I'm like, "Well, damn, that means that I have to carry a flag." I don't have the freedom to just do anything,… — Michelle Rodriguez Copy Share Image
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My friend and I founded the New York Arab-American Comedy Festival to counter the negative images of Arabs in media. And we… — Maysoon Zayid Copy Share Image
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Speaking of childhood fantasy, we were doing a Western, but we were also just hanging out. You work, and you ride and… — James Badge Dale Copy Share Image
We are really living the American dream, to be a successful brand in the States and in Europe and to steep ourselves… — Tommy Hilfiger Copy Share Image
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I have always been in favor of a healthy Americanization, but that does not mean a complete disavowal of our German heritage.… — Carl Schurz Copy Share Image
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Before doing 'Midnight's Children,' I didn't really have a chance to explore my Indian side. The Indian side of my heritage was… — Satya Bhabha Copy Share Image
Can a free people restrain crime without sacrificing fundamental liberties and a heritage of compassion?... Let us show that we can temper… — Gerald R. Ford Copy Share Image
My father urged Alan [Lomax] not to repeat the mistakes of the European folklorists who, a century ago, had collected these peasant… — Pete Seeger Copy Share Image
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Most observers understand the difference between a committed Christian who accepts Jesus as a model for living and a 'cultural Christian' who… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
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When I took the job as Estée Lauder's creative director, the first thing I did was go into the archives! I love… — Aerin Lauder Copy Share Image
My parents are proud of their Indian heritage, but they came halfway across the world so their children could be born here,… — Bobby Jindal Copy Share Image
Every native species, however humble in appearance...has its place in the nation's heritage. It is a masterpiece of evolution, an ancient, multifaceted… — E. O. Wilson Copy Share Image
I'm a Jewish son of Russian-Hungarian heritage parents. Humor was very important. My whole goal was to make my parents laugh. And… — Jeffrey Tambor Copy Share Image
Vermont's history, at its roots, is multicultural from the members of Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys with African heritage to the state's… — Phil Scott Copy Share Image
Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is… — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
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Multilingualism in our nation extends back to several millennia. This multilingualism is an asset, a heritage we have inherited, and is, in… — Smriti Irani Copy Share Image
The great adventures which our opponents offer is a voyage into the past. Progress is our heritage, not theirs. What is right… — Edward Kennedy Copy Share Image
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Flowers that are so pathetic in their beauty, frail as the clouds, and in their coloring as gorgeous as the heavens, had… — Thomas de Quincey Copy Share Image
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