“I miss sometimes the buzz of America. A sense that anything can change at the drop of a hat. In a way, it's an exhausting thing to live with.” WaySometimesAmericaMissingHatsExhaustingBuzz Author:Elizabeth McGovern
“When I looked at the state of women's MMA, what I saw was that it was missing rivalries or anything theatrical about it. Everybody was trying to be Miss America, unwilling to go under any kind of criticism, and taking the safe answers. I thought I needed to do whatever I could to get attention.” TryingKindStatesAmericaAnswersAttentionSawsMissingNeededSafeCriticismMmaUnwillingTheatricalRivalryMiss America Author:Ronda Rousey
“Some of the beliefs and legends bequethed to us by Antquity are so universally and firmly established that we have become accustomed to consider them as being almost as ancient as humanity itself. Nevertheless we are tempted to inquire how far the fact that some of these beliefs and legends have so many features in common is due to chance, and wether the similarity between them may not point to the exestience of an ancient, totally unknown and unsuspected civilization of which all other traces have disappeared.” MayFactsAmericaHumanityBeliefChanceCommonMissingTerribleCivilizationAncientDuesFormerFeaturesLegendsNeverthelessSiteAccustomedTemptedSimilarityStanleyMiss America Author:Frederick Soddy
“Those who dismiss rappers as vulgar outsiders miss the way that Jay-Z and Kanye embody the American dream: starting from humble beginnings, both rose by dint of hard work and talent to wealth and success. Jay embraces this role, styling himself as much a CEO as an artist, and he and Beyoncé have become, in a significant way, more fully America's first couple than their friends the Obamas.” WayFirstsHardDreamAmericaArtistWealthRolesTalentMissingHard WorkCoupleEmbraceRoseStartingHumbleSignificantRapperAmerican DreamOutsidersCeoVulgarHumble BeginningsWealth And Success Author:Andrew Hoberek
“One thing I like about the United States, and I kind of miss about the United States, is there's an election coming up here in England, but no one's going to have a sign in front of their house. Nobody's going to wear buttons. And in France, same thing. In America I like that people have signs and buttons and bumper stickers. Sometimes you'll smile at someone from a distance, then you'll get up close and you'll see their pin, and you're like, "Oh my god. I wasted a smile on you?"” PeopleKindSometimesStatesAmericaHouseUnitedUnited StatesOne ThingMissingFrontsEnglandElectionDistanceGet UpFranceButtonsPinsBumperStickerBumper Sticker Author:David Sedaris
“I studied and worked in a Chinese restaurant to support myself. People would say to me 'Oh you must be missing home', but I had grown up hard. I was so happy to be there. I had never even been in a supermarket before coming to America. At home, my parents wouldn't let me open the refrigerator, because they worried I'd damage the door by opening it too many times.” PeopleHardHomeAmericaParentSupportDoorsMissingLet MeOpeningChineseWorriedDamageRestaurantsSupermarketsRefrigeratorsComing To America Author:Wendi Deng Murdoch
“At the demonstration of sixty feminists against the Miss America Pageant in 1968, when the women filled a trash can with bras, girdles, curlers and spike-heeled shoes, the bra-burning myth was launched by the media and, in spite of its inaccuracy and spiteful intent, put radical feminism on the map.” AmericaFeminismMediaMissingFilledShoesFeministMythRadicalBurningSpiteMapsSixtyTrashDemonstrationRadical FeminismBrasPageantSpitefulGirdlesMiss AmericaTrash Cans Author:Hilda Scott
“Bra-burning never happened. It was completely made up by the media. A couple of women protesting a Miss America pageant threw some bras into a garbage can, and somehow that became this longstanding idea of feminists as bra-burners.” MadeIdeasAmericaHappenedMediaMissingCoupleFeministBurningGarbageBrasPageantGarbage CansMiss America Author:Jessica Valenti
“The Miss America contest isthe most perfectly rendered theater in our culture, for it so perfectly captures what we yearn for: a low-class ritual, a polished restatement of vulgarity, that wants to open the door to high-class respectability by way of plain middle-class anxiety and ambition.” WayWantAmericaCultureClassDoorsMiddleMissingAnxietyAmbitionLowsTheaterEntertainmentMiddle ClassRitualCaptureContestsPolishedVulgarityRespectabilityMiss AmericaHigh Class Author:Gerald Early
“I kind of like to think of myself as the bad girl Olympian that would get kicked out of the Miss America pageant.” ThinkingKindAmericaGirlMissingOlympianPageantBad GirlMiss America Author:Ronda Rousey
