“I've been to Japan, I've been to China, I've been to Africa, I've been to the Middle East, I've been to Europe a little bit. I've never been to South America.” LittlesAmericaBitsMiddleLittle BitEuropeSouthChinaEastJapanMiddle EastSouth America Author:Colin Quinn
“American audiences love period pieces. America doesn't have a lot of old things. It's a new country so I think we're a little bit fascinated by that.” ThinkingLittlesCountryAmericaBitsAudiencePiecesPeriodsLittle BitFascinatedOld Things Author:Channing Tatum
“Right now, the technological world plus God or spirituality is evolving. I think America has become a little bit too corrupt, government's a little too corrupt, too greedy. Many corporations are too greedy. The labor unions are too greedy. That effects charities and religious organizations. I just think it's greed. That's why, in 1985, I had to figure out how to give before I received. The more I focus on giving, for less and less, the more and more I make.” ThinkingWorldGivingLittlesGovernmentAmericaSpiritualityBitsReligiousFocusEffectsFiguresRight NowLittle BitLaborOrganizationUnionsCharityGreedEvolveCorporationsPlusTechnologicalGreedyLabor UnionCorrupt Government Author:Robert Kiyosaki
“The biggest anxiety is just about America's role in the world. People are feeling very unsafe. They really are. They're just wondering whether, anything can be done to try to stabilize the world a little bit.” PeopleWorldTryingLittlesDoneFeelingsAmericaBitsWonderRolesAnxietyLittle BitUnsafe Author:Chris Christie
“Good genre movies are a little bit like trying to write a haiku. There are certain things that you have to do to fulfill the audience's expectations, but inside that, you have complete freedom to talk about whatever you want. Who wants to see a movie about gun violence in America and class? But, if you set it in this terrifying, fun, roller coaster ride of a movie, you can talk about whatever you want. That's been the game that genre movies play, when they do it well.” IfsWantWritingTryingWellsLittlesPlayAmericaCertainGamesFunBitsClassAudienceViolenceLittle BitExpectationsGunGenreHaikuRoller CoasterGun ViolenceCoastersComplete FreedomRoller Coaster Rides Author:Ethan Hawke
“I always loved horror as a kid. On the one hand, I really love monsters, because in a way I feel like I related to their outsider status and like the sentimental romantic plight of the monster. More importantly though I feel like people are completely motivated by fear, especially with our political system here in America which is just degenerating into more and more fear mongering and it gets in the way of real discourse, plus it's just something I'm obsessive about and have always been a little bit of a paranoid guy.” PeopleWayFeelsLittlesRealHandsKidsAmericaPoliticalGuyBitsHorrorLittle BitMonstersRelatedPlusMotivatedOutsidersDiscourseSentimentalObsessivePolitical SystemsParanoidPlightFear Mongering Author:Larry Fessenden
“I think if you're a liberal, you believe that we all are, at least to some extent, our brothers' keepers, you really believe that we have a sumptuary responsibility to make sure that life is decent for everybody in America, that you believe that society out to be broadly shared, and you believe that you can't have a real democracy unless you have a little bit, at least, of economic democracy.” IfsThinkingBelieveLittlesRealAmericaLife IsBitsResponsibilityDemocracyEconomicBrotherLittle BitDecentKeepers Author:Paul Krugman
“In the culture of America, in a free culture, you get what you celebrate. And in this culture, we have two obsessions, become a group that becomes a group that celebrates sports heroes and entertainment heroes. There's no room left for kids to see even a little bit of the opportunities to really, really get excited about becoming an inventor, an engineer, or a scientist, a problem solver.” LittlesTwoProblemKidsAmericaCultureOpportunityLeftBitsSportsRoomsGroupsBecomingHeroLittle BitScientistEntertainmentExcitedObsessionCelebrateEngineersInventorProblem SolversSports Hero Author:Dean Kamen
“In North America, hip-hop and urban music are much more developed than it could be in Europe, except for a couple of markets like France, for example, or Germany, they're a little bit more aware.” LittlesAmericaBitsExampleCoupleLittle BitEuropeHip HopHipsFranceGermanyHopsUrbanNorth AmericaUrban Music Author:K-Maro
“In my eyes, America seemed to have an unabashed sense of freedom and fun while England was a little bit more reserved. Truthfully, I pull very much from both places with so much to appreciate from each culture.” LittlesEyeAmericaCultureFunBitsLittle BitAppreciateEnglandReserved Author:Samantha Newark
“You could feel America starting to ease up a little bit on racism, against blacks in certain pockets, and then suddenly The Cosby Show bubbled up and it was the right time for it.” FeelsLittlesShowsAmericaCertainBitsLittle BitRacismStartingEasePocketsRight TimeCosby Show Author:Adam McKay
“I'm running out of time, and a Western is America's answer to a Greek tragedy, so that's what we did. [Kiefer] hired Brad [Mirman] to write the script and he had the ideas, and then he and I did stuff on the script to make it a little cleaner to ourselves. And then, we played it. We were just actors working together, and our DNA must have informed it somehow. Certainly, we came out of it purified a little bit.” WritingLittlesIdeasRunningTogetherAmericaActorsStuffBitsAnswersLittle BitTragedyWesternScriptsGreekWorking TogetherDnaCleanersBradGreek TragedyRunning Out Of Time Author:Donald Sutherland
