#mer

It appears that the present-day form of African American English is not the inheritance of the period of slavery, but the creation of the second half of the 20th century. ↗

— William Labov

#african #african american #american #appears #century

I loved Transformers when I was a kid. ↗

— Mike Shinoda

#kid #loved #transformers

The Peace Corps would give thousands of young Americans a chance to see at first hand the conditions in remote areas of the world. ↗

— Sargent Shriver

#chance #conditions #corps #first #give

Summer nearly does me in every year. It's too hot and the light is unforgiving and the days go on way too long. ↗

— Anne Lamott

#does #every #go #hot #light

There are two Americas - separate, unequal, and no longer even acknowledging each other except on the barest cultural terms. In the one nation, new millionaires are minted every day. In the other, human beings no longer necessary to our economy, to our society, are being devalued and destroyed. ↗

— David Simon

#americas #being #beings #cultural #day

The American people never carry an umbrella. They prepare to walk in eternal sunshine. ↗

— Alfred E. Smith

#american people #carry #eternal #never #people

Memories are fallible and a timer can save a lot of hard work from going out of the window. ↗

— Delia Smith

#going #hard #hard work #lot #memories

The American people are being victimized more than any free market would warrant. ↗

— Gordon Smith

#american people #any #being #free #free market

I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone. ↗

— Maggie Smith

#ephemeral #every #ghost #gone #i

I know I'm a strong performer. I'm not an evolved musician. ↗

— Patti Smith

#i #know #musician #performer #strong