“We are missing the truth. We live in a society that lies and fosters and sells dishonesty at a discount. Remember the line, 'America spells cheese K-R-A-F-T? That does not spell cheese! We tell our kids that as long as it looks good on the outside, don't worry about the inside. Or work hard and you'll be rewarded in the end. That's not necessarily true anymore. We don't tell the truth about certain things. Young people see our hypocrisy. We haven't given them a model to follow.” PeopleLooksLongDoeEndsHardKidsAmericaRememberYoungLyingCertainGivenLinesWorryMissingHavensHard WorkModelsSellsHypocrisyTelling The TruthSpellsCheeseDishonestyDiscounts Author:Iyanla Vanzant
“I actually don't miss modeling and I think the reason why is because of America's Next Top Model.” ThinkingReasonAmericaNextMissingModelsReason WhyModelingTop Model Author:Tyra Banks
“America is a melting pot of immigrants. So actually, if you took all of the immigrants outside of America, you'd be missing a lot of flavor, starting with the food, with the culture, with the dance, with everything.” IfsAmericaCultureMissingStartingImmigrantsPotFlavorMeltingMelting Pot Author:Wyclef Jean
“When people watch me on TV they see part of my life. I wanted to let them know the real me behind the scenes. The child who was a concert violinist from the age of six. The young woman who took on the challenge to compete in the Miss America pageant. The television journalist for twenty-five years. The mother of two who, just like most women, struggles to balance work and family.” PeopleKnowsYearsChildrenTwoRealAgeWantedAmericaYoungMotherChallengesBehindsWatchesStruggleFiveMissingTelevisionTvsBalanceSceneSixTwentiesJournalistFive YearsConcertsYoung WomenTwenty FiveBehind The ScenesWatch MePageantViolinistReal MeMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“The first time I was asked whether women can "have it all" was at the Miss America pageant. I said no. I didn't mean that women shouldn't fully pursue their dreams, only that we need to be honest with ourselves.” NeedsFirstsMeanSaidDreamAmericaHonestMissingFirst TimePursueBeing HonestPageantMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“Miss America gets a lot of flak, but the reality is that it is uplifting and aspirational - 50% percent of my points were based on talent.” RealityAmericaTalentMissingPercentUpliftingMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“I joke that I reached the bimbo trifecta when I came to Fox News! In being a former Miss America, being blonde and then Fox.” AmericaMissingNewsJokesFormerFoxesBlondeFox NewsMiss AmericaTrifecta Author:Gretchen Carlson
“I might even pursue a career in politics. If I do, I will have had great practice dealing with the avalanche of daily criticism from working at Fox News and being a former Miss America. I'm ready for anything!” IfsMightAmericaCareersPracticeMissingReadyNewsCriticismPursueFormerFoxesFox NewsAvalanchesMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“When I feel that something I'm writing is going well, everything in my life is good and the things in my life that aren't good are completely manageable. If it's not going well, Miss America could be standing there in a swimsuit handing me a nobel price and I wouldn't be happy about it” IfsFeelsWritingWellsAmericaLife IsMissingStandingNobelStanding ThereLife Is GoodManageableSwimsuitsMiss AmericaMy Life Is Good Author:Aaron Sorkin
“This is a strange country we live in. When it comes to electing a President, we get two choices. But when we have to select a Miss America, we get 50.” TwoCountryAmericaChoicesPresidentMissingStrangeSelectTwo ChoicesMiss America Author:Jay Leno
“They always say the Miss America Pageant isn't a beauty contest, it's really a scholarship program. If that's the case, why don't we just put all the contestants on 'Jeopardy!' and pick Miss America that way? At least you get the smartest one.” IfsWayAmericaCasesMissingPicksProgramContestsScholarshipJeopardyPageantContestantsMiss AmericaBeauty Contest Author:Jay Leno
“With our technology, with objects, literally three people in a garage can blow away what 200 people at Microsoft can do. Literally can blow it away. Corporate America has a need that is so huge and can save them so much money, or make them so much money, or cost them so much money if they miss it, that they are going to fuel the object revolution.” PeopleIfsNeedsAmericaThreeCan DoTechnologyMissingObjectsHugeRevolutionCostBlowCorporateFuelMicrosoftGarageCorporate America Author:Steve Jobs
