#erica

Anyone who draws attention to himself as an individual, is viewed with suspicion. We acquired this tendency, of course, from America, and we must resist it: levelling, and imitation of what others are already doing. ↗

— Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau

#already #america #anyone #attention #course

America took me into her bosom when there was no longer a country worthy of the name, but in my heart I am German - German in my soul. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#america #bosom #country #german #heart

Sex. In America an obsession. In other parts of the world a fact. ↗

— Marlene Dietrich

#fact #obsession #other #parts #sex

The large ensemble cast and the fact that it was being shot in New York, combined with a lot of strong positive images as far as African Americans are concerned, really turned me on to The Best Man. ↗

— Taye Diggs

#african americans #as far as #being #best #best man

In America everyone's fast. ↗

— Scott Dixon

#everyone #fast

Since the conception of our country, America has held that parents, not schools, teachers, and certainly not courts, hold the primary responsibility of educating their children. ↗

— John Doolittle

#certainly #children #conception #country #courts

America's Veterans have served their country with the belief that democracy and freedom are ideals to be upheld around the world. ↗

— John Doolittle

#around #belief #country #democracy #freedom

Now is the time to draw a clean, clear, bright line and say if you are engaging in speech over the Internet you do not have to check with your lawyer or your accountant. You are a free American, and you have the opportunity to engage in free speech over the Internet. ↗

— John Doolittle

#american #bright #check #clean #clear

Jazz is known all over the world as an American musical art form and that's it. No America, no jazz. I've seen people try to connect it to other countries, for instance to Africa, but it doesn't have a damn thing to do with Africa. ↗

— Art Blakey

#america #american #art #art form #connect

The 'American Idol' and 'X Factor' shows, they're great shows. But I think I need to make a show like that, directed straight to the hood, to the artists that don't get the attention, that don't have the money to make themselves representable. ↗

— Snoop Dogg

#american idol #artists #attention #directed #factor