#erica

There is more openness in LA to possibilities than on the East Coast of America. There is a pioneering spirit there that stems from the reason people went out there in the first place-to find something new. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#coast #east #east coast #find #first

With American orchestras, in particular, because they play in such huge halls, getting a true pianissimo is very hard. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#because #getting #halls #hard #huge

Being in America isn't old-hat - it's where we're from - but I get excited to be in other parts of the world like Athens and Croatia, which were quite cool. I'm a sightseer. I go see the sights and museums. I'm into that kind of thing. ↗

— Richie Sambora

#athens #being #cool #croatia #excited

I presume that nobody will deny the positive aspects of the North American cultural world. These are well known to all. But these aspects do not make one forget the disastrous effects of the industrial and commercial process of 'cultural lamination' that the USA is perpetrating on the planet. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#aspects #commercial #cultural #deny #disastrous

Things will be very bad for Latin America. You only have to consider the ambitions and the doctrines of the empire, which regards this region as its backyard. ↗

— Jose Saramago

#backyard #bad #consider #doctrines #empire

I'm tired of being labelled anti-American because I ask questions. ↗

— Susan Sarandon

#ask #because #being #i #labelled

I was very concerned that President Bush is still trying to frighten or scare the American people with respect to the condition of the Social Security system. ↗

— Paul Sarbanes

#american people #bush #concerned #condition #frighten

It's always extremely interesting to speak at colleges. My books are taught in many colleges in America and are part of the educational system, so it's really important to me. I don't believe in so many things in life, but something I believe in is education. ↗

— Marjane Satrapi

#america #believe #books #colleges #education

Through the Young Men's Christian Association and principally in Australia and North America, as well as in South America, I came into contact with families of these countries. ↗

— Fritz Sauckel

#association #australia #came #christian #contact

I played English football - soccer - instead of American football, because we couldn't afford the equipment. ↗

— Wally Schirra

#american #american football #because #english #english football