and freedom of speech.” PeopleCountryCultureForgetRaceSpeechPotNow And ThenFreedom Of SpeechMeltingMelting Pot Author:Maynard James Keenan
“We are the people who run this country. We are the deciders. And every single day, every single one of us needs to step outside and take some action to help stop this war. Raise hell. Think of something to make the ridiculous look ridiculous. Make our troops know we're for them and trying to get them out of there. Hit the streets to protest Bush's proposed surge. If you can, go to the peace march in Washington on Jan. 27. We need people in the streets, banging pots and pans and demanding, 'Stop it, now!'” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsNeedsTryingLooksWarCountryHelpingRunningActionStepsHellStreetsRaisesRidiculousProtestMarchPotTroopsOur TroopsBangingPots And Pans Author:Molly Ivins