283 Quotes About American
- Author Abhijit Naskar
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Unless you are an American Indian, you are a descendant of an immigrant yourself.
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- Author Abhijit Naskar
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I don't fathom the red and blue, You can't make a rainbow with two colors.
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- Author Sophie Divry
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De toute façon, qu'est ce qu'un Américain sinon un Européen qui a raté le bateau du retour ?
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- Author Margaret Atwood
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Second-hand American was spreading over him in patches, like mange or lichen. He was infested, garbled, and I couldn't help him: it would take such time to heal, unearth him, scrape down to where he was true.
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- Author Paul F. Dell
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The thesis that DID is merely a North American phenomenon has been refuted in the past decade by research reports based on standardized assessment from diverse countries, such as from The Netherlands, Turkey, and Germany (Boon & Draijer, 1993; Gast, Rodewald, Nickel, & Emrich, 2001; S ̧ar et al, 1996). Clinicians and researchers should be careful to avoid categorizing a universal human condition as culture-bound.
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- Author Helen Oyeyemi
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It turns out that the average annoyed American only needs to pull three terrible faces before she feels better.
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- Author Bret Easton Ellis
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I felt lethal, on the verge of frenzy. My nightly bloodlust overflowed into my days and I had to leave the city. My mask of sanity was a victim of impending slippage. This was the bone season for me and I needed a vacation.
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- Author Ron Chernow
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My family is American," Ulysses later declared proudly, "and has been for generations, in all its branches, direct and collateral.
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- Author Francine Pascal
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The Pi Betas had accepted the fact that Rose was Mexican, but it was obvious they would just as soon ignore it. And they seemed to assume Rose wanted to do that, too. The other girls might not be overtly disturbed by the fact that Rose was a chicana, but they certainly were not going to encourage her to explore her heritage. No, if Rose joined the Pi Betas, she would have to deny the biggest part of herself. She would have to become completely American.
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