“Miss America was always white. All the beautiful brown women in America, beautiful sun tans, beautiful shapes, all types of complexions, but she always was white.And Miss World was always white, and Miss Universe was always white.And the angel fruit cake was the white cake and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake.I said, 'Momma, why is everything white?' I always wondered. And the President lived in the White House.” WorldSaidAmericaBeautifulUniverseHousePresidentWhiteSunMissingTypeShapesDevilAngelFruitBrownChocolateWhite HouseCakeComplexionMommaChocolate CakeMiss America Author:Muhammad Ali
“I never had becoming Miss America on my radar screen. But when I was 17, I decided to quit the violin and my parents were devastated.” AmericaParentMissingBecomingDecidedScreensQuittingViolinRadarDevastatedMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“In the Miss America system talent is worth 50 percent of a contestant's points so my mom encouraged me to give it a try. And once I decided to do it, like anything else, I gave it 110 percent.” GivingTryingAmericaTalentMissingMomPercentDecidedMy MomContestantsMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“There's something about winning Miss America that brings out the snark.” AmericaWinningMissingMiss America Author:Gretchen Carlson
“One of my Miss America judges called me a "God-clutcher" way back when because I spoke about my faith being an important part of my life during my interview.” WayImportantAmericaMissingJudgingInterviewsSpokesBack WhenMiss AmericaWay Back When Author:Gretchen Carlson
“My opponent misses something important. When we say America is exceptional, it doesn`t mean that people from other places don`t feel deep national pride, just like we do. It means that we recognize America`s unique and unparalleled ability to be a force for peace and progress.” PeopleFeelsMeanImportantAmericaForceAbilityProgressMissingPrideUniqueOpponentsExceptionalNational Pride Author:Hillary Clinton
“Ho Chi Minh City is crowded, noisy, untidy and chaotic. I miss the orderly life of suburban America and the comfort of my apartment and my truck when I'm here, but when I get back in the USA I miss the craziness of Ho Chi Minh City or Bangkok.” AmericaCitiesMissingComfortUsaGet BackApartmentTruckCrowdedChaoticNoisyOrderlyCrazinessBangkok Author:Doug Rice
“Well, one of the things we felt was missing from the greater conversation is that transgender people have been living and working in America for years...People may think it's a "new" thing; it's not...So we wanted to show not just the political side, which is what you see with Caitlyn Jenner. And not the other side with Laverne Cox, who's great.” PeopleThinkingYearsWellsMayHas BeensShowsWantedAmericaPoliticalFeltSidesGreaterMissingConversationNew ThingsTransgender Author:Whoopi Goldberg
“When you hear Donald Trump say he wants to make America great again, when we do that I truly do believe the American people are going to be standing taller, they're going to see that real change can happen after decades of just talking about it. And when that happens the American people are going to stand tall, stand together and we'll have the kind of unity that's been missing for way too long.” PeopleWayWantBelieveKindLongRealHappensTogetherAmericaTalkingMissingTrumpStandingUnityDecadesTallReal Change Author:Mike Pence
“Where are the flamboyant characters?! This is what America desperately needs right now! Flamboyant intellectual characters who can cut different ways. And, that's just what I'm missing.” WayNeedsDifferentCharacterAmericaCuttingMissingRight NowIntellectualDifferent WaysFlamboyant Author:Matt Drudge
“It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.” Has BeensFunnyAmericaLiteratureWonderfulMissing Author:Mark Twain
“I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and corn. Hey, I'm just riding this train as long as I can. As long as I'm having fun, I'll do it. When it stops being fun, I'll try something else.” WantTryingLongI CanAmericaFunInterestMissingTrainHeyHaving FunUsaRidingAgricultureCornTrophiesNebraskaMiss America Author:Gabrielle Union
“Jeremiah Wright is one of the greatest prophetic preachers that black America has produced. What I find striking is that many white brothers and sisters miss the fact that there would be no black church if the white church wasn't political and racist in refusing to worship with us.” IfsFactsWould BeAmericaPoliticalBlackChurchWhiteMissingBrotherWorshipRacistPreacherBrothers And SistersPropheticBlack AmericaBlack ChurchJeremiah Author:Michael Eric Dyson