“We talk about spreading democracy and freedom all over the world, but they are to us words rather than conditions. We haven't even got them here in America, and the farther we get into this war the farther we get away from democracy and freedom. Where is it leading us to, and when will it end? The war might stop this winter, but that is improbable. It may go on for fifty years or more. That also is improbable. The elements are too conflicting and confused to form any accurate judgment of its length. There may be a series of wars, one after another, going on indefinitely.” WorldYearsMayWarEndsMightAmericaFormDemocracyConditionsHavensGoes OnElementsJudgmentSeriesWinterConfusedFiftyGet AwayLengthAccurateImprobable Author:Charles Lindbergh
“William Waltz will take me through 'the buzz and clamor in a forest of hearts.' Adventures in the Lost Interiors of America is an adventure, I will go on this adventure with Waltz as a skillful, faithful, compass-true guide. I love this book.” HeartBookAmericaLostAdventureGoes OnGuidesForestsFaithfulTake MeInteriorsCompassSkillfulBuzzClamorWaltz Author:James Tate
“Let them all believe whatever they want. It is pointless to go on radio shows and wrangle over mystical claims. However, such claims must not be imposed on captive children in government-owned schools. That is prohibited by the separation of church and state, a core principle in the First Amendment in America's Bill of Rights.” WantFirstsBelieveChildrenStatesShowsGovernmentSchoolAmericaChurchPrinciplesRightsAtheismGoes OnClaimsBillsRadioCoreSeparationAmendmentsMysticalFirst AmendmentChurch And StatePointlessSeparation Of Church And StateCaptivesBill Of Rights Author:James A. Haught
“I got a coat lined with hampster. You couldn't do that kind of thing in America. All the Boy Scouts would go on strike.” KindAmericaMoralBoysGoes OnStrikesMannersCoatsBoy Scout Author:Suzy Parker
“Hip-hop is very diverse, but if you only focus on one aspect of it, then what you get is this image of Black America that is completely contrary to what actually goes on.” IfsAmericaBlackFocusGoes OnAspectHip HopContraryHipsHopsDiverseBlack America Author:Prince
“Hereditary monarchy offers numerous advantages for America. It is the only form of government able to unify a heterogeneous people. Thanks to centuries of dynastic marriage, the family tree of every royal house is an ethnic grab bag with something for everybody. We need this badly; America is the only country in the world where you can suffer culture shock without leaving home. We can't go on much longer depending upon disasters like Pearl Harbor and the Iranian hostage-taking to "bring us together.” PeopleWorldNeedsCountryHomeGovernmentAbleTogetherAmericaFormSufferingCultureHouseTreeCenturyGoes OnOffersAdvantageLeavingDisasterThanksShockBagsPearlsRoyalHarborsMonarchyForms Of GovernmentIranianHostageHereditaryLeaving HomeCulture Shock Book:Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye Source: Reflections In A Jaundiced Eye
“There's this big debate that goes on in America about what rights are: Civil rights, human rights, what they are? it's an artificial debate. Because everybody has rights. Everybody has rights - I don't care who you are, what you do, where you come from, how you were born, what your race or creed or color is. You have rights. Everybody's got rights.” HumansBigsCareAmericaBornRaceRightsColorGoes OnWho You AreHuman RightsDon't CareDebateCivil RightsI Don't CareArtificialCreedsWhere You Come Author:Julian Bond
“The truth is that the materialistic paternalism of the present day, if allowed to go on unchecked, will rapidly make of America one huge "Main Street," where spiritual adventure will be discouraged and democracy will be regarded as consisting in the reduction of all mankind to the proportions of the narrowest and least gifted of the citizens. God grant that there may come a reaction, and that the great principles of Anglo-Saxon liberty may be rediscovered before it is too late!” IfsMayAmericaSpiritualLibertyPrinciplesDemocracyStreetsMankindAdventureHugeGoes OnCitizensTruth IsLateReactionsProportionToo LateGrantsGiftedDiscouragedReductionMaterialisticPresent DayMain StreetAnglo SaxonPaternalism Author:John Gresham Machen
“Don't you loathe the word "workaholic"? It has nothing to do with an important thing, that you and your secretary are at the office until 6:30. But that's life, kiddo. 24-hour work doesn't go on in America. 24-hour work is what Italy and Holland did after the war. The lights never went out!” ImportantWarLightAmericaHoursGoes OnOfficeImportant ThingsSecretaryLoatheHollandWorkaholic Author:Diana Vreeland
“I'm not hopeful about America, and I'm not hopeful about the world, no. Life goes on and, for those of us who are lucky, there's a great deal to enjoy in it. But will things get better for most people? I don't know. I don't see the evidence.” PeopleKnowsWorldAmericaEnjoyDealsGoes OnLuckyEvidenceGet BetterHopefulLife Goes On Author:Teju Cole
“My parents probably feel closer to the U.S. They feel America came to our rescue in the war and all that sort of thing. And for their generation the war still goes on. We still save food and little bits get scraped off and boiled out the next day.” FeelsLittlesStillsWarAmericaNextBitsParentGenerationsGoes OnLittle BitRescueNext Day Author:John Gimlette
“The world protested our invasion of Iraq, but the people of America were never made aware of that - through the censorship that goes on here, and believe me it's going on here.” PeopleWorldBelieveMadeAmericaGoes OnIraqCensorshipBelieve In MeInvasion Author:Jesse Ventura
“I assure you we'll go on making our decisions without worrying whether it pleases or displeases the Soviet Union, China, America, France, or anyone else.” AmericaDecisionWorryGoes OnPleaseUnionsChinaFranceSovietSoviet Union Author:Indira Gandhi
“I asked a girl who came from America to England, when I was only English, and she admitted she had been to a drama school. And I said, "What did they teach you?" And she said, "They taught me to be a candle burning in an empty room." I'm happy to say she was laughing while she said it, but she meant it. I've never learned to be a candle burning in an empty room. So I go on the screen, and I say whatever I'm told to say.” SaidSchoolAmericaGirlRoomsTeachLaughingTaughtGoes OnDramaEmptyEnglandScreensBurningCandleEmpty RoomsCandles Burning Author:Quentin Crisp
“Loads of my friends are lesbians, and it really annoys me that gay people aren't allowed to get married in most parts of America. I'd go on a march for gay rights any time.” PeopleAmericaRightsGoes OnGayMarriedMy FriendsMarchAnnoyingLoadGay RightsGay People Author:Pink
“What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on America, that's a very big trading partner of ours, and people own securities around the world in this day and age.” PeopleIfsWorldBigsAgeAmericaSecurityGoes OnEuropeConcernImpactAgingPartnersEnormousAround The WorldBirthdayThis DayTrading50th BirthdayTrading Partners Author:Michael Bloomberg