#erica

Only very rarely are foreigners or first-generation immigrants allowed to be nice people in American films. Those with an accent are bad guys. ↗

— Max von Sydow

#allowed #american #american films #bad #bad guys

The British were keen for 30 caliber guns, did not believe in daylight bombing. American experts said 30 caliber was not enough; we had to have 50 caliber, also said daylight bombing was right provided the planes attacked in formation, with 50 caliber guns. ↗

— Stuart Symington

#american #attacked #believe #bombing #british

The peoples of Asia, Africa, and Latin America have common interest and are in the position to support each other in their anti-imperialist and anti-U.S. struggle. As long as Africa and Latin America are not free. ↗

— Kim Il-sung

#america #asia #common #each #free

The Beatles and The Stones were basically inspired by American Rhythm and Blues. ↗

— Mick Taylor

#basically #beatles #blues #inspired #rhythm

In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you. ↗

— Amy Tan

#circumstances #else #gives #keep #nobody

We strain to tell Americans and aliens in this country that there's nothing unique about America, nothing unique about American civilization, nothing that requires their allegiance, nothing of great value that they should sacrifice for. ↗

— Tom Tancredo

#allegiance #america #american #civilization #country

I like it when somebody tells me a story, and I actually really feel that that's becoming like a lost art in American cinema. ↗

— Quentin Tarantino

#american #american cinema #art #becoming #cinema

I just finished writing an essay about William Maxwell, an American writer whose work I admire very much. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#admire #american #american writer #essay #finished

The first war plan has failed because of Iraqi resistance. Now they are trying to write another war plan. Clearly, the American war planners misjudged the determination of the Iraqi forces. ↗

— Peter Arnett

#another #because #clearly #determination #failed

I think the average American recognizes that it took years to create the crisis that erupted in 2008 and peaked in January of 2009. And it's going to take some time to work through it. ↗

— David Axelrod

#average #average american #create #crisis #going