“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
“I am very glad, Anderson, that secretary Clinton discovered religion on this issue but it's a little bit too late. Secretary Clinton supported virtually every one of the disastrous trade agreements written by corporate America.” LittlesAmericaBitsIssuesWrittenLateLittle BitTradeClintonGladCorporateToo LateAgreementSecretaryCorporate AmericaTrade Agreements Author:Bernie Sanders
“I only do children's films now! I think when you go to LA some people feel you've defected a little bit and that's not really the case. Ideally, I would love to work here and to work in America. That's in an ideal world. In fact, I came back to Britain recently to do an ITV1 drama that will be out in April for a couple of months! But I'm flying back to LA to do a pilot season. So, to work in both places is great.” PeopleThinkingWorldFeelsChildrenLittlesFactsAmericaFilmBitsCasesMonthsCoupleDramaLittle BitIdealsSeasonsFlyingBritainPilotsAprilIdeal World Author:Ashley Jensen
“[Donald] Trump, I think, is the sort of guy that if he maybe thought he'd made a little bit of a mistake, would find a way out, he wouldn't want to say, "Well, that's what I've done and I'm sticking to it, and I don't give a damn." Which is what the other people in America would be like.” PeopleIfsThinkingWayWantGivingWellsLittlesMadeDoneWould BeAmericaGuyBitsMistakeTrumpLittle BitDamnDon't Give A DamnI Don't Give A Damn Author:Bernie Ecclestone
“When [Bill] Clinton came along, it sort of moderated a little bit, but Clinton had a different device for breaking unions called NAFTA [North America Free Trade Agreement]. Because the government was entirely lawless, employers could exploit NAFTA to threaten union organizers with transfer. It's illegal, but when you've got a lawless government, it doesn't matter if it's illegal. I think the number of union drives blocked increased by about 50 percent.” IfsThinkingLittlesDifferentMatterGovernmentAmericaBitsNumbersLittle BitPercentTradeBillsUnionsClintonAgreementIllegalDevicesEmployersExploitsTransfersNorth AmericaFree TradeBlockedOrganizerTrade AgreementsNafta Author:Noam Chomsky
“A couple of years ago I picked up New Yorker writer Alma Guillermoprieto's "The Heart That Bleeds," which is reportage from Latin America in the 1990s. You can predict that some books will give you a thrill, but you can't predict the books that will hit you hard. It is a little bit like falling in love.” GivingYearsHeartLittlesBookHardAmericaFallBitsCoupleLittle BitYears AgoFalling In LoveLatinThrillNew YorkersLatin America Author:Stephen Greenblatt
“I want to reduce America's deficit by cutting spending that we don't need but also by asking the wealthy to do a little bit more so that we can invest in things like research and technology that are the key to a 21st century economy.” WantNeedsLittlesAmericaBitsTechnologyEconomyCuttingCenturyKeysLittle BitResearchAskingSpendingWealthy21st CenturyDeficit Author:Barack Obama
“The kind of problem that America faces in Iraq is a little bit the kind of problem that Israel faced in dealing with Hezbollah. If the conflict, the theater of conflict enlarges, it's going to become more and more absorbing and more and more costly.” IfsKindLittlesProblemAmericaFacesBitsConflictLittle BitTheaterIraqIsraelAbsorbingHezbollah Author:Zbigniew Brzezinski
“In your generation, everybody is constantly bombarded with all kinds of different input from different cultures, and that's a strength, that's a positive thing. That's why I remain confident about America's ability to compete in the world, precisely because we've got a little bit of everybody in this country.” WorldKindLittlesDifferentCountryAmericaCultureBitsAbilityGenerationsLittle BitAll KindsInputDifferent CulturesPositive ThingsBombarded Author:Barack Obama
“Part of our identity is the idea that racism is still there and that we are vulnerable to it. So, the question is, 'How vulnerable?' In other words, is it really a problem for us, or is it just a small thing. How do you evaluate racism in America on a scale of 1 to 10? My suspicion is that most blacks overrate it a bit. Not to say it's not there, but we overrate it because this masking is part of our relationship to the larger society. This is a way we keep whites on the hook. We keep them obligated, and we keep ourselves entitled. There's an incentive, you see, to inflate it a little bit.” WayLittlesStillsIdeasProblemAmericaBitsIdentityLittle BitRacismScalesVulnerableOur RelationshipSuspicionEntitledHookIncentivesSmall ThingsEvaluateRacism In America Author:Shelby Steele
“In some contexts in Pakistan maybe a beard is negative. It depends. And in some contexts in America maybe a beard is positive. I think there's certainly lots of hipster communities where having a beard makes me look a little bit less like a, you know, middle-aged fuddy-duddy. And there's some places in Pakistan where having a beard, you know, certain corporate contexts, certain social contexts, where it's not an advantage to have a beard.” ThinkingKnowsLooksLittlesAmericaCertainSocialBitsCommunityMiddleDependsLittle BitAdvantageNegativeCorporatePakistanBeardMiddle AgedHipster Author:Mohsin Hamid
“I think that's what we really need in America, for people to hear each other. And I think philosophy could do a little bit better on that.” PeopleThinkingNeedsLittlesPhilosophyAmericaBitsLittle Bit Author:Martha C. Nussbaum