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title: "4 America Online Quotes by 4 authors"
description: "Browse 4 America Online quotes by 4 authors. Discover the best America Online sayings and thoughts."
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> ['You've got mail!' exclaims the cheery automaton at America Online. The flag on the mailbox icon waves invitingly on my computer screen.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-brooks/you-ve-got-mail-exclaims-the-cheery-automaton-at-america-online-the/)

[Geraldine Brooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-brooks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f0/geraldine-brooks-1324_afternoon_you-ve-got-mail-exclaims-the-cheery-auto_1560633.png)

> [Back in '96, I was on 'The Price Is Right' pointing at refrigerators, and 'Extra,' the TV show, came down. They were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cindy-margolis/back-in-96-i-was-on-the-price-is-right-pointing-at-refrigerators-and/)

[Cindy Margolis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cindy-margolis/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65c/cindy-margolis-11475_america_back-in-96-i-was-on-the-price-is-right-p_1803887.jpg)

> [ \[The Internet\] ... is an amazing communications tool that's bringing the whole world together. I mean, you sit down to sign on… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dennis-miller/the-internet-is-an-amazing-communications-tool-that-s-bringing-the/)

[Dennis Miller](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dennis-miller/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a02/dennis-miller-1315_america_the-internet-is-an-amazing-communication_3028391.jpg)

> [America Online, of course, is a master of the hard sell, from stuffing mailboxes with free trial offers to forcing subscribers to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alex-berenson/america-online-of-course-is-a-master-of-the-hard-sell-from-stuffing/)

[Alex Berenson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alex-berenson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80b/alex-berenson-2775_ads_america-online-of-course-is-a-master-of_3040434.jpg)

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