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“I like multinational companies. They may have 40 to 60 percent of their engines of growth in the United States, but I do like the diversification of being more global.”

May States Growth United Company United States Percent Engines Multinationals Diversification

Author:Laurence D. Fink

“I'm very appreciative of, and I also, having traveled the world, know that the United States is one of the few places where there really are no limitations. As long as you've got drive and hard work and a good idea and you can get out there and do your thing, there's no social classes, so in a lot of countries there's a big history of regardless of how much money you may make, there's still that little thing where you're not in society. That doesn't exist here.”

Knows World May Littles Long Stills Ideas Country Hard States Bigs Social United Class United States Hard Work Limitation Little Things Good Ideas Traveled Appreciative Social Class

Author:Gloria Estefan

“My ardent desire is... to keep the United States free from political connexions with every other Country. To see that they may be independent of all, and under the influence of none.”

May Country States Political Desire United United States Influence Independent Other Countries Ardent Connexion

Book:The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799

Source: The writings of George Washington from the original manuscript sources, 1745-1799

“[Saddam Hussein is aggressively seeking nuclear and biological weapons and ] the United States may well become the target.”

Wells May States United United States Weapons Seeking Nuclear Target Saddam Hussein Biological Weapons

Author:Dick Cheney

“Women are beginning to feel that they are not fairly represented. As we say, 2% may be fine for fat in milk, but not for the United States Senate.”

Feels May States United United States Fine Fats Milk Senate

Author:Dianne Feinstein

“In the United States, if a political character attacks a sect, this may not prevent even the partisans of that very sect, from supporting him; but if he attacks all the sects together, every one abandons him and he remains alone.”

Ifs May States Character Together Political United United States Remains Abandon Partisans Sects

Book:The Republic of the United States of America: And Its Political Institutions, Reviewed and Examined

Source: The Republic of the United States of America: And Its Political Institutions, Reviewed and Examined

“Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply. If the United States is to survive, long-standing American concepts of 'fair play' must be reconsidered. We must develop effective espionage and counterespionage services and must learn to subvert, sabotage and destroy our enemies by more clever, more sophisticated, and more effective methods than those used against us. It may become necessary that the American people be made acquainted with, understand and support this fundamentally repugnant philosophy.”

“The United States in the 1980s may be the first society in history in which children are distinctly worse off than adults.”

Firsts May Children States United United States Adults

